Recession alarm rings around the world
PARIS (AFP) - Giants of the auto, airline and technology industries ordered emergency action against the global financial crisis on Friday as shares took a new hammering amid mounting gloom.
Nations:France Japan U.K. Turkey Slovenia Slovakia People:Gordon Brown Alan Greenspan Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2008-10-24
Federer beats Blake at Australian Open
Top-ranked Roger Federer overcome a pesky challenge from No. 12 James Blake 7-5, 7-6 (5), 6-4 Wednesday to reach the Australian Open semifinals.
Nations:Slovakia People:Novak Djokovic Venus Williams Jelena Jankovic James Blake Daniela Hantuchova Pete Sampras Activities:2008 Australian Open
2008-01-23
Hingis tests positive for cocaine and retires
Former world number one Martina Hingis said on Thursday she had tested positive for cocaine during Wimbledon this year and announced her retirement from professional tennis.
Nations:Switzerland People:Martina Hingis Activities:2007 Wimbledon
2007-11-01
Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?
Internet users in Egypt, India and Turkey are the world's most frequent searchers for Web sites using the keyword "sex" on Google search engines, according to statistics provided by Google Inc (GOOG.O).
Nations:Australia U.S. Canada U.K. Pakistan Mexico People:David Beckham Britney Spears Kate Moss Tom Cruise
2007-10-17
Henin beats Venus at U.S. Open
Venus Williams left the U.S. Open the same way Serena Williams did, undone by all those big shots off the racket of little Justine Henin. In a riveting match filled with superb all-court play, Henin became only the second woman to beat both Williams sisters at the same Grand Slam tournament, reaching the final at Flushing Meadows with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Venus on Friday.
People:Svetlana Kuznetsova Justine Henin Venus Williams Anna Chakvetadze Serena Williams Martina Hingis Activities:2007 U.S. Tennis Open
2007-09-07
Sharapova sharp in rout while Roddick moves on
Maria Sharapova needed only 51 minutes to overwhelm Australian Casey Dellacqua in the second round of the U.S. Open Thursday, serving notice that she is focused, in-form and determined to defend her title.
Nations:France People:Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko James Blake Richard Gasquet Andy Murray Tomas Berdych Activities:2007 U.S. Tennis Open
2007-08-31
Sharapova firepower overwhelms Aussie at US Open
Maria Sharapova produced another display of fearsome big hitting to roll into the US Open third round on Thursday.
Nations:France Germany Spain Argentina People:Tommy Haas Jonas Bjorkman Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko James Blake Richard Gasquet Activities:2007 U.S. Tennis Open
2007-08-31
Defending champ Sharapova coasts at Open
The lady in red shanked a backhand wide, prompting Maria Sharapova's opponent to leap in the air and pump her fist and smile as though she'd won the match -- or, indeed, the U.S. Open championship itself.
Nations:Ukraine Italy France People:Novak Djokovic Svetlana Kuznetsova James Blake Daniela Hantuchova Venus Williams Lleyton Hewitt Activities:2007 U.S. Tennis Open
2007-08-29
Federer and Henin roll into second round
Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin put on a dazzling show to kick off the U.S. Open, destroying their bewildered opponents in straight sets on Monday.
Nations:Slovakia Germany People:Jelena Jankovic Justine Henin Venus Williams Roger Federer Activities:2007 U.S. Tennis Open
2007-08-28
Wimbledon kicks off after rain delay
At Wimbledon, it's Rafael Nadal's turn to try and make some history. Only two weeks after beating top-ranked Roger Federer in a second straight French Open final, the Spaniard will get another chance to win a Grand Slam title away from Roland Garros when Wimbledon starts on Monday after a rain delay of nearely three hours.
Nations:Spain People:Marat Safin Jelena Jankovic Tim Henman Amelie Mauresmo Rafael Nadal Roger Federer Activities:2007 Wimbledon
2007-06-25
Russians silent on U.S. missile plans
Defense Secretary Robert Gates' assertion that the Bush administration will not replace its plan for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe with Russia's counterproposal for a radar site in Azerbaijan was met Friday with silence.
Nations:Afghanistan Azerbaijan Poland Romania Latvia Slovakia People:Robert Gates Vladimir Putin Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2007-06-15
Sharapova reaches Australian Open semis
Maria Sharapova advanced to the Australian Open semifinals with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 win Wednesday over Anna Chakvetadze, another 19-year-old Russian.
Nations:Australia People:Shahar Peer Tommy Haas Nikolay Davydenko Nicole Vaidisova Rafael Nadal Kim Clijsters Activities:2007 Australian Open
2007-01-23
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