Europe

Europe

• Saltman takes 2-shot lead at Madeira after day 1

  Lloyd Saltman of Scotland carded an 8-under 64 to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Madeira Islands Open on Thursday. Saltman was the ... 

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  Madrid to play Atletico in Copa del Rey final

  With a return to England looking likely, Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho can go out a winner when his team plays crosstown rival Atletico Madrid on ... 

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  Cyprus may presell gas reserves to ease crisis

  Cyprus may presell the country's offshore natural gas reserves to raise cash quickly and pull it out of its deep financial crisis, the country's ... 

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  Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

  Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: Will a switched-at-birth Japanese drama tug on Steven Spielberg's ... 

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  Balotelli and El Shaarawy headline Italy squad

  Mario Balotelli and AC Milan strike partner Stephan El Shaarawy headline Italy's squad for upcoming matches against San Marino and the Czech Republic, ... 

• Reaction to Beckham announcing his retirement

  Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: ___ "David Beckham, one of the ... 

• Lyon looks for step closer to Champions League

  Lyon gets the chance to move to within 90 minutes of Champions League football next season when it faces Nice on Saturday. With champion Paris ... 

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  Coppola's 'Bling Ring' at home at decadent Cannes

  Sofia Coppola was just 8 years old when she first came to the Cannes Film Festival. Her father, Francis Ford Coppola, was there to premiere a ... 

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  US scores 8, beats Russia at hockey worlds

  Paul Stastny had two goals and two assists and Craig Smith had five assists on Thursday to give the United States a spot in the hockey world ... 

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  Beckham: A sports icon of our times

  David Beckham's retirement will bring an end to a footballing career that went far beyond his sport, and turned a gangly teenager from east London ... 

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  A look at some of Beckham's most famous haircuts

  Through the years, David Beckham has become as famous for his hair styles as for his free kicks. Here's a look at some of his more famous ... 

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  NZ shows up plodding England on 1st day at Lord's

  In the curtain-raiser to an action-packed English summer of international cricket, New Zealand stole the show by limiting England to a plodding 160-4 ... 

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  Beckham's role after retirement to remain global

  After David Beckham's long and distinguished football career ends on a remote plastic field in northwestern France, his life promises to be far more ... 

• Hungarian ex-president's plagiarism case closed

  Former Hungarian President Pal Schmitt hopes to continue working in the Olympic movement despite a plagiarism scandal. Schmitt resigned as Hungarian ... 

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  Merkel, Hollande at odds over Europe's way forward

  Germany and France recognize that their cooperation is key to overcoming Europe's persistent economic crisis, but comments Thursday by the leaders of ... 

• Trump goes to court to oppose Scotland wind farm

  American tycoon Donald Trump is taking legal action to challenge the Scottish government's decision to approve an offshore wind farm near his luxury ... 

• Greek hotel entertainer charged with stabbing boy

  A young entertainer at a Greek island hotel was charged Thursday with attempted murder and theft for allegedly stabbing a Russian guest's child 20 ... 

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  Coetzee tells Spain: Drop pro-bullfighting law

  Nobel Literature laureate J.M. Coetzee has called on Spain to abandon plans to protect bullfighting, making a rare public appeal against what he ... 

• Greek strikes halt air travel

  Flights in Greece were halted for four hours Thursday as the country's two largest labor unions staged work stoppages to protest austerity measures ... 

• Greek police arrest 2 accused of racist abuse

  Police on Thursday arrested two Greek men on suspicion of attacking a Cameroonian national and setting fire to his coffee bar in a central Athens ... 

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  At Cannes, Watson revels in post-'Potter' freedom

  Emma Watson is reveling in her post-"Potter" freedom at the Cannes Film Festival, relishing a Valley Girl role far from her wise-beyond-her-years ... 

• Report: Moroccan in Italy convicted in attack plot

  Italian media are reporting that a 22-year-old Moroccan man has been convicted and sentenced to five years and four months in jail for plotting a ... 

• Boston Symphony Orchestra names new music director

  Andris Nelsons has been named the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director. The chairman of the 132-year-old orchestra's trustees made the ...