David Beckham broke Bobby Moore’s outfield appearance record for England, coming on as a second-half substitute to earn his 109th cap in a 4-0 friendly win over Slovakia at Wembley.
Beckham sets new record in England victory
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‘Italian Fritzl’ and son held in incest case
Police in Italy say they have arrested a grandfather and his son for allegedly sexually abusing the elder man’s daughter for more than a 25 years, in a case likened to Austria’s Josef Fritzl. The 41-year-old son, identified by police only by the pseudonym Giovanni, was arrested February 16; his 64-year-old father was arrested March 16, Turin Police Inspector Iolanda Seri told CNN Saturday. Both men were imprisoned, and were charged with sexual abuse of their daughter and sister, who is now 34 and has been identified by the pseudonym Laura.
UK ready to send more troops to Afghanistan
Britain is prepared to send more troops to Afghanistan, the head of the British Army said in an interview published Friday.
Bodies found at Turkish helicopter crash site
Forty-eight hours after a harrowing distress call from a helicopter crash survivor in the mountains of eastern Turkey, Turkey’s interior minister said Friday that rescuers have finally discovered the wreckage.
Rapper T.I. to be sentenced to prison Friday
World-famous rapper T.I.
Suit filed in alleged ‘fight club’ at school for mentally handicapped
A Texas woman claims in a lawsuit her 21-year-old son has suffered emotional trauma from being forced to participate in alleged "fight clubs" at a state school for mentally handicapped adults.
Shoddy wiring ‘everywhere’ on Iraq bases, Army inspector says
Thousands of buildings at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan have such poorly installed wiring that American troops face life-threatening risks, a top inspector for the Army says. “It was horrible — some of the worst electrical work I’ve ever seen,” said Jim Childs, a master electrician and the top civilian expert in an Army safety survey
Soccer robots being built to beat humans
Picture this: The European champions and current highest-ranked soccer team in the world, Spain, are beaten 3-0…by a team of robots. It may sound ridiculous, but robot developers in Asia, the U.S
France to ban bonuses for bailed out firms
France will ban bonuses and stock options for executives whose companies get government bailout money, the president’s chief of staff said Thursday.
Armstrong has successful collarbone surgery
Lance Armstrong has undergone successful surgery on the broken collarbone he suffered in a racing accident on Monday. The seven-time Tour de France winner was injured in a crash on stage one of the Tour of Castilla and Leon in Spain.