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Thousands march to mark 150 years of the Red Cross - Summary - Solferino, Italy - At least 8,000 people took part in a torch-lit march Saturday evening to mark the Battle of Solferino in northern Italy, the event that led to the creation of the Red Cross. It's really a very good thing to see so many people, esp...

LEADALL: Brazil, US ready for rematch; Golden Ball finalists set - Rustenburg, South Africa - On the penultimate day of the Confederations Cup, the four teams left to play spoke to the media and prepared to put final dressings on their South African adventure. Brazil, who meet the United States in the final on Sunda...

Jackson's doctor unavailable as family seeks answers - Summary - Los Angeles - Moving vans arrived Saturday at the rented mansion where Michael Jackson died two days earlier, as questions continued to swirl about the cause of his death, his final days and the future of his children and sizeable estate. The arrival...

Roddick, Hewitt fire memories as Murray goes through - Summary - London - One-time Wimbledon standouts Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt re-lived the past with solid victories to move into the second week on Saturday. They were joined by British hero Andy Murray, as the third seed thrashed Serb Viktor Troicki 6-2, 6...

Lightning hits Roman re-enactment in Germany, injures 13 - Xanten, Germany - A bolt of lightning struck a re-enactment of Roman times in Germany on Saturday, injuring 13 people. Thousands of people from Germany and the Netherlands had gathered amid the excavated ruins of the Roman town of Colonia Ulpia Traia...

Northern Irish paramilitaries announce weapons destruction - Summary - London - Two major Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary groups have announced that they have destroyed their weapons, bringing them into line with a variety of peace agreements. The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) and the Red Hand Commando (RHC) additio...

NATO and Russia agree to kick off new era of cooperation - Summary - Corfu, Greece - Nearly a year after the war in Georgia soured their relations, NATO and Russia agreed to kick off a new era of cooperation Saturday on security issues ranging from the stabilization of Afghanistan to counter-terrorism. Gathering on th...

Spain stay strong despite ailing Xavi - Rustenburg, South Africa - Despite missing out on their dream final against Brazil at the Confederations Cup, Spain are anxious to end their tournament on a high by beating South Africa in the third place match Sunday. While most will be focused on t...

Thousands march to mark 150 years of the Red Cross - Solferino, Italy - At least 8,000 people started a torch-lit march Saturday evening to mark the Battle of Solferino, in northern Italy, the event that led to the creation of the Red Cross. It's really a very good thing to see so many people, especia...

Roddick, Hewitt bring back winning Wimbledon memories - Summary - London - One-time Wimbledon standouts Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt re-lived the past with solid victories to move into the second week on Saturday. Sixth seed Roddick, who lost finals in 2004 and 2005 to Roger Federer, reached Monday's forth round...

Germans fear Twitter could bias general election - Berlin - Senior German officials fear that Twitter, the social networking site, could bias the general election to be held this September 27, the news magazine Der Spiegel said Saturday. While fans have hailed Twitter as the medium that empowers Iran...

Holders Bremen face Union Berlin, Bayern at amateurs in cup draw - Nuremberg, Germany - German cup holders Werder Bremen travel to newly-promoted second division club Union Berlin in the first defence of their title in the draw for the first round on Saturday. Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg are meanwhile at third-di...

Berlin gay pride carnival attracts 550,000 - Berlin - Berlin's Christopher Street Day, an annual gay pride parade, attracted 550,000 people Saturday, with the costumed crowd following 50 decorated floats. Gay, lesbian and trans-sexual people dress up, or bare off, every year to march to the cit...

NATO, Russia agree to kick off new era of cooperation - Corfu, Greece - NATO and Russia agreed to relaunch formal cooperation on security threats on Saturday, following their first top-level talks since the Georgia war soured relations last year. Gathering on the Greek island of Corfu, foreign ministers f...

There is still a place in the Selecao for Ronaldinho, if he wants - Johannesburg - Brazilian coach Carlos Dunga said Saturday that there was a place for former World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho in the Selecao. The attacking midfielder, who was not selected for the Confederations Cup squad, could still come in c...

Hewitt cheered into fourth round by boisterous Aussies - Update - London - Former champion Lleyton Hewitt showed his Wimbledon pedigree as he reached the second week for the sixth straight year through a 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 defeat of German Philipp Petzschner Saturday. Accompanied by a chorus of singing from yellow...

Pakistan violence leaves 22 militants, four civilians dead - Summary - Islamabad -At least 26 people, most of them Taliban insurgents, were killed Saturday in airstrikes, artillery shelling and a shootout as Pakistani security forces fight Islamist militants in various areas of the country, officials said. Jet fighters ...

Porsche rejects Volkswagen ultimatum - Summary - Berlin- Porsche rejected Saturday an ultimatum from Volkswagen to accept humiliating rescue terms and a takeover within two days or else face bankruptcy. The German sports car maker last year made an ill-fated bid to take over Volkswagen. After chang...

First suspected case of swine flu in Kenya tests negative - Summary - Nairobi - Kenya's Health Minister Beth Mugo said Saturday that the first suspected case of swine flu in the East African nation had turned out to be a false alarm. South Africa last week became the first sub-Saharan African country to confirm a case ...

NATO meets with Russia to re-build post-Georgian ties - 2nd Update - Corfu, Greece - NATO foreign ministers began talks with their Russian counterpart on Saturday, the first high-level meeting since the Georgia war last year, in an effort to rebuild a new era of cooperation in areas such as counterterrorism and Afghan...