Inter Milan boss Mourinho faces assault claim

British police are investigating an allegation of common assault against Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho following his club’s 2-0 defeat against Manchester United in the Champions League. It has been alleged Mourinho punched a supporter close to the Inter team bus as he left the stadium on Wednesday evening following the match in Manchester, northern England, The British Press Association said Thursday

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50-year-old Barbie, based on ‘gag toy for men’

Roll out the pink carpet, grab a feather boa and throw open those Malibu Dream House doors. It’s Barbie’s 50th, and the iconic doll, unveiled today in her latest swimsuit, has plenty to celebrate. Only this American institution could have inspired Barbara Karleskint, 48, to spend nearly $700 so she and one of her dolls could wear matching red chiffon gowns and capes at an annual collectors gathering

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Comment: Beckham deal ‘wake-up call’ for U.S. soccer league

David Beckham is a man who knows his own mind and has the courage of his convictions. And that’s why, instead of heading back to LA to help revive the struggling Galaxy, he’s fought tooth and nail to stay in Italy to pursue la dolce vita with AC Milan

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Afghanistan: Coalition forces kill 7 militants

Afghan Border Police and coalition forces killed seven militants and detained five suspected militants in several operations Saturday, the U.S.-led coalition announced. Peter and Penelope Duff from Bath, England, died in Zurich on February 27, according to a statement released Thursday by their family.

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Sudan orders aid agency expulsions

Sudan ordered a number of international aid agencies to leave the country Wednesday after an arrest warrant was issued for the country’s president, a United Nations source in the capital city of Khartoum said. The International Criminal Court issued the warrant earlier Wednesday for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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