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AFP – Voters in Portugal cast ballots Sunday in a presidential poll expected to hand victory to conservative incumbent Anibal Cavaco Silva as the country battles a crippling financial crisis.

AP – Portugal’s financial crisis weighed heavily in the country’s presidential election Sunday, with opinion polls indicating an emphatic victory for the conservative incumbent after the Socialist government enacted deeply unpopular austerity measures.

AP – South Korea released a video Sunday of a dramatic raid by commandos on a hijacked ship in the Arabian Sea that rescued all 21 crew members and killed eight Somali pirates.

AFP – Rain stopped play with South Africa on 226 for three after 42 overs in the fifth and final one-day international against India at SuperSport Park on Sunday.

AFP – Three-time champions Japan have long expected to face South Korea at the Asian Cup and are ready for a tough semi-final with their old cross-strait rivals.

AFP – A deal between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and rebel lawmakers on opening the country’s new parliament looked in doubt Sunday amid disagreement over a special tribunal on electoral fraud.

AFP – Uzbekistan coach Vadim Abramov said Sunday he was wary of Australia’s big-match exerience ahead of their Asian Cup semi-final clash after watching them grind down Iraq to make the last four.

AFP – Men’s champion Roger Federer stuttered to a record-equalling 27th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open Sunday, as Francesca Schiavone won the longest women’s match at a major.

AFP – At least 2.5 million Muslims joined prayers on Sunday near the Bangladeshi capital as part of the second largest annual Islamic festival after the Hajj to Mecca, officials said.

AFP – A plan for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to open a new parliament this week looked in question Sunday as an official source said his attendance was „conditional” and fresh talks with lawmakers were announced.