Powell celebrates comeback with easy win in Rome
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World record holder Asafa Powell made an impressive comeback from injury by winning the 100 meters in 9.90 seconds at a Golden League meeting on Friday.
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Center-left leaders rallied behind Romano Prodi on Friday, boosting his chances of returning to office just days after he resigned as premier.Comment
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in the Senate on Wednesday, allowing him to stay in office and drawing an end to a political crisis prompted by his resignation a week ago.
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ROME : Two female Italian aid workers arrived back in Rome after being released from a three-week hostage ordeal in Iraq, sparking scenes of joy at their homes and relief among world leaders.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell again expressed American support for the world body's embattled leader.
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Asafa Powell of Jamaica bettered his world record in the 100 meters Sunday, finishing in 9.74 seconds at the Rieti Grand Prix.
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Italian center-left leader Romano Prodi was re-confirmed as premier Friday, after winning a confidence vote in the lower house of parliament.Comment
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave the Iraqi government a gentle prod Tuesday to move faster toward political reconciliation during the American troop buildup in Baghdad.
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister made a quick but productive stop in Rome Thursday, receiving Italy&#39;s commitment to keep its troops in the US-led
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Pope Benedict made a triumphant  return on Saturday to Munich, where he served as archbishop for  five years, and told the cheering crowds he was deeply moved to  come back to his Bavarian homeland.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was slightly injured in an attack in a Rome square on New Year's Eve, said he felt fine.
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Colin Powell's NATO colleagues brewed up some festive cheer for the departing secretary of state, presenting him with some fine European beer as a farewell gift Thursday.
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The former Iraqi Prime Minister seeking a return to power receives a thumbs-up from Saddam's old party
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Good news swept through Italy with lightning speed just after 5:30 on Tuesday afternoon. Kidnapped women aid workers Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, both 29, were suddenly free after three weeks of national angst.
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Italian football clubs have celebrated the release of the two Italian aid workers who were held hostage in Iraq for three weeks. Simone Pari and Simone Torretta returned to Rome on Tuesday evening after being set free by their captors.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell said yesterday that he won Israel&#39;s agreement to permit freedom of movement for Palestinians when they hold elections for a successor to Yasser Arafat in January.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Outgoing Secretary of  State Colin Powell signaled on Tuesday Washington was open to  one day re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran after the  countries held their most sustained, high-level contact in  years.