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Frank and Jamie McCourt’s divorce likely will be a mess for Los Angeles Dodgers in future

McCourts' divorce proceedings likely will have adverse effect on team going forward

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Kansas City Royals third baseman Alex Gordon out 3-4 weeks with broken thumb

Royals third baseman Alex Gordon is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks with a broken right thumb.

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Misplays force shakeup of umpire supervisors

After a tumultuous postseason for umpires, Major League Baseball has shaken up the roster of supervisors entrusted with evaluating umpire performance.

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Japan ruling-party heavyweight dodges funds probe

by Harumi Ozawa TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese prosecutors on Thursday decided not to indict ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa over a political funds scandal, easing a headache for the young centre-left government. Dubbed the “Shadow Shogun”, the 67-year-old Ozawa is credited with engineering the Democratic Party of Japan’s election landslide in August that ended more than half [...]

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Australia PM pays tribute to ‘Black Saturday’ survivors

SYDNEY (AFP) – Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd paid tribute Thursday to the “extraordinary courage” of survivors of the ‘Black Saturday’ wildfires ahead of the disaster’s first anniversary. Rudd said the February 7 firestorm, Australia’s worst ever natural disaster, shook the nation and called for the country to pause and reflect on Sunday’s official day of [...]

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Nigeria minister urges president to transfer power

by Jacques Lhuillery LAGOS (AFP) – A Nigerian minister has called on ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua to transfer power, a senior official said Thursday, in the first sign of a cabinet split over his prolonged absence from the country. Dora Akunyili, who as information minister doubles as the government’s spokeswoman, called on her cabinet colleagues to revoke [...]

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Discussing Iran sanctions hinders diplomacy: China

By Sophie Taylor PARIS (Reuters) – China told other world powers on Thursday that discussing sanctions against Iran was counterproductive, striking a blow to a Western push to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told a conference during a visit to France that Tehran’s negotiating position was evolving and he wanted to see [...]

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Chidambaram’s Pakistan visit suggests change in ties

By Krittivas Mukherjee– 32 mins ago NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram travels to Pakistan for a regional meeting this month, a visit that may lay the ground for improving ties which deteriorated after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Chidambaram’s Feb. 26-27 trip is the first high-level visit since the attacks and comes when India is showing a [...]

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Sinn Fein: Belfast talks over, new pact possible

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, Associated Press Writer– 11 mins ago DUBLIN – The Irish Catholic party Sinn Fein halted marathon negotiations to save Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government on Thursday and said it’s now up to the Protestant side to accept a compromise deal. Sinn Fein negotiator Gerry Kelly told reporters that the talks — begun Jan. 25 under the direction [...]

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China and US spar on trade as row rolls on

by Marianne Barriaux – Thu Feb 4, 6:15 am ET BEIJING (AFP) – China hit back at the United States on Thursday after President Barack Obama vowed to get tougher with the Asian giant on trade and currency, stoking tensions already high over Taiwan and Tibet. Obama on Wednesday hinted he would take Beijing to task over the strength of its [...]

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