Friday, November 16, 2012

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Wrong Abbey Road: Drab London railway station is unlikely magnet for befuddled Beatles fans
LONDON – It’s a mystery tour, but it’s hardly magical.


Beckham in talks over move to Australia, say FFA
British soccer star David Beckham sits courtside as the Los Angeles Lakers play their season opening game(Reuters) – David Beckham could be set to move to the A-League after Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Friday they had been approached by th e former England captain's management. According to FFA officials, the approach was made in relation to Beckham playing in the A-League during the current 2012-13 season. "The approach from David Beckham's people is another sign of how much the A-League has grown in stature on a global basis," the FFA said in a statement. …


Wrong Abbey Road: Station draws lost Beatles fans
FILE - In this file photo taken Feb. 16, 2010, a man walks on the zebra crossing made famous from the album cover of The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' in front of Abbey Road Studios, seen at left, in London. It's a mystery tour, but it's hardly magical. More than nine miles from the striped crosswalk made famous by the Beatles album It's a mystery tour, but it's hardly magical.


Japan's PM Noda dissolves lower house of parliament, paving way for general election in Dec.
TOKYO – Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has dissolved the lower house of Japan’s parliament, paving the way for a general election likely to end his Democratic Party of Japan’s three-year hold on power.


Tribunal delivering appeal judgment for Croats
Croatian war veterans hold candles during a vigil for Croatian generals Gotovina and Markac, in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012.Thousands of Croatians on Thursday attended Masses and candlelight vigils for their hero, Gen. Ante Gotovina, as they anxiously awaited the outcome of his appeal against a war crimes verdict at a U.N. tribunal.(AP Photo/Nikola Solic)The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal is delivering its decision in the appeal of two Croatian generals convicted for their roles in a 1995 military offensive to drive Serb rebels out of land they had occupied for years along part of Croatia's border with Bosnia.


NBA Capsules: New York Knicks beat San Antonio Spurs to remain undefeated
SAN ANTONIO – Raymond Felton scored 25 points and the New York Knicks stayed undefeated by rallying to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-100 on Thursday night.


China's military pledges loyalty to new leader Xi
A huge screen shows a broadcast of China's new Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping speaking in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Xi became China's new leader Thursday, assuming the top posts in the Communist Party and the powerful military in a political transition unbowed by scandals, a slower economy and public demands for reforms. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)China's massive military is pledging its loyalty to new Communist Party leader Xi Jinping.


Police say woman with small child in car rammed Phoenix airport gate, drove on runway
PHOENIX – Police say a woman driving with a small child in her car crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway.


Beckham linked with move to Australia
(Reuters) – David Beckham could be set to move to the A-League after Football Federation Australia (FFA) said on Friday they had been approached by the former England captain’s management. According to FFA officials, the approach was made in relation to Beckham playing in the A-League during the current 2012-13 season. “The approach from David Beckham’s people is another sign of how much the A-League has grown in stature on a global basis,” the FFA said in a statement. …


Despite Myanmar reforms, much remains to be done
In this photo taken on Nov. 8, 2012, Ethnic Rakhine people take refugee at a relief camp in Mrauk U, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. In the west, terrified villagers fled burning homes in an explosion of ethnic and religious violence. In the north, refugees from a civil war cower in chilly camps, desperately short on life's basic necessities. And in dank jails, hundreds of political prisoners languish behind bars, wondering when they'll ever    be freed. This is Myanmar, the country hailed by the West for its stunning democratic transformation since last year. It still has reams of unfinished business, little of which will be seen by President Barack Obama when he becomes the first American head of state to visit the country's pagoda-studded main city on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.(AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)In the west, terrified villagers flee burning homes after an explosion of ethnic and religious violence. In the north, refugees from a civil war cower in chilly camps, desperately short on life's basic necessities. And in dank jails, hundreds of political prisoners languish behind bars, wondering when they'll ever be freed.


Japan PM dissolves parliament, planning Dec. vote
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has dissolved the lower house of Japan’s parliament, paving the way for a general election likely to end his Democratic Party of Japan’s three-year hold on power.


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