Minutes later Martins took a pass from substitute Charles N'Zogbia before smashing the ball spectacularly past Kirkland from 15 yards as St James' Park erupted in what looked to be the defining moment of the match.

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Burns also urged U.N. members to pass a counterterrorism convention, a proposal long delayed because countries cannot agree on a definition of terrorism.

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Only companies whose products pass certification testing will be able to display the N-Mark, the universal symbol for NFC, which tells consumers where to touch to initiate NFC services on a device.

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Chief pest to the Liverpool defence was N'Zogbia, who after almost releasing Rodallega with a clever reverse pass, flashed a couple of dangerous crosses across the Liverpool defence.

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"What the United Kingdom must do is apply the diplomatic obligations of the (U.N.) Refugee Convention and let him leave with a safe conduct pass, " said Baltasar Garzon, a former Spanish judge who said he is working pro bono as coordinator of Assange's defense team, by e-mail from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.

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Now, he said, Mr Teso and n.runs, the German security company he works for, are setting up meetings to pass on his findings.

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Despite being almost totally outplayed, Wigan did occasionally string a move together that ensured the United defence was not completely redundant, and Charles N'Zogbia missed a great chance to reduce the deficit when Won-Hee Cho's pass set him free in the box only for the winger to drift his shot wide, while Hugo Rodallega headed straight at Tomasz Kuszczak from six yards out.

BBC: Manchester United 5-0 Wigan

Neath-based Theatr na n'Og's 30-minute drama targets primary school age children in the hope they will pass messages on to grandparents.

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