Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday that Tokyo's campaign to host the 2020 Olympics had been clean.
The airline is not convinced that it will have a sizeable passenger traffic to make wide body operations profitable
Ferrari's world champion Michael Schumacher retired from Sunday's inaugural Turkish Grand Prix after an early collision with Mark Webber's Williams.
The Jordan driver finished behind teammates Portugal's Tiago Monteiro and Denmark's Nicolas Keisa.
Schumacher says his years of experience should stand him in good stead for Sunday's first Turkish Grand Prix.
The government, which initially put the death toll at 139 subsequently revised the figures, saying the mistake was due to "contradictory information."
It is believed that the process was brought forward to prevent militants from disrupting the process.
Kazakhstan's Astana fought back to beat a youthful Manchester United side 2-1 at home, Arsenal's woes continued as Frankfurt's Daichi Kamada scored twice to secure a 2-1 win.
London has been accepted as a candidate to stage the 2012 Summer Olympics, along with Paris, New York, Moscow, and Madrid.
The Turkey defender was allowed to spend time with his family, his club Aston Villa said.
5,000 officers will be deployed to prevent any trouble weekend's highly charged Euro 2004 qualifier between Turkey and England.\n\n
An American teen has been indicted on charges of joining the Islamic State, the terrorist organisation that has captured a large part of Syria and Iraq and has threatened regional peace.
A 1-0 victory in the second leg semi-final gave Liverpool a place in the Champions League final.
The Indian women boxing team won two silver and three bronze medals at the Ahmet Comert Cup Boxing Tournament.
India's finance minister has emphasised that "it is the real economy that is going to matter.
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The blasts occurred when people had gathered in the two places for prayers.
The two teams were charged by UEFA for the clash between their players at halftime during their European Championship qualifier in Istanbul.
The Turkey defender said his Aston Villa contract would not have been cancelled if his recent spat with England captain David Beckham had been with any other player.\n\n\n\n
The blasts caused minor damage to four branches of HSBC bank in Ankara and Istanbul.
The England striker has been ruled out of Saturday's Euro 2004 qualifier against Turkey after failing to recover from a shin injury, British newspapers reported.
The meeting had resumed for a day on Sunday, after being suspended a day earlier due to a failed coup bid in Turkey which claimed over 260 lives.
A London-based Arabic daily says it has received a statement from the terrorist outfit claiming responsibilty for the attacks.
Unai Emery's side were heading for a demoralising defeat, three days after losing meekly to Sheffield United in the Premier League, but substitute Pepe's late intervention kept the Gunners top of Group F with a maximum nine points.
