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Vilma's lawyer challenges ledger
The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of under-the-table cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents.Lawyer Peter Ginsberg said the leaking of the ledger to the media shows how "misguided and irresponsible" NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been in handling the bounty investigation of the Saints.People

Annan warns of Syria sectarian warfare

The Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, Saturday warned of the growing sectarian aspect of the crisis in Syria, adding that the conflict is already having serious consequences in the region and calling on the international community to work together to push for the implementation of the six-point peace plan.

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US reaches out to Syria's allies in Russia

Washington reached out to Syria's most important ally and protector Saturday, urging Russia to join a coordinated effort to resolve the deadly conflict as the violence spilled across the border

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UN urges international community to end impunity in Syria
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday called on the international community to make all efforts to end impunity in Syria for all perpetrators of atrocities that have occurred there, and warned that without immediate investigations the situation would descend into a full-fledged conflict putting the whole region in grave danger.

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Shah Rukh Khan in football to be big gamechanger: Baichung

Kolkata: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's proposed investment in football would be a game changer for the sport in the country, Indian football icon Baichung Bhutia said on Saturday.Khan, co-owner of

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AP Interview: UN official says no to Syria amnesty

The U.N.'s top human rights official said Saturday that there should be no amnesty for serious crimes committed in Syria, even if the threat of prosecution might motivate members of the regime to

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