New Muhammad Ali emerges in UK

October 8th, 2009 Court in NY: Joe Frazier can't sue tribe hereNEW YORK — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier cannot sue the Oneida Indian Nation over the use of his picture to promote a fight at a casino because of the tribe's sovereign status. The 2nd U.S.

September 12th, 2009 LONDON - An anonymous donor has offered a reward of 1 million dollars for information leading to a valuable collection of Andy Warhol paintings that were stolen from a house in Los Angeles. The stolen artwork includes 10 famous pieces of renowned athletes, including those of boxer Muhammad Ali, footballer Pele, American football star OJ Simpson and tennis champion Chris Evert.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora has denied reports that India has quit plans to build a gas pipeline with Iran and Pakistan. No, it's not off, Deora told journalists here Thursday.

September 10th, 2009 LONDON - Britain and France feared the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 would return Nazi-era ambitions to Germany. East German border guards demolished a section of the wall on November 11, 1989 Secret British government documents to be published on Friday reveal the deep anxieties felt by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President Frangois Mitterrand, following the fall of the wall.

September 9th, 2009 LONDON - A survey has revealed that the Muslim name Mohammed is the third most popular name for baby boys in the UK. According to experts, the number of babies being named Mohammed shows the huge growth in the UK's Muslim population, and name has also been predicted to reach number 1 within two years, reports the Sun.

August 29th, 2009 LONDON - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is in no mood to return to Pakistan soon. Musharraf's close associates believe that the former Army Chief is apparently playing a 'wait and watch' game, and has virtually no plans to return to the Pakistan to face the high treason charges being leveled against him.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - Almost 46 years after his famous victory over Henry Cooper at Wembley, Muhammad Ali is set to go down memory lane during his upcoming tour to Britain. Ali, 67, lands at Manchester airport on Tuesday to complete a short British tour that will include appearances at a series of dinners, The Times reports.

August 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Best selling author Sebastian Faulks has courted controversy by saying the Koran has "no ethical dimension". In an interview with today's Sunday Times Magazine, he added that the Islamic holy scripture was "a depressing book", was "very one-dimensional" and unlike the Christian New Testament had "no new plan for life".

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - British authorities have denied bail to Pakistani students detained earlier this year on national security grounds in simultaneous raids conducted across the country. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission after hearing the bail pleas of two students, Muhammad Ramazan and Ahmad Faraz at the Royal Courts of Justice here, refused to grant bail in all seven cases levied against them, The Daily Times reports.

June 20th, 2009 Bill Clinton says civil rights struggle continuesCINCINNATI — Former President Bill Clinton says the need to push for racial equality is far from over. Clinton said Saturday that despite such racial progress as the election of Barack Obama as president, economic, educational and other social divides remain.

June 18th, 2009 MLB's Civil Rights weekend at glanceSome highlights of Major League Baseball's Civil Rights Game weekend events in Cincinnati: FRIDAY: Round-table discussion on baseball and the civil rights movement at the National Underground Freedom Center. SATURDAY NOON: Luncheon to honor Muhammad Ali, Hank Aaron and Bill Cosby for contributions to civil rights.

May 3rd, 2009 Johnson emerges with a 2-shot lead at Quail HollowCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tiger Woods dropped out of the lead with late bogeys for the second straight day, leaving former Masters champion Zach Johnson with a two-shot advantage Saturday heading into the final round of the Quail Hollow Championship.

April 7th, 2009 LONDON - Kent skipper Rob Key has emerged as a front runner to be England's Twenty20 captain after Andrew Strauss was dramatically axed from the list of probables. Key tops the list for World Twenty20 event because he is a sharp thinker, aggressive batsman and a respected leader, The Sun reported.

April 5th, 2009 LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has emerged as the front-runner to become the first permanent president of the European Union. Blair has stepped up his campaign for the job, which he wants to use to build a bridge between Europe and the new Barack Obama Administration, The Independent reported.

February 12th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has spoofed Micheal Jackson's infamous incident of dangling his son Prince Michael II from the fourth floor of a hotel room in Germany in 2002. Kutcher, who was in Germany for the premiere of his wife Demi Moore's film, 'Happy Tears' was in the same fourth floor room of the hotel where in 2002 Jackson brandished his son, reports dailymail.co.uk.