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  Pakistani girl shot by Taliban appears on video

  In her first video statement since she was nearly killed, a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban remained defiant in arguing for girls' education, ... 

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  Girl shot by Taliban undergoes 2 operations in UK

  A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban is in stable condition after undergoing two successful operations to reconstruct her ... 

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  Newcastle find winning touch at Aston Villa

  First half goals from Papiss Cisse and Yohan Cabaye steered Newcastle to its first away win of the Premier League season on Tuesday, a 2-1 victory at ... 

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  Villa owner backing under-pressure Lambert

  Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has broken his long silence to give his backing to under-pressure manager Paul Lambert following a difficult week for ... 

• Lambert penalty sinks Villa into EPL's bottom 3

  Penalty specialist Rickie Lambert converted a first-half spot kick to earn Southampton a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday, dumping the ... 

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  Cup holder Chelsea drawn to play lower-league team

  Chelsea will face lower-league opposition in the next round of its FA Cup defense after being drawn Sunday to face Southend or Brentford. 

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  Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves UK hospital

  Three months after she was shot in the head for daring to say girls should be able to get an education, a 15-year-old Pakistani hugged her nurses and ... 

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  Malala's father given diplomatic role in UK

  The father of a teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head by Taliban for advocating girls' education has been given a diplomatic post in the U.K. 

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  Wigan beats Aston Villa 3-0 in Premier League

  Wigan moved out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win at Aston Villa on Saturday in the Premier League. Ivan Ramis put the visitors ahead in the third ... 

• Nottingham Forest hires Alex McLeish as manager

  Second-tier English club has hired former Birmingham and Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish, a day after firing Sean O'Driscoll. Forest said on its ... 

• Bale hits hat trick as Tottenham routs Villa 4-0

  Gareth Bale scored his first Premier League hat trick as Tottenham routed Aston Villa 4-0 on Wednesday to climb into the Champions League ... 

• West Brom beats Norwich 2-1 in Premier League

  Romelu Lukaku scored in the 82nd minute Saturday to complete a come-from-behind 2-1 for West Bromwich Albion against Norwich in the Premier League, ... 

• Villa held to 0-0 draw by Stoke in Premier League

  Aston Villa dropped one place to 16th in the Premier League despite drawing 0-0 with Stoke on Saturday to stay unbeaten after three games. In a match ... 

• Benteke strikes as Villa beats Reading 1-0 in EPL

  Christian Benteke headed home a late winner as Aston Villa beat Reading 1-0 on Tuesday to climb out of the relegation zone in the Premier League. 

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  Arsenal held to 0-0 draw at Aston Villa

  Arsenal endured its third 0-0 draw of the English Premier League season, allowing Aston Villa to climb out of the relegation zone on Saturday. 

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  Villa manager Lambert banned for Arsenal game

  Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert will be banned for his team's Premier League match against Arsenal on Saturday. Lambert was given a one-match ban for ...