Topic: Defends

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January 26, 2012

US defends comedian Jay Leno after joke angers Sikhs

WASHINGTON - The State Department stood up for a leading television comedian, Jay Leno, after the ...

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December 28, 2011

PM defends sending memo to MPs body

ISLAMABAD/LARKANA – Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that a request ...

Tags: Miley Cyrus Defends Curves
November 17, 2011

Miley Cyrus defends curves

Miley Cyrus has defended her figure after she was accused of being fat. The former 'Hannah Montana ...

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August 08, 2011

Standard & Poors defends lowering US credit rating

NEW YORK - Standard & Poors has stoutly defended its Fridays decision to downgrade the U.S. ...

Tags: Obama Forcefully Defends Peace Call
May 23, 2011

Obama forcefully defends his ME peace call

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama forcefully defended Sunday his call for an ...

Tags: Riner Defends 100kg Judo Worlds
September 10, 2010

Riner defends over 100kg at judo worlds

TOKYO (AFP) Teddy Riner of France won the mens over- 100-kilogram title for a third straight time ...

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May 23, 2010

Dulgheru defends Warsaw crown

WARSAW (AFP) Romanias Alexandra Dulgheru successfully defended her WTA Warsaw Open title by ...

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May 06, 2010

Duckworth defends D/L after Collingwood blast

PROVIDENCE (Guyana) (AFP) Frank Duckworth, the co-creator of the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method for ...

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April 11, 2010

Zaveck defends IBF Welterweight world title

LJUBLJANA (AFP) Slovenias Jan Zaveck on Friday retained his International Boxing Federation ...

Tags: Defends Inviting Pak Nsummit
April 11, 2010

US defends inviting Pak to N-summit

WASHINGTON The United States Friday defended its decision to invite Pakistan, a 'major source of ...

Tags: Eu Defends Shoe Levy Chinas Complaint
February 05, 2010

EU defends shoe levy after China's complaint

BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission on Thursday defended its penalty taxes on Chinese shoe ...

Tags: China Defends Yuan Stance Eu Criticism
January 15, 2010

China defends yuan stance after EU criticism

BEIJING (AFP) - China offered a fresh defence of its forex policy on Thursday, saying a stable yuan ...

Monmohan defends decision not to retaliate militarily following Mumbai attack

NEW YORK - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan sign has described as "right" his decision not to ...

Tags: Karzai Defends Polls Says Fraud Exaggerated
September 18, 2009

Karzai defends polls, says fraud exaggerated

KABUL (Reuters/AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday he Areports of fraud in the ...

Tags: Clarke Defends T20 Calloff Ecb Promises Inquiry
September 03, 2009

Clarke defends T20 call-off as ECB promises inquiry

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Australia captain Michael Clarke insisted the umpires were right to call-off the ...

Tags: Venus Rolls Acapulco Title Almagro Defends Crown
March 02, 2009

Venus rolls to Acapulco title while Almagro defends crown

ACAPULCO (AFP) - US top seed Venus Williams won her second title in as many weeks, dethroning ...

Tags: Senator Defends Honourkilling
August 30, 2008

Senator defends honour-killing

ISLAMABAD- A Baloch tribal lord caught the upper house by surprise here on Friday when he came ...

Tags: State Dept Defends Khalizad
August 27, 2008

US State Dept. defends Khalizad

WASHINGTON - The US State Department Tuesday defended Zalmay Khalilzad, the American ambassador to ...

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August 22, 2008

Campbell-Brown defends 200m crown

BEIJING (AFP) - Veronica Campbell-Brown won her second Olympic 200-meter final in a row on Friday, ...

Tags: Procter Defends Fantastic Pakistan Security
June 28, 2008

Procter defends 'fantastic' Pakistan security

KARACHI (AFP) - Former South African all-rounder Mike Procter said Friday he saw no reason why ...

Tags: Cyrus Defends Britney Spears Lohan
May 19, 2008

Cyrus defends Britney Spears and Lohan

TEEN star Miley Cyrus has come to the defence of Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears, insisting it's ...