- Wie has hole-in-one on way to three-stroke lead
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP): Michelle Wie had the second hole-in-one of her professional career Thursday on the way to a 7-under 65 and a three-shot lead after the first round of the Canadian Women's Open.
- Baghdatis loses in Pilot Pen quarterfinal
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP): Playing his second match of the day, Sergiy Stakhovsky of the Ukraine downed top-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (4) Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament.
- Woods shoots 65 for his best round of the year
PARAMUS, New Jersey (AP): In his first tournament since his divorce, Tiger Woods finally looked like the No. 1 player in the world Thursday at the Barclays when he opened with a 6-under 65, his lowest score of the year, to share the lead with Vaughn Taylor.
- Margarito gets Texas license, fight with Pacquiao
Former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito of Mexico has been approved to fight in Texas, clearing the way for his proposed bout against Manny Pacquiao at Cowboys Stadium this fall.
- Kien Keat-Boon Heong set up match against Yong-dae-Jae-sung
EXPECT the temperature to rise when world No. 1 Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong take on their nemeses Jung Jae-sung-Lee Yong-dae of South Korea in the quarter-finals of the world championships at a sweltering hot Pierre de Coubertin Stadium today.
- Chong Wei up against Taufik
WORLD No. 1 Lee Chong Wei advanced to the quarter-finals with an easy win over Rajiv Ouseph of England yesterday.
- Hafiz, Mew Choo out to make amends in Delhi Games
SHUTTLERS Mohd Hafiz Hashim and Wong Mew Choo will train under different coaches after the world championships but they have set a common goal.
- Independents eye another shot in London
INDEPENDENT shuttlers Wong Choong Hann and Gan Teik Chai-Tan Bin Shen are determined to play for Malaysia in the next world championships in London.
- No strained relationship with the BAM, say BWF
THE World Badminton Federation (BWF) have cleared the air over speculation on strained relationship with the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).
- Wan-ho wants to show he is no pushover
SOUTH KOREAN Shon Wan-hos maiden appearance in the world championships may have ended early in the second round.
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- Rwanda accused in Congo genocide
A leaked report commissioned by the United Nations says that the Rwandan military and an allied rebel group may have committed acts of genocide against ethnic Hutus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

- 1M more displaced in Pakistan
Flooding has displaced an additional 1 million people in Pakistan's Sindh province in the past two days, according to new UN estimates released Friday. FULL STORY l THREATS AGAINST AID WORKERS l DOCTORS HELPLESS

- Cholera epidemic threatens all Nigeria, government warns
A cholera epidemic in northern Nigeria has killed more than 350 people since June and threatens to spread to the entire country, according to the west African nation's health ministry.

- N. Korea frees American to Carter
Former President Jimmy Carter is leaving North Korea Friday with a U.S. citizen who was imprisoned in the communist country after entering it illegally in January, the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, said.

- Somali government fears more militant attacks
Somali government officials on Friday warned that Islamist rebels may intensify attacks against civilians and security forces to mark the 17th day of Ramadan.

- Another union threatens to strike in South Africa
Another powerful union in South Africa is threatening to join the massive strike that has already crippled the country.

- Britain facing home-grown terrorist threat, report says
Britain is facing an increasing threat from lone home-grown terrorists, especially among radicalized Muslims in the prison system, a report from a security think tank said Friday.

- Trapped miners send video messages
As Chile labors carefully to rescue 33 trapped miners, the nation is subtly working to buoy their hopes and psychological equilibrium by not telling them straight out just how long it could take to free them from the bottom of a dark and craggy shaft.

- Banks back switch to renminbi for trade
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- Human trafficking big business in Mexico
Mario Santos likely never made it to the United States.

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