Reports in Turkey claim that Galatasaray have reached an agreement with Ruud van Nistelrooy for him to move there this summer. Rumours have surfaced for a while that Van Nistelrooy is not a favourite of presidential candidate Florentino Perez and that he would be willing to sell the injury-plagued striker if, as expected, he is .
By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea, defiant in the face of international condemnation of its latest nuclear test, on Tuesday accused the United States of hostile intent and was reportedly ready to test-fire more short-range missiles. In a move certain to add to tension in the region, South Korea said it would join .
LONDON: Park Ji-sung, a hero in his native South Korea, has waited a long time for the chance to become the first Asian to appear in a Champions League final. The 28-year-old perpetual motion winger overcame “the biggest disappointment of my career” when Alex Ferguson left him out of the United side against Chelsea in .
DUBAI (Reuters) – A man returning from a trip to New York has been confirmed as having the first case of the new H1N1 flu in Bahrain, Al Arabiya television reported on Monday, citing the Gulf state’s health ministry. The channel gave no further details. On Sunday, the United Arab Emirates said a man who .
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Monday the H1N1 flu strain has spread to Taiwan, Kuwait, Iceland, Switzerland and Honduras, but with still few deaths outside of Mexico. In its latest tally, which tends to lag national reports but is considered more secure, the United Nations agency said its labs have confirmed .
President sends wreaths to Confederate and African-American memorials WASHINGTON – Barack Obama marked his first Memorial Day as president on Monday, saluting the men and women of America’s fighting forces, both living and dead, as “the best of America.” The president spoke after participating in a solemn holiday tradition, laying a wreath at the Tomb .
President says the world must ‘stand up’ to Pyongyang on missile tests WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama assailed North Korea Monday for new missile tests, saying the world must “stand up to” Pyongyang and demand that it honor a promise to abandon it nuclear ambitions. Appearing on the White House steps, Obama said that its .
Retired Real Madrid hero Zinedine Zidane has claimed that Franck Ribery is better than Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo. Zidane, who has been considering a potential return to Madrid if Florentino Perez is elected as president, has often spoken of his admiration for the Bayern Munich star, whom he played alongside in France’s 2006 World .
DENVER (Reuters) – The Denver Nuggets scored a convincing 120-101 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday to level the Western Conference finals series at 2-2. Chauncey Billups and J.R. Smith each scored 24 points for Denver while the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 34. Seven Denver players finished with double-digit scoring .
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamarudin was slapped with another warrant of arrest after he failed to turn up for his criminal defamation trial at a Sessions Court here Tuesday. Sessions Court judge Mohamad Sekeri Mamat issued the warrant after DPP Anselm Charles Fernandis applied for the order. Raja Petra’s wife and bailor .
