Former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler to make debut for North Queensland against Sydney FCSYDNEY — Former Liverpool and England striker Robbie Fowler will make his Australian competition debut for expansion team North Queensland Fury against Sydney FC in Townsville on Aug. 8, the A-League announced Monday. US envoy: Pakistan aid surpassed expectations but more needed to fight terrorismUS envoy: Pakistan aid beats hopes but more needed TOKYO — A day after international donors pledged more than $5 billion to Pakistan, U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said Saturday that the aid exceeded expectations but far more is needed to strengthen the country’s economy and fight terrorism. Kidnapped Swiss Red Cross worker freed in Philippines, Italian man still held by militantsMANILA, Philippines — A Swiss Red Cross worker was freed Saturday after three months of captivity in a Philippine jungle, but al-Qaida-linked militants were still holding an Italian hostage who is ill and needs surgery, officials said. British soldier killed in AfghanistanLONDON — Britain’s defense ministry says a soldier has been killed while on patrol in southern Afghanistan. |