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Pa. institute to make philosopher's work high-tech

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:15:10 -0400

PITTSBURGH - A trans-Atlantic collaboration between institutions in Pittsburgh and England will make available to the world the fragile, handwritten letters and notes of a 19th-century English cardinal who inspired modernization of the Catholic church.

Lampard breaks Chelsea scoring record in Villa win

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:51:19 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, England - Frank Lampard became Chelsea's all-time leading scorer with a double against Aston Villa on Saturday that clinched a 2-1 victory and pushed his club closer to Champions League qualification.

Villa's Petrov retires following leukemia battle

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:27:07 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, England - Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has retired from football following a battle against acute leukemia.

6 men plead guilty to terror charges in UK

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:35:33 -0400

LONDON - Six men pleaded guilty in Britain on Tuesday to planning a terrorist attack on a demonstration by the far-right English Defense League which failed because the plotters arrived after the rally ended.

Villa routs Sunderland 6-1 to close in on safety

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:38:35 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, England - Aston Villa moved closer to avoiding relegation from the Premier League after Christian Benteke scored a second-half hat trick in a 6-1 thrashing of Sunderland on Monday.