Call to ban 'no-holds' fighting
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Leading UK doctors call for a total ban on brutal, no-holds-barred fighting.
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LONDON -- Britain&#39;s highest court harshly condemned yesterday one of the most hotly disputed elements of the country&#39;s anti-terrorist strategy -- a law allowing some foreign suspects to be locked up indefinitely with no charge.
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Producers of US boxing TV show The Contender, featuring Sylvester Stallone, are trying to block a rival show from being broadcast next month.
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No swearing allowed. Quit the sexist and racist chants, as well. And if sports fans don't stop, they will get tossed from the stands, Boston University officials are warning.
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The British Medical Association has called for a ban on mixed martial arts competitions, including "ultimate fighting", on the grounds they can cause traumatic brain injury.
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: Taiwanese officials urged opposition leaders not to hold a new round of violent protests Thursday if the High Court refuses to nullify President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s narrow victory in the March presidential election.
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Mobile phones should be classed as a potentially offensive weapon, a teaching union argues.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday called on the European Union to toughen its stance on Myanmar, urging the military junta to &quot;exercise restraint&quot; over protestors.
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A prominent leader of the settler movement is urging followers to engage in non-violent civil disobedience, in an effort to halt the removal of Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: This ban is a classic instance of centralised meddling which ignores the potential of local self-discipline.
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A human rights group has suggested a mandatory flash on camera mobiles would counter illicit photography.
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Spain's Basque regional government called on armed separatist group ETA to renounce violence on Tuesday, stepping up political pressure on the severely weakened guerrillas to lay down their arms.
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Opposition candidates in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential elections have called for a repeat because of irregularities. It&#39;s a demand that could seriously harm the country&#39;s budding democracy, according to DW&#39;s Karen Fischer.
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Mention Bernard Hopkins, and Felix Trinidad winces. Bring up Oscar De La Hoya or Roy Jones, and Trinidad shakes his head.
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Former heavyweight champion John Ruiz recently won a battle with the World Boxing Association, whose title he once held, but he must be far more careful to ensure he also wins the upcoming fistic war.
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A row is brewing over planned new laws which critics claim would allow euthanasia by the back door.
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Britainâs top police officer today called for an urgent updating of the law to protect householders who use force to defend their homes against criminals - even if it involves killing the intruder.