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Portsmouth stunned by fine over transfer of forward Benjani

Portsmouth stunned by fine over transfer of forward BenjaniLondon - Portsmouth pronounced themselves "astounded" on Monday after being fined for breaching rules over the transfer of Benjani Mwaruwari to and from the club.

An independent commission imposed a 15,000-pound (23,000-dollar) fine and have given the player's agent, Willie McKay, a suspended sentence.

They were found guilty of breaching a Football Association regulation prohibiting agents from acting for two different clubs in two consecutive transactions involving the same player.

Rooney escapes charge over stamping allegation

Rooney escapes charge over stamping allegation

Bolivians protest ban on used car imports; one dead, five injured

Bolivians protest ban on used car imports; one dead, five injuredLa Paz  - One man died and at least five others were injured Monday when Bolivian police tried to control protestors who were demonstrating against a government ban on the import of used cars.

Police used force to lift a blockade on the road that links La Paz to the rest of the country, according to media reports. A 29-year-old man died after his throat was reportedly punctured by a pellet shot by a police officer.

Madonna to pay ex-husband 76 million dollars in divorce deal

Madonna to pay ex-husband 76 million dollars in divorce deal New York  - In the largest-ever divorce payment from a wife to her ex-husband, Madonna will pay Guy Ritchie at least 76 million dollars, her spokeswoman in New York said Monday.

The couple still has to settle custody arrangements for their children Rocco, 8, and David, 3. But the deal gives film director Ritchie the couple's English country estate, west London pub and a reported cash settlement of 53 million dollars, Madonna's representative Liz Rozenberg told the New York Daily News.

Bomb explodes in Ain el Hilweh camp, no casualties

Bomb explodes in Ain el Hilweh camp, no casualtiesBeirut  - A bomb exploded late Monday inside the Palestinian refugee camp Ain el Hilweh in southern Lebanon, but did not inflict any casualties, Palestinian sources said.

The bomb exploded in Hay al Manshiyeh, an area inside Ain el Hilweh, which is the home of some 70,000 Palestinian refugees, and caused only material damage, the sources said.

Ain el Hilweh, one of the 12 camps that host some 367,000 Palestinian refugees across Lebanon, has in recent months seen clashes between the mainstream Fatah movement and fundamentalist groups Jund al-Sham and Fatah al-Islam.

Nasrallah calls for open-ended protest until Gaza siege is lifted

Nasrallah calls for open-ended protest until Gaza siege is lifted

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