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03/17/2010 03:20 PM

Cardinal sorry for child abuse 'failures'

The head of the Irish Catholic Church, Cardinal Sean Brady, admits the church's response to abuse had been "hopelessly inadequate."

03/17/2010 10:06 PM

Barcelona, Bordeaux into CL quarterfinals

Lionel Messi underlined his status as the best player in the world with two inspirational goals and an assist as holders Barcelona cruised into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 4-0 victory at home to Stuttgart on Wednesday night.

03/17/2010 07:44 PM

Five held over boy's kidnapping

Police have arrested five people in Spain and France who are linked to the kidnapping of a 5-year-old British boy in Pakistan, Spanish police said Wednesday.

03/17/2010 04:35 PM

BA slams strike union's bid for global backing

British Airways on Wednesday criticized attempts by the union representing the airline's cabin crews to internationalize their planned strike among sympathetic labor organizations around the world.

03/17/2010 03:23 PM

Soldiers killed in bloody WWI battle identified

Seventy-five Australian soldiers killed in the World War I battle of Fromelles have been identified, the first of about 250 whose remains were discovered at the site in France more than a year ago.

03/17/2010 12:27 PM

French police officer killed in 'ETA shootout'

A French police officer has died in a shootout with suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA near Paris, the Spanish Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

03/17/2010 02:12 PM

British queen's 50 years on the money

She reputedly never carries any bank notes, but Britain's Queen Elizabeth II this week marked half a century since she became the first ever monarch to be depicted on one.

03/17/2010 07:07 PM

Football: Terry's car hits Chelsea steward

England soccer star John Terry has again been engulfed in controversy after his car hit a club steward on Tuesday night following Chelsea's Champions League defeat by Inter Milan.

03/17/2010 06:17 PM

Rugby: England drop Wilkinson for finale

Jonny Wilkinson's international rugby career could be coming to a close after the former World Cup hero was dropped by England for Saturday's Six Nations finale against title hopefuls France.

03/17/2010 01:09 PM

Court deals blow to expat UK pensioners

British pensioner Ethel Kendall left the UK in 1986 to be closer to her family in Canada, yet her pension has remained unchanged, and after a European Court of Human Rights ruling she is unlikely to receive any more.

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