European Union lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in favor of a proposed constitution, which will be submitted to a series of make-or-break referendums starting next month in the 25-nation bloc. In a strongly symbolic ballot, 500 members of the European Parliament, based in Strasbourg, voted for the constitution, 137 voted against and 40 abstained.

FERNANDO MORIENTES wants to mark his £6.3million move to Liverpool by ruining Alex Ferguson’s title challenge. The Spaniard, 28, makes his Anfield debut against Manchester United on Saturday after arriving from Real Madrid and passing his medical this afternoon.

Mutu back at Juve

ADRIAN MUTU ended his football exile last night by joining Juventus. And he could even play for Italy’s Serie A giants in this season’s Champions League final against his former club Chelsea. The Romanian, 26, sacked at Stamford Bridge after testing positive for cocaine, has signed a five-year deal. His seven-month ban will end on May 18 and, just seven days later, the Champions League final will be staged in Istanbul. While the chances of Chelsea facing their Turin rivals may be slim, it remains a possibility. And Mutu, providing UEFA allowed him to be registered and he was match fit, could be eligible for a shock call-up. He will also be able to play in two Serie A matches, as the Italian League season runs later than England’s.

Indonesia Orders Aid Workers to Have Military Escorts

Indonesia on Thursday ordered foreign aid workers in tsunami-devastated Aceh province to have military escorts in areas facing violence by insurgents, even as the vice president welcomed a cease-fire offer by the rebels. The total death toll from the disaster rose to more than 157,000. Relief groups have reported having no security problems in Aceh, where rebels have fought a low-level separatist war against government troops for three decades, and some worried that the new restrictions could harm their reputation for independence.

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Indonesia Orders Foreign Troops Providing Aid to Leave by March 26