Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover
Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some ...
Greeks to see no tax relief until budget improves
Greece's conservative-led government can't lower taxes before the public deficit falls further, the prime minister said Thursday, but he pledged to ...
AP Interview: Rogge praises wrestling's changes
Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC ...
Manufacturer Pirelli has doubts over F1 future
Tire manufacturer Pirelli fears for its future in Formula One as time runs out to agree a new contract with teams for next season. Pirelli is ...
Cannes crime: 2nd jewel theft during film festival
Thieves outsmarted 80 security guards in an exclusive French Riviera hotel and made off with a necklace that creators say is worth a staggering 2 ...
Turkey debates alcohol sales and ad restrictions
Turkish lawmakers on Thursday began debating a bill that bans all alcohol advertising and tightens restrictions on sales of such beverages — a ...
FRENCH OPEN 2013: Capsules on men to watch
Men to watch at the French Open, where play begins Sunday: NOVAK DJOKOVIC Ranked: 1 Age: 26 Country: Serbia 2013 Match Record: 28-4 2013 Singles ...
FRENCH OPEN 2013: Tournament at a glance
A quick glance at the French Open, the year's second Grand Slam tennis tournament: Site: Roland Garros. Surface: Red clay. Schedule: The 15-day ...
Banned Iranian director Rasoulof coming to Cannes
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, whose movies are banned in his country and who has been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime there, is coming ...
Payne back on the road with 'Nebraska' at Cannes
Shooting the Midwest in monochrome came naturally for Alexander Payne in his father-son road trip "Nebraska." Payne premiered his black-and-white ...
Rosberg quickest in both Monaco GP practice runs
Finishing fastest in both of Thursday's practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix isn't enough to get Nico Rosberg too excited. He knows Mercedes ...
La Scala scales back on productions due to crisis
La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, the theater's general manager said ...
Portugal adds growth plan to austerity measures
Portugal's government says it will offer tax breaks to investors as the bailed-out country looks for ways to spur growth while continuing to cut the ...
Crashes have not dimmed Perez's passion for Monaco
Sergio Perez knows all about the perils of racing in Monaco, yet the Mexican says the only way to tackle Formula One's notoriously complex circuit is ...
Qualifier Pella advances in Duesseldorf tennis
Qualifier Guido Pella of Argentina mastered cold and damp conditions to reach his first semifinal match on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded ...
Violence in Somalia scares investors, aid workers
A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia's capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about ...
NZ going with all-pace attack in 2nd test
Spinner and former skipper Daniel Vettori ruled himself out of the second test at Headingley, ensuring New Zealand will take on England with an ...
UEFA introduces minimum ban for racist abuse
The UEFA executive committee on Thursday ratified a 10-match minimum ban for racist abuse by players or officials. The changes were first announced ...
Court orders Atletico Madrid pay $13 million debt
A Spanish court has ordered Atletico Madrid to pay a media company 10 million euros ($13 million) after finding the club had breached a television ...
Dutch arrest meat works owner in horse meat probe
Dutch authorities on Thursday arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation ...
Sorrentino serves up a cinema banquet at Cannes
Paolo Sorrentino has a thing about food — appropriately enough, for the director of a sumptuous feast of a film, "The Great Beauty." The Italian ...
David Beckham bids au revoir to football
David Beckham will give the world one last chance to see him on a football field on Sunday. The 38-year-old Beckham, who said last week he will retire ...
Column: German domination of football? Not quite
In football, is Germany a nation of chokers? The big surprise about the Champions League final on Saturday isn't the teams — Bayern Munich and ...
Rio Ferdinand signs new 1-year deal with MU
Rio Ferdinand has signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United that will take him into a 12th season at Old Trafford. The 34-year-old ...
German opposition party marks bittersweet 150th
Germany's main opposition party marked a bittersweet 150th birthday on Thursday — trailing badly in polls ahead of September elections and hearing ...
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