Ricky Ponting has backed up Brendon McCullum's story at Chris Cairns' perjury trial, telling a London court he was with the New Zealand cricketer when "Cairnsy" called with a business proposition.
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JERUSALEM - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned Israelis and Palestinians they are at a "dangerous abyss" and must act quickly to calm nearly three weeks of unrest before it spirals further out of control.
BERLIN - Germany's top-selling Bild daily has documented racist vitriol against migrants posted by Facebook users in a double-page newspaper spread, as pressure grows on the social network to eliminate hate speech.
NEW YORK - Women worldwide live longer lives and are more educated than at any time in the past 20 years, but more than a third have been victims of violence, a UN report says.
NEW YORK - A record 24,000-plus rat complaints have been made in New York so far this year as authorities step up their war against the vermin that roam subways, sewers and parks.
WASHINGTON - The US and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes air safety measures so pilots from the two countries steer clear of each other as they conduct separate bombing campaigns, the Pentagon says.
DONETSK - Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian insurgents say they have begun withdrawing tanks and smaller weapons from the frontline splitting the devastated Donetsk region in the ex-Soviet state's eastern war zone.
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