But the New Zealander shrugged off the incident and slotted a late penalty as he began his seven-month sojourn in the south of France with a victory.
Also, the World Cup in South Africa this month loudly heralds the arrival of Africa onto the world sports stage.
The players who will delight the world in South Korea and Japan over the next month are professionals, playing in the full glare of publicity.
U.S. and Pakistani government officials have said they are confident that Mehsud was killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike on his father-in-law's house in the South Waziristan tribal region earlier this month.
The 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference will be held in Durban in South Africa at the end of this month.
To get through the backlog, Boeing is ramping up production to build 10 787s per month in Washington state and South Carolina by the end of 2013.
The government began a review last month of how the UK might expand capacity in the South East.
When the decision to hold such a gathering was first announced, at the annual summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations in Laos last month, no one seemed to know the answer.
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The divorce could go through before the World Cup in South Africa next month, according to reports.
The strength of the dollar was also felt in South Korea, where it hit a five month high against the won after the Bank of Korea decided to keep interest rates steady.
The call follows a report earlier in the month which showed business start ups in the region were running at a quarter of the rate for those in the South West and a tenth of the London level.
Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration's man for South Asia, announced last month that, in the revamped campaign against the Taliban, America would no longer push for the eradication of opium crops, which he said was counterproductive and a waste of money.
In South Yorkshire over the same 12 month period there were 28 incidents of cable theft, down from 160 the previous year, said Network Rail.
France - the former colonial power in Mali - launched a military operation last month after the militants appeared to be threatening the south.
The CAF appeals committee, which met in Johannesburg, found no new reasons to overturn the disqualification, announced last month after the South African club failed to turn up for their first round second leg game in Madagascar.
France - the former colonial power in Mali - launched a military operation this month after Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south.
But 14 security chiefs across the south have been replaced in the past month.
Riversimple, based in Ludlow, south Shropshire, said the 12-month trial would start towards the end of 2012.
Lawrence, who scored the winner in last month's friendly win over South Africa, will win his third cap.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) investigated two outbreaks of violence in the Fayoum area, south of Cairo, last month.
During a news conference in South Africa earlier this month, the Eagles captain announced his desire for one of Mali's allies --- "be it France or our neighbors" -- to return order to the north of the country as quickly as possible.
The opposition in South Korea agreed to end the boycott of parliament it had maintained for more than a month in protest at the government's lifting of a ban on imports of American beef.
Ponting retired at the start of this month following the series defeat by South Africa, being Australia's leading runscorer in all forms of cricket and the world's second highest behind Sachin Tendulkar of India.
The month-long World Cup kicks off in South Africa on 11 June.
The images of the assault of the 17-year-old girl, believed to be mentally ill, swept across the Internet last month and touched a nerve in South Africa.
The Kiwis are on tour in South Africa from early next month to mid-May.
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Abrams, the coalition commander in south Afghanistan, told Pentagon reporters this month.
As of the end of February, VWO had less than 8% of its portfolio in South Korea, which compared with 11% the month before.
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But last month, The Barking Deer, located in the South Mumbai creative hub of Lower Parel, started serving beers crafted in-house by brew master Benjamin Johnson, originally from North Dakota.
Lotte last month launched Xylitol Helco gum in South Korea to fight the bacteria causing stomach ulcers.
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