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Syrian military force starts offensive on rebel-held town
The offensive came as activists reported that the regime's airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people.The western Syrian town of Qusair, home to 20,000 residents, has been besieged for weeks by Government troops.
College student killed by police officer
Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head by an officer who had responded to a report of a home invasion at an off-campus homeThe masked intruder pointed a gun at the officer while holding the 21-year-old Hofstra University student in a headlock, Nassau C
Be open to change, says Pope
The Pope urged the faithful to be open to change, and said the Church must ask daily if it is resisting the new and sticking with ways "which have lost their capacity for openness"."Newness always makes us a bit fearful, because we feel...
Rio reborn
"There will be an amazing vibration," he says. "It's the temple of football, known all over the world. Everyone will be hoping that we beat England 10-0. The stadium will shake."In the dressing room, a worker's hard hat and tool...
Imran Khan blames rival over killing of politician
An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security yesterday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist party in the district and a week after general elections.
Fertility clinic hit by falling success rates faces new investigation
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) wants the Glasgow Royal Infirmary centre to ask an independent expert to examine its results for a period last summer.Doctors stopped treating patients at the GRI's assisted conception service in No
Scottish women miss out on cancer testing
New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines issued in England and Wales will loosen the eligibility criteria for genetic testing of the BRCA cancer gene from next month.Currently only those with a "strong" family...
Lomas: 'This is like winning the league for St Johnstone'
The Perth club yesterday secured third place in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League and a crack at continental competition, thanks to their 2-0 victory against Motherwell combined with Inverness Caledonian Thistle's defeat by Ross County. "It is...
Cotter the right man for Scots, says Hines
Cotter has now admitted that discussions have taken place between himself and the SRU, but the New Zealander said that he did not want to go into any details until the French club season is over.
St Johnstone 2 Motherwell 0: On-song Perth side realise their Eurovision in third position
As the news of Inverness Caledonian Thistle's travails in Dingwall headed south yesterday, the Perth side were heading on their travels in terms of the consequence of this victory. Two excellent goals from Liam Craig and Nigel Hasselbaink, coupled with I
Whatever penalty Hearts receive will surely just delay the inevitable
There has been much talk of this beleaguered, vulnerable club being immediately stripped of 18 points for breaking Financial Fair Play rules, dropping to 12th position and carrying on right through the trapdoor into the first division. Dundee are on tent
Ross County 1 Inverness CT 0: Europe trip cut short as Butcher's boys break down on the edge of town
They may as well have reached out and pick-pocketed Inverness Caledonian Thistle's passports, such is the hurt they caused in the most significant Highland derby contested so far. In beating the Inverness club for the first time this season, at the sixth
Dunfermline Ath 1 Alloa Ath 0 (1-3) Deductions are talking points
As their players scurried about in a vain attempt to retain second-tier status, 5000 fans rose to their feet, applauding, united in facing the reality of life in the second division, despite the 1-0 win over Alloa Athletic. At last they have all been put
Jefferies hits out as Fifers go down
The Fifers were deducted 15 points by the SFL in April after entering administration, causing them to drop from mid-table into a fight to avoid finishing in the relegation play-offs. Dunfermline also made many players redundant in a bid to cut costs, whi
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Sunderland 0: Spurs intend to keep Bale out of reach of Europe's elite
As the London club's ambitions of qualifying for the Champions League were muted decisively despite victory over Sunderland - for whom David Vaughan was sent off in the second half - the question as to how Spurs will be able to keep a hold of Gareth Bale
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