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UK defends security services over Woolwich murder

LONDON - The British government has defended its spy agencies for failing to prevent murder of a soldier in London despite signs and revelations that the two suspects were well known to MI5. Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said it was impossible to control everyone all the time. "Peers and MPs will do a thorough investigation in terms of what the security forces knew but I've seen ...
$2.6 mn necklace spirited away at Cannes Film Festival

CANNES - A second suspected jewellery heist was reported at the Cannes Film Festival, with a single necklace by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono worth nearly $2.6 million reported missing. In the case of the first gem loot at the Cannes Film Festival, thieves literally tore out a safe filled with roughly $1 million-worth of jewels from a hotel room. The second time around the event took place ...
World becoming dangerous for refugees, warns Amnesty

LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...
Facebook Phones poor U.S. sales feedback delays Europe launch

Facebook Phone's disappointingly poor customer feedback in the United States has resulted in the delay of its launch in Europe. The HTC handsets, which run Facebook's enhanced Home software, designed to replace the phone's home screen with FB feed and chat options, has flopped with users. EE, a UK mobile operator, confirmed that poor customer feedback is the reason why the phone's Europe ...
Man City CEO expects Pelligrini to deliver five trophies in five years

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Sorriano has said the club expects new manager Manuel Pelligrini to help the team win a trophy each year, including the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Cup, following the sacking of previous coach Roberto Mancini. The embarrassing defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup final and poor management skills, saw Mancini lose his job. ...

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UEFA announces steroid-measuring research study as part of new anti-doping initiatives

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced new anti-doping initiatives including the launch of a research study retrospectively measuring the steroid profiles of nearly 900 players who have participated in UEFA competitions since 2008. According to UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, the organisation wants to identify the potential relevance of steroid use across ...
Russia rejects Paul McCartneys plea to free jailed Pussy Riot band

Russia has rejected Beatles legend, Sir Paul McCartney's plea to free jailed female punk band Pussy Riot. McCartney, 70, had asked for Maria Alyokhina, 24, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 23, to be given parole. They are serving two years for a protest show at a cathedral labelled "religious hatred and hooliganism", reports the Daily Star. Last night Maria went on hunger strike after she was ...
UEFA sets 10-match ban for players officials guilty of racism

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is set to impose a minimum ban of 10 matches for players and officials found guilty of racist offences in European club matches or internationals under tougher disciplinary regulations approved by their executive committee. The committee is set to propose that all their 53 national associations adopt the same sanction, although the English FA ...
European golf tour head apologises for using coloured term while referring to Woods-Garcia spat

The head of the European golf tour has offered an apology for using the word 'coloured' during a live television interview in which he was referring to the spat between World No.1 Tiger Woods and Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia. European Tour CEO George O'Grady had said that 'most of Sergio's friends are colored athletes in the United States', the New York Post reports. According to the report, ...
Wintry spring costs Western Europe

The weather in Western Europe this month could easily have been mistaken for mid-winter. Around the French mountain community of Little Saint Bernard, very close to the border with Italy. In the Alps, the snow ploughs have been out daily. They can keep the road clear in the Serra de Estrela in the middle of Portugal, but the last time they had snow there this late in the year was eight years ...

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UEFA head warns players to stop walking off pitch despite racial abuse

The head of European football has told players not to walk off the pitch if they are racially abused, saying that any decision to stop a match should be left to the referee.

The comments of UEFA president Michel Platini came after AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli, who was subjected to 'monkey chants' in a recent match against Roma, had vowed that he would leave the pitch if he was abused in future, CNN reports.

Although Platini supported Balotelli's teammate Kevin-Prince Boateng decision in also walking off the field during an exhibition match against a fourth division team earlier the year, he said that the situation should not be repeated again, adding that it is the job of the referee to regulate or stop the game, instead of the player.

Platini, who has been president of European football's governing body since 2007, however, said that it is not normal that even in 2013, footballers continue to get racially abused, adding that it becomes very tough for the player to handle such taunts on the field.

Following the UEFA announcement of a raft of new racism regulations, Platini fears that if a team is 'not happy' and is losing a match, its players could decide to leave the field for reasons that might having nothing to do with racist abuse. ...