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UN-WTO: No need to ban pork due to swine flu (AP) Posted: 02 May 2009 05:00 PM PDT AP - The U.N. and World Trade Organization said Saturday there is no justification for anti-pork trade measures as a result of the swine flu epidemic since there is no evidence the virus is spread by food.

Gunmen kill Albanian opposition MP ahead of polls (Reuters) Posted: 02 May 2009 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - Gunmen shot and killed an Albanian opposition Socialist Party lawmaker on Saturday evening, police said, as the west Balkan country prepares to hold elections seen as crucial in its bid for European Union accession.

Review: Welser-Moest gives magic to Wagner (AP) Posted: 02 May 2009 04:23 PM PDT AP - The gods were OK. The giants looked neat and the evil dwarf was scary.

Robertson rues interval after world semi-final loss (AFP) Posted: 02 May 2009 03:17 PM PDT AFP - Neil Robertson was left thinking of what might have been after his bid to become the first Australian to win snooker's World Championship ended in a 17-14 semi-final loss to Shaun Murphy.

Unbeaten Mayweather returns in July against Marquez (AFP) Posted: 02 May 2009 03:14 PM PDT AFP - Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jnr ended his 17-month boxing retirement on Saturday, the outspoken American welterweight announcing a comeback fight in July and reclaiming his pound-for-pound throne.

Australia's Robertson loses world snooker semi-final (AFP) Posted: 02 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT AFP - Neil Robertson's bid to become the first Australian to win snooker's World Championship ended with a 17-14 semi-final loss to Shaun Murphy at the Crucible Theatre here on Saturday.

Opposition Albanian lawmaker shot dead near home (AP) Posted: 02 May 2009 02:30 PM PDT AP - An Albanian lawmaker from the main opposition Socialist Party was shot and killed outside his home late Saturday, according to a police official.

Unbeaten Mayweather makes it official - he's back (AFP) Posted: 02 May 2009 01:55 PM PDT AFP - Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jnr made his return to boxing on Saturday, ending a 17-month retirement just hours before his major rivals for boxing's pound-for-pound title meet in the ring.

More than half L'Aquila quake homes 'habitable': Berlusconi (AFP) Posted: 02 May 2009 12:18 PM PDT AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Saturday more than half the homes in the city of L'Aquila, the epicentre of the April 6 earthquake, were now "habitable" according to the latest checks.

Swine flu cases rise to 15 (AFP) Posted: 02 May 2009 12:01 PM PDT AFP - Two new cases of swine flu were confirmed in on Saturday, taking the total of infections to 15, health authorities said.

273 German police injured in May Day riots (AP) Posted: 02 May 2009 10:16 AM PDT AP - More than 270 police officers were injured in this year's May Day riots in the German capital, prompting criticism Saturday of Berlin security officials and calls for more officers.

Pope: I go to Holy Land as `pilgrim of peace' (AP) Posted: 02 May 2009 09:09 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that he is going to the Holy Land next week as a pilgrim of peace in a region marked by injustice, mistrust and fear.

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