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Nadal beats Federer, Serena wins at Italian Open
After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer. In the 30th meeting between the tennis greats, Nadal controlled the ...
Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, ...
Federer, Nadal to renew rivalry in Rome final
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their rivalry in the Italian Open final Sunday — exactly a week before the French Open starts. In Saturday's ...
Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new government for measures to spur job ...
Top-ranked Djokovic beaten by Berdych in Rome
Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the ...
Woman describes Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' parties
Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up ...
Italian Cabinet passes first economic measures
Italy's new cross-party government has adopted its first measures to help the economy. They include suspending a tax on primary residences and ...
European car sales up for first time since 2011
The European auto industry may be showing the first signs of a slowdown in its sales free-fall, according to data from the European automaker's ...
Nadal struggles to beat qualifier Gulbis in Rome
Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday ...
Global luxury goods sales slowing
Global sales of luxury goods are off to a slow start in 2013 and aren't expected to match the double-digit growth of the last three years, consultancy ...
Scottish cardinal to atone for sexual misconduct
The Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing ...
Murray retires with back pain; Nadal wins in Rome
Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, ...
Eurozone's struggling economies mired in recession
The eurozone is stuck in recession — its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office ...
Murray retires with back pain; doubtful for Paris
Andy Murray retired from his second-round match with Spanish opponent Marcel Granollers at the Italian Open on Wednesday with lower back pain and ...
Pope frees doves from cage in St. Peter's Square
Two doves celebrated their freedom with a soaring flight over St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, all thanks to Pope Francis. As Francis toured the ...
Djokovic beats qualifier in Rome; Wozniacki loses
Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the Italian Open, beating Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday and appearing to have no ...
No plea bargain for captain in Italian shipwreck
Italian prosecutors on Tuesday rejected a plea bargain bid by the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground off Italy last year, ...
Blatter attacks tiny Roma fine for racism
FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he will protest to Italian soccer authorities over a decision to only fine Roma the equivalent of $65,000 after their ...
Man City fires Mancini 1 year after EPL title win
Manchester City fired manager Roberto Mancini on Monday, exactly one year after he delivered the club's first English league title in 44 years.
Venus loses to Robson, who faces Serena next
Beating one of the Williams sisters is an accomplishment any young tennis player should celebrate. Winning consecutive matches against both of them ...
Poll shows favorable views of EU in sharp decline
Positive views of the European Union by its citizens are near all-time lows. And no EU country is plunging faster into the abyss of gloom than France.
Euro ministers urge troubled Slovenia to act
European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under ...
Milan prosecutors demand 6 years for Berlusconi
Milan prosecutors on Monday demanded a prison sentence of six years and a lifetime ban from public office for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his ...
Blatter appalled at racist incident in Milan-Roma
FIFA president Sepp Blatter was "appalled" when he learned of the racist chanting that caused AC Milan's match against Roma to be suspended.
Venus Williams exits in 1st round at Italian Open
Venus Williams lost to Laura Robson 6-3, 6-2 in the wind at the Italian Open on Monday, ending prospects for a sister showdown in the second round.