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• Spurs boss challenges Bentley after defeating Fulham (AFP)
• Ferguson in fresh bid to subdue fan fury over United debt (AFP)
• Economy staggers out of record recession (AFP)
• Yemen's faltering economy key in terrorism fight (AP)
• Poet Reid surprise winner of Costa book of year (AFP)
• Webber keeps Portsmouth fighting (AFP)
• Lee helps Coyle silence Burnley critics (AFP)
• Listless Liverpool leave Benitez under pressure again (AFP)
• Book: John Paul II used belt to whip himself (AP)
• French report wants limits on Muslim face veil (AP)
• US asks Pakistan to stop blocking nuclear talks (AP)
• London meeting to seek ways to win Afghan war (AP)
• UK government adviser: Iraq war was illegal (AP)
• NATO, Russia formally resume military ties (AP)
• Auschwitz survivor teams up with rap band (AP)
• Officials tell AP Briton will be NATO Afghan boss (AP)
• Germany to increase Afghan contingent by up to 850 (AP)
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Spurs boss challenges Bentley after defeating Fulham (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:28 PM PST AFP - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp hinted that unsettled winger David Bentley may still play a part in the London team's push for Champions League qualification after starring in their win over Fulham.

Ferguson in fresh bid to subdue fan fury over United debt (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson has renewed his appeal to Manchester United fans to keep the lid on protests over the way the club is being run by its US-based owners, the Glazer family.

Economy staggers out of record recession (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:17 PM PST AFP - Britain narrowly escaped from recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, official data has shown, joining other countries including the United States and Japan in breaking free from the downturn.

Yemen's faltering economy key in terrorism fight (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST AP - World powers will use talks Wednesday to offer pledges to bolster Yemen's faltering economy and strengthen attempts to tackle a rising threat from al-Qaida in wake of the failed Christmas Day airliner attack in the United States.

Poet Reid surprise winner of Costa book of year (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:49 PM PST AFP - Poet Christopher Reid was Tuesday announced as the surprise winner of a major British literary prize for a collection in memory of his late wife, hailed by judges as a "master work".

Webber keeps Portsmouth fighting (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:49 PM PST AFP - Danny Webber came off the bench to claim his first Premier League goal as Portsmouth avoided what would have been a morale-sapping defeat to fellow strugglers West Ham at Fratton Park.

Lee helps Coyle silence Burnley critics (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:20 PM PST AFP - Lee Chung-Yong helped Bolton manager Owen Coyle silence the taunts from former club Burnley as the South Korea midfielder sealed a 1-0 win over the Clarets on Tuesday.

Listless Liverpool leave Benitez under pressure again (AFP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:14 PM PST AFP - Rafael Benitez silenced his critics with victory over Spurs less than a week ago. But his detractors will be back in full voice again after their hugely disappointing 0-0 draw with relegation-threatened Wolves at Molineux on Tuesday.

Book: John Paul II used belt to whip himself (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST AP - Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and slept on the floor as acts of penitence and to bring him closer to Christian perfection, according to a new book by the Polish prelate spearheading his sainthood case.

French report wants limits on Muslim face veil (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:04 PM PST AP - Mass transport, hospitals, post offices — these and all public services in France would be off-limits to Muslim women wearing face-covering veils if a parliamentary panel's recommendations, released Tuesday, become law.

US asks Pakistan to stop blocking nuclear talks (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:32 AM PST AP - Pakistan is delaying international talks on a ban on the production of new nuclear bomb material, insisting that any deal must also require its archrival India to reduce its existing stockpile.

London meeting to seek ways to win Afghan war (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:50 AM PST AP - Will one more international conference help Western forces regain the upper hand in the desperate battle for Afghanistan?

UK government adviser: Iraq war was illegal (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 08:03 AM PST AP - A former legal adviser to the Britain's Foreign Office told the country's Iraq inquiry Tuesday that the government ignored his warning that invading Iraq would be illegal.

NATO, Russia formally resume military ties (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:43 AM PST AP - Russia and NATO formally resumed military ties Tuesday in the latest sign of improving relations between the Cold War rivals as they move to boost cooperation in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan.

Auschwitz survivor teams up with rap band (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:43 AM PST AP - Esther Bejarano says music helped keep her alive as a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz and in the years that followed.

Officials tell AP Briton will be NATO Afghan boss (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:22 AM PST AP - NATO officials say the alliance has picked Britain's ambassador to Kabul to be its new civilian representative in Afghanistan.

Germany to increase Afghan contingent by up to 850 (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:29 AM PST AP - Germany plans to increase its troop contingent in Afghanistan by up to 850 and focus more strongly on training local security forces, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday.

(AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:57 AM PST AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany plans to increase Afghan troop contingent by 500.

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