London - Manchester City confirmed on Friday that their attempt to become Asia's Premier League team is over.
The move comes after former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's sale of the cub last Septemer.
Jimmy Heosontaty, City's former representative in Thailand, said a plan for an academy had been abandoned and the club's merchandise shop, launched to great fanfare last year, had closed due to a lack of interest.
"We saw no point in carrying on after the (Shinawatra) family sold their share," Heosontaty told journalists.
London - Horses were domesticated around 1,000 years earlier than previously believed and were used by cultures in the steppes of Kazakhstan 5,500 years ago, British scientists have found.
Controversial pop legend Michael Jackson has undergone a series of 50 health checks to prove his fitness in order perform a series of his upcoming London concerts.
A UK-based website has reported that there were doubts about the 50-year-old star's fitness which prompted promoters to seek undertakings on his well-being.
London - Britain's Industry Secretary Peter Mandelson had dyed green custard hurled at him by an environmental protestor opposed to airport expansion in London Friday.
The minister and former European Union (EU) Commissioner was walking to the venue of a low-carbon meeting in London when the incident occurred.
London - US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are expected to be received by Queen Elizabeth II during the Group of 20 (G20) summit in London next month, according to media reports Friday.
The private visit is due to take place at Buckingham Palace before the start of the one-day summit of world leaders in London on April 2.
Although the palace has not confirmed the fixture, the BBC's royal correspondent and a number of newspapers said Friday that it was certain to happen.
London, Mar 6 : Aussie marsupial, the wombat, has proven itself to be useful after its droppings were turned into paper.
The paper, which is either green or gold depending on when the excrement is collected, has been launched by an Australian company that previously made paper from kangaroo droppings.
Creative Paper''s Darren Simpson said wombats are much cleaner than kangaroos, making it easier to make the product.
However the poo is only collected and used from animals in captivity.
London - Manchester City confirmed on Friday that their attempt to become Asia's Premier League team is over. 
Controversial pop legend Michael Jackson has undergone a series of 50 health checks to prove his fitness in order perform a series of his upcoming London concerts.
London - Britain's Industry Secretary Peter Mandelson had dyed green custard hurled at him by an environmental protestor opposed to airport expansion in London Friday. 
London - US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are expected to be received by Queen Elizabeth II during the Group of 20 (G20) summit in London next month, according to media reports Friday.
London, Mar 6 : Aussie marsupial, the wombat, has proven itself to be useful after its droppings were turned into paper. 
