
Dublin tourists lead icy St. Patrick's Day parade
Never mind the fickle Irish weather. A chilly, damp Dublin celebrated St. Patrick's Day with artistic flair anyway Sunday as the focal point for a ...

Lancaster looks long-term after blowing Grand Slam
As the fireworks exploded in the Cardiff sky and the gleaming Six Nations trophy was passed from one euphoric Wales player to the next, their dejected ...
Australia gets first Aboriginal government leader
Australia has its first Aboriginal leader of a provincial government, a development welcomed by the prime minister as a historic moment for the ...
Asia stocks cautious despite strong US retail data
Asian stock markets mostly retreated Thursday as caution prevailed despite a ninth day of gains on Wall Street and a bump up in U.S. retail sales.
New Zealand gay marriage bill passes critical test
New Zealand lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill allowing same-sex marriage Wednesday, all but assuring that it will soon become law.
A look at the drivers starting the new F1 season
A brief look at the drivers who will compete in the Formula One season: (with age, nationality, manufacturer, number of championships, race wins and ...
World Freestyle Skiing Championships Results
Results Friday from the freestyle skiing world championships: Dual moguls(equals) Men(equals) 1. Alex Bilodeau, Canada. 2.

Porte wins 5th stage of Paris-Nice, takes lead
Australian rider Richie Porte counterattacked in the penultimate kilometer to win the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race on Friday and take the yellow ...
No certainties as F1 sets to start 2013 season
Formula One is sometimes derided by critics as predictable, yet even the biggest skeptics may concede that the 2013 season is cloaked in uncertainty.
Vettel favorite as F1 set to begin
The pre-season testing for Red Bull has been surprisingly subdued, with the team struggling to top the time sheets and cynics wondering whether ...
Ferrari finally feels ready compete consistently
It's been a long time since Ferrari was this confident entering a Formula One season. After four years without a title, the Italian team finally feels ...

Asia markets suffer slight post-Dow hangover
Japan's Nikkei 225 index topped 12,000 for the first time in more than four years, but stock markets elsewhere in Asia flagged following Wall Street's ...
Asia stocks rise after Dow hits new all-time high
The Dow's new all-time high and better economic data from the United States propelled Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. Markets continued to shrug ...

Middle East is new global travel crossroads
It's 1 a.m. and the sprawling airport in this desert city is bustling. Enough languages fill the air to make a United Nations translator's head spin.

Mercedes' Rosberg closes F1 tests with fastest lap
Mercedes appears poised to make a good start in the Formula One season after Nico Rosberg clocked the best lap time in testing in Sunday's final ...
Soliman threatens legal action over doping report
Australian boxer Sam Soliman has threatened legal action after a German newspaper reported that he failed a drug test taken before his win over former ...
Report: Soliman fails drug test for Sturm bout
Australian boxer Sam Soliman has reportedly failed a drug test taken before his win over former WBA champion Felix Sturm in their IBF middleweight ...

AP Interview: Cardinal wary over pope resignation
The Catholic church doesn't need "the successor of Peter popping in and out," Australia's cardinal said Friday as questions were raised about what ...

Webber fastest on 1st day of last F1 test session
Red Bull driver Mark Webber set the pace in cold and wet conditions on the first day of the final Formula One preseason testing session, edging just ...

Loved ones salute New Zealand dad killed by shark
About 150 friends and family of a man killed in a shark attack wrote messages to him in the sand Thursday and stepped into the water at a New Zealand ...

Large shark kills man in New Zealand; beach closed
A shark possibly 14 feet (4 meters) long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to ...

World's postal services struggle with lower demand
Sandra Vidulich is so excited about the leather boots she ordered through Amazon that she rips open the box in front of the postman and tries them on.

Billionaire launches plans for Titanic replica
What could possibly go wrong? An Australian billionaire is getting ready to build a new version of the Titanic that could set sail in late 2016.

Close encounters with the popes over 3 decades
The Middle East Airlines jetliner had barely taken off from Beirut when I was escorted down the aisle to the first-class section and seated beside ...