Newcastle United 6-0 Aston Villa | Premier League match report

Andy Carroll celebrates scoring Newcastle United's third goal against Aston Villa at St James' Park. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Will Kevin MacDonald remember this as the day he decided he did not want to be Aston Villa's manager after all? Did Bob Bradley begin packing during half-time before boarding the next available transatlantic flight?
Bullied into submission by Andy Carroll, the scorer . . .

Fulham 2-2 Manchester United

Fulham's Brede Hangeland celebrates his late equaliser against Manchester United at Craven Cottage. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
A weekend of capering wins for Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle United ended with a reminder that the Premier League is still a place of gripping struggle.
Fulham seized a 2-2 draw in the 90th minute when the centre-half. . . .

Al-Qaida in Yemen: Poverty, corruption and an army of jihadis willing to fight

 

Armed men claiming to be al-Qaida members address a crowd in Yemen's southern Abyan province. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
The market at Jaar, a small city in Abyan province in southern Yemen, is on a filthy, dusty road strewn with garbage, plastic bottles, cans and rotten food. Plastic bags fly on the hot wind and feral dogs sniff around the vegetable stalls. Minibuses and donkey carts jostle for . . . .

Horse-trading begins as Australia votes for a hung parliament

Australian prime minister Julia Gillard: 'It is clear neither party has earned the right to government in its own right'. Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features
Australia faces days of uncertainty and political horse-trading after prime minister Julia Gillard acknowledged that neither the ruling Labor party nor the opposition conservative coalition had . . . .

Outrage at UN decision to exonerate Shell for oil pollution in Niger delta

Oil pipelines in Okrika, near Port Harcourt. The UNEP denies it has been influenced by Shell, which paid for its $10m, three-year study. Photograph: Ed Kashi
A three-year investigation by the United Nations will almost entirely exonerate Royal Dutch Shell for 40 years of oil pollution in the Niger delta, causing outrage among communities who . . .

Iraqi killer of British worker Margaret Hassan escaped from jail a year ago

British, Irish and Iraqi citizen Margaret Hassan was kidnapped and murdered by a Sunni group in 2004. Photograph: Care/AP
An Iraqi convicted of the 2004 kidnapping and murder of the British aid worker Margaret Hassan escaped from jail nearly a year ago, it was revealed today.
Ali Lutfi Jassar, who was serving . . .

Attitude towards contraception in Argentina puts women at risk

President Cristina Kirchner’s administration won plaudits last month when Argentina became Latin America’s first country to legalise gay marriage, but critics say pressure from the Catholic church and conservative groups continues to curb reproductive rights. Photograph: Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images
Thousands of girls and women in Argentina . . . .

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conducts his weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. Mr. Netanyahuspelled out his opening position for the new round of Mideast peace talks set to begin next week, insisting on key security conditions and saying an agreement . . . . .." (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)

Iran inaugurates nation's first unmanned bomber

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Van Gough painting confiscated from Italian thieves

Two Italians have been arrested at Cairo airport after an investigation into a missing Van Gogh painting.

The painting, which was stolen from an Egyptian museum, has not been found.

Cairo police have said the pair were arrested at the airport after a painting, estimated to be worth $56 million, was . . . .

Al-Qaeda preparing to exploit an Israel-Iran war

Al-Qaeda is readying to exploit a possible war between Israel and Iran, according to the group’s second in command leader.

Yemen-based Saeed al-Shehri has predicted in a message to the Middle Eastern press that a war by "the Jews against Iran" will lead to Iran blaming Saudi Arabia.

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Hunger and more flooding is plight of Pakistanis

In streams of humanity, Pakistanis have been leaving large areas of flood plain in any way that they can.

In an effort to reach higher ground, about 150,000 people have left southern Sindh province, with flood waters submerging more . . .

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Lee, Park discuss next presidency

President Lee Myung-bak, left, shakes hands with former Grand National Party Chairwoman Park Geun-hye during their luncheon meeting at Cheong Wa Dae, Saturday. / Courtesy of Cheong Wa Dae
One-on-one meeting held Saturday over luncheon
By Na Jeong-ju
President Lee Myung-bak and former ruling Grand National Party (GNP) Chairwoman Rep. Park Geun-hye met on Saturday at Cheong Wa Dae to discuss . . . .

Inter Milan win Italian Supercup, continue their trophy run

Inter Milan players celebrate at the end of the Italian Super Cup final match against AS Roma at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy on Saturday.

Australia votes on whether first woman PM survives

Australians chose between making a conservative male their fourth prime minister in three years or sticking with their first female leader in tight elections yesterday just two months after she took power.
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Bomber kills 61 Iraqis in recruitment drive, Iraq

BAGHDAD - Young men from some of Iraq's poorest areas waited all night outside an army recruitment centre, only to become easy prey for a suicide bomber who killed 61 in the crowd. Desperate for jobs, dazed survivors rushed to. . .

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Shakira in trouble for video antics

SPAIN: Officials in Barcelona are considering penalising Colombian singer Shakira for acts she committed while filming a video clip to promote her new record in the city.
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