Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nations:Canada Australia South Africa Austria Nigeria Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-12
Best shot of his life moves Federer to final
NEW YORK - And for his next act ...
People:Jack Nicholson Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Serena Williams Charlize Theron Activities:2009 U.S. Tennis Open
2009-09-13
Myanmar sentences Suu Kyi to more house arrest
YANGON, Myanmar - A Myanmar court convicted democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday of violating her house arrest by allowing an uninvited American to stay at her home. The head of the military-ruled country ordered her to serve an 18-month sentence under house arrest.
Nations:Myanmar South Africa People:Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Aung San Suu Kyi
2009-08-11
Detained: Hikers in wrong place, wrong time
SAN FRANCISCO - Freelance journalist Shane Bauer planned to cover the elections in northern Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region. His girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, was going with him on a backpacking trip. Another friend stayed put, under the weather with a cold.
Nations:U.S. India South Africa Switzerland People:Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-08-03
G8 rifts emerge as economic danger signs spied
L'AQUILA, Italy (AFP) - The world's most powerful leaders warned Wednesday the global economy is still in peril, at a summit marred by Russia's renunciation of climate change targets and splits over Iran.
Nations:Russia India North Korea Canada Brazil South Africa People:Hillary Clinton Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Silvio Berlusconi Barack Obama Hu Jintao Activities:Group of Eight
2009-07-08
Worldwide farewell to Jackson
PARIS (AFP) - Millions of Michael Jackson fans staged their own worldwide farewell to their idol Tuesday, organising ceremonies to mark his funeral and gathering before giant screens to watch the Los Angeles tribute to the King of Pop.
Nations:U.S. Australia France Russia People:Michael Jackson Nelson Mandela Jennifer Hudson Quincy Jones Smokey Robinson Stevie Wonder Activities:Michael Jackson Death
2009-07-07
Leaders, superstars, fans mourn King of Pop
LONDON - Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month -- but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend.
Nations:U.K. Colombia South Korea U.S. France Mexico People:Michael Jackson Nelson Mandela Judy Garland Hugo Chavez Paul McCartney Sophia Loren
2009-06-26
Antarctica to Pyramids -- lights dim for Earth Hour
CHICAGO - From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State Building in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago, illuminated patches of the globe went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:U.S. Denmark South Africa Mexico China Australia People:Ban Ki-moon Joseph Biden Cate Blanchett
2009-03-28
Sydney first major city to mark Earth Hour 2009
SYDNEY - The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:New Zealand Denmark Thailand China Hong Kong South Africa People:Ban Ki-moon Abhisit Vejjajiva Dalai Lama Cate Blanchett Source:(AP)
2009-03-28
Eight dead as Sri Lankan cricketers attacked in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) - Masked gunmen opened fire on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding six team members, police said.
Nations:Sri Lanka India Australia South Africa New Zealand Pakistan Source:(AFP)
2009-03-02
Chinese utility tries to join electricity pioneers
BEIJING - As companies abroad slash spending to ride out a global slump, China's biggest utility is pouring money into the multibillion-dollar field of electric power transmission.
Nations:Brazil China India South Africa Italy U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-21
Ill. Senate begins trial as governor hits TV shows
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment trial opened Monday with a vacant chair reserved for the governor, who boycotted the proceedings and instead spent the day on the TV talk-show circuit in New York, complaining he is being railroaded.
Nations:U.S. People:Rahm Emanuel Nelson Mandela Barack Obama Activities:Blagojevich Corruption Case Source:(AP)
2009-01-26
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