Lysacek shocks Plushenko to claim men's gold
VANCOUVER (AFP) - American Evan Lysacek shocked reigning champion Yevgeny Plushenko to end Russia's long dominance in the Olympic men's figure skating event on Thursday.
Nations:Russia Switzerland People:Charlie Chaplin Activities:2010 Winter Olympics Source:(AFP)
2010-02-19
Emotional Lindsey Vonn thunders to gold
WHISTLER (Reuters) - An emotional Lindsey Vonn hurtled down the mountain on Wednesday to become the first U.S. skier to win the Olympic women's downhill title.
Nations:Sweden Romania Switzerland Activities:2010 Winter Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-17
Chinese period drama opens 60th Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AFP) - The 60th Berlin Film Festival kicks off Thursday with the world premiere of "Apart Together", a lush period drama from China and one of 20 pictures vying for the coveted Golden Bear top prize.
Nations:Argentina Switzerland People:Martin Scorsese Renee Zellweger Michael Winterbottom Roman Polanski Tony Blair Zhang Yimou
2010-02-11
Federer wins 16th major, prolongs British drought
MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer felt awkward for a moment, celebrating his 16th Grand Slam title while Andy Murray cried for Britain.
Nations:Australia People:Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Venus Williams Roger Federer Serena Williams Activities:2010 Australian Open
2010-01-31
U.S. satisfied with recall fix, Toyota chief apologizes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators are satisfied with a Toyota Motor Corp. plan for fixing an accelerator problem that is part of a widening global recall and unprecedented sales and production halt, a government official said on Saturday.
Nations:France U.S. Switzerland Source:(Reuters)
2010-01-30
Sorry, mate! Top seeds end Australian hopes
MELBOURNE, Australia - Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur faced the best in the business and could be excused for wishing they had skipped work when a half million other Aussies took a day off.
Nations:Australia Belarus Poland Russia People:Venus Williams Novak Djokovic Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko Mikhail Youzhny Dinara Safina Activities:2010 Australian Open
2010-01-25
Gene discovery may help guide breast cancer care
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An abnormality in two genes can make a common class of chemotherapy drugs used to fight breast cancer less effective, U.S. researchers said on Sunday in a finding that could help doctors better tailor treatments.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2010-01-24
Murray, Zheng through, Petrova upsets Kuznetsova
MELBOURNE, Australia - Andy Murray overcame big-serving John Isner 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to set up a possible Australian Open quarterfinal match against defending champion Rafael Nadal.
Nations:Australia Colombia Argentina Poland People:Rafael Nadal Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic Tommy Haas Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko Activities:2010 Australian Open
2010-01-23
Berlin film fest unveils star-packed line-up
BERLIN (AFP) - New movies starring Ben Stiller, Julianne Moore, Gerard Depardieu, Jessica Alba and James Franco will headline the 60th Berlin film festival next month, organisers said Wednesday.
Nations:Switzerland People:Martin Scorsese Casey Affleck Rebecca Hall Michael Winterbottom Catherine Keener Jessica Alba
2010-01-19
Quake landslides wipe out 4 villages in Indonesia
PADANG, Indonesia - At least four Indonesian villages were obliterated by earthquake-triggered landslides that buried as many as 644 people including a wedding party under mountains of mud and debris, officials said Saturday.
Nations:Indonesia Denmark Switzerland Netherlands South Korea Australia Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Obama: Iran must follow through on nuke promises
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday called landmark nuclear talks with Iran a constructive beginning, then challenged Tehran to match words with deeds by giving international inspectors "unfettered access" to a previously secret uranium enrichment plant within two weeks.
Nations:Russia Switzerland People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-01
Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custody
ZURICH - Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed a motion in court Tuesday asking that the director be released from Swiss custody -- the first step in his legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States for a 1977 statutory rape case.
Nations:Switzerland U.S. Poland People:Roman Polanski Hillary Clinton Ewan McGregor Pierce Brosnan
2009-09-29
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