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• Sir Alex urges Rooney to focus on 20-plus vision (AFP)
• Benitez challenges Liverpool stars to bounce back (AFP)
• Britain publishes more UFO files, but few answers (AP)
• Murray Masters Montreal, US Open momentum builds (AFP)
• French academic freed from Iranian prison (AP)
• Rescue effort for stranded climber in Pakistan called off (AFP)
• Ennis wins Britain's first-ever world heptathlon gold (AFP)
• Iran releases French teacher on bail: Elysee (Reuters)
• Murray rallies to claim Montreal Masters title (AFP)
• 3 more troops die as UK toll passes 200 (AP)
• 2 Russian jets collide, crash in air show training (AP)
• Mass firings as Russia reforms bloated military (AP)
• Karzai's image down as Afghan election approaches (AP)
• Russian envoy: search continues for missing ship (AP)
• Madonna has birthday in Poland amid protests (AP)
• 'Ghost bus' takes migrants on trip to Russia (AP)

Sir Alex urges Rooney to focus on 20-plus vision (AFP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:50 PM PDT AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged Wayne Rooney to beat last season's scoring tally of 20 goals after the United striker's finish was enough to earn Manchester United a 1-0 win over Birmingham City at Old Trafford.

Benitez challenges Liverpool stars to bounce back (AFP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 05:22 PM PDT AFP - Rafael Benitez has challenged his Liverpool stars to prove their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham was only a blip by getting their title challenge back on track against Stoke on Wednesday.

Britain publishes more UFO files, but few answers (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 04:02 PM PDT AP - The deputy commander of a U.S. Air Force base in England was baffled by what he'd seen: bright, pulsing lights in the night sky.

Murray Masters Montreal, US Open momentum builds (AFP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 03:43 PM PDT AFP - Andy Murray has seized the momentum a fortnight before the US Open, the Scot exploding into form with his fifth title of the season Sunday at the Montreal Masters.

French academic freed from Iranian prison (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 02:43 PM PDT AP - The French academic who is part of a mass trial in Iran has been freed from prison on bail and turned over to the French embassy in good health, French leaders said Sunday, urging that charges against her be dropped.

Rescue effort for stranded climber in Pakistan called off (AFP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 02:42 PM PDT AFP - Rescuers on Sunday called off their attempt to reach an injured Spanish climber stranded on a Himalayan mountain in Pakistan for over a week due to bad weather and little chance of finding him alive.

Ennis wins Britain's first-ever world heptathlon gold (AFP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 02:32 PM PDT AFP - Britain's Jessica Ennis won her country's first-ever world heptathlon title here on Sunday after dominating the gruelling seven-discipline, two-day event.

Iran releases French teacher on bail: Elysee (Reuters) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:38 PM PDT Reuters - Iran has freed on bail a French teaching assistant charged with spying, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said in a statement on Sunday.

Murray rallies to claim Montreal Masters title (AFP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:34 PM PDT AFP - Andy Murray celebrated his ascent to the world number two ranking as he defeated Juan Martin Del Potro 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 Sunday to win the ATP Montreal Masters.

3 more troops die as UK toll passes 200 (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 01:30 PM PDT AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown affirmed Britain's commitment to Afghanistan Sunday, on a weekend in which roadside bombs killed five more soldiers, pushing the U.K. death toll past 200.

2 Russian jets collide, crash in air show training (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 09:47 AM PDT AP - Two Russian air force jets rehearsing aerobatic maneuvers collided Sunday near Moscow, killing one stunt pilot and sending one fighter crashing into nearby vacation homes, a military official said.

Mass firings as Russia reforms bloated military (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 08:45 AM PDT AP - Nikolai Kulikov, a 51-year-old Army officer, says bitterly that he gave his best years to the Russian Army.

Karzai's image down as Afghan election approaches (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 08:19 AM PDT AP - He was once the toast of the town, a charming, urbane Afghan tribal leader voicing Jeffersonian ideals in perfect English, gliding effortlessly through the halls of power in Washington and the baking tents of the Afghan desert.

Russian envoy: search continues for missing ship (AP) Posted: 16 Aug 2009 06:18 AM PDT AP - Russia's envoy to NATO said Sunday that operations to find a missing freighter and its 15 Russian crew members are in full swing and he was optimistic of quick success.

Madonna has birthday in Poland amid protests (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2009 10:17 PM PDT AP - Polish fans joined together in song to wish Madonna a happy birthday at a concert in Warsaw Saturday evening — just hours before she turned 51.

'Ghost bus' takes migrants on trip to Russia (AP) Posted: 15 Aug 2009 09:47 PM PDT AP - On paper, the bus does not exist.

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