CARSON, Calif. – When Robbie Keane firmly tapped the Los Angeles Galaxy’s third goal into the net, their roaring fans could be excused for thinking ahead to another MLS Cup celebration.
Rocket hits Israeli yard after overnight lull
A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip has struck the yard of a house in southern Israel following an overnight lull in cross-border exchanges of fire. Japan PM eyes snap election after backing U.S.-led trade pact
TOKYO (Reuters) – Under growing opposition pressure to keep a promise to call an election “soon”, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda looks to be leaning toward calling a vote as early as next month, after pledging backing for a controversial U.S.-led free trade pact. The unpopular Noda may be hoping to emulate charismatic leader Junichiro Koizumi’s bold election gamble in 2005 and use a call for a major economic reform to ease the bashing his Democratic Party is expected to suffer at the hands of disappointed voters. …
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