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US women rout China 5-0 at Algarve Cup
Ali Krieger and Whitney Engen did more than defend Friday, scoring their first international goals as the U.S. women stayed atop their group with a ...
US women beat Iceland 3-0 in Algarve Cup opener
When the U.S. women get rolling, watch out. Abby Wambach got her 154th goal, leaving her four shy of Mia Hamm's all-time record, and Rachel Buehler ...
Real Madrid eliminates United in Champions League
Just like 10 years ago, Ronaldo scored at Old Trafford to advance Real Madrid in the Champions League and eliminate Manchester United. Back then it ...
Austerity triggers novel protests in Portugal
A Portuguese revolutionary song from 40 years ago is haunting the bailed-out country's government. Anti-austerity protesters are hounding senior ...
After meatballs, Ikea withdraws sausages
After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea said Wednesday its own tests confirmed "a few indications of ...
Toure, Tevez keep alive Man City's title hopes
Manchester City kept alive its slim Premier League title hopes Sunday, beating Chelsea 2-0 on second-half goals by Yaya Toure and Carlos Tevez.
Russia seeks EU guarantees over horse meat scandal
Russia may suspend meat imports from European Union nations because of the horse meat scandal, an official said Thursday. Gennady Onishchenko, ...
Portugal raises $2B in debt sale, cuts forecasts
Portugal raised €1.5 billion ($2 billion) in a debt sale at sharply lower rates Wednesday as the bailed-out country continues to benefit from ...
Thousands in Portugal protest austerity cuts
Several thousand people are protesting in Lisbon against austerity cuts the government says are needed to help Portugal out of recession. The nation ...
Book tying Angola generals to diamonds protected
Angola received a boost to its free speech from Portugal, which refused to allow Angolan generals to stop the publication of a book exposing ...
Police confirm NZealand girl not Madeleine McCann
DNA tests have confirmed a New Zealand girl is not missing British youngster Madeleine McCann, police said Wednesday. Members of the public have twice ...
Totals of number of Hispanics in House differ
How many Hispanic members are there in Congress? Turns out narrowing it down to one number is not easy. There is no dispute about the Senate, which ...
Balotelli tops AP rankings after 1st Milan game
Back in Italy after a turbulent period in England, Mario Balotelli has been voted player of the week in the Associated Press global soccer rankings ...
Thousands of Portuguese teachers protest big cut
Thousands of teachers from around Portugal are marching in downtown Lisbon to protest proposed spending cuts they say will slash €1 billion ($1.
Portugal postpones sale of public broadcaster
Portugal's government is postponing its planned privatization of the public broadcaster after complaints from private channels that the advertising ...
Portugal gets $3 BN in 1st bond sale since rescue
Portugal sold its debt on financial markets Wednesday for the first time since it needed a bailout, collecting €2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) in an ...
Eurozone debt burden stuck amid low growth
The eurozone failed to reduce its government debt in the third quarter of last year, as meager growth offset efforts by several of the bloc's 17 ...
EU grouping gets OK for financial transaction tax
A group of 11 European Union countries was given the go-ahead Tuesday to work on the introduction of a tax on financial transactions. The tax is ...
Portugal cuts deficit, eyes return to debt market
Portugal's finance minister says his government's budget deficit likely fell below the target of 5 percent of GDP last year, reflecting successful ...
IMF: Eurozone needs Portugal to stay on track
The International Monetary Fund is warning Portugal against the temptation to relax its contentious austerity drive, saying any backsliding could ...
Panetta: No US troops on the ground in Mali
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday that the U.S. has ruled out putting any American troops on the ground in Mali, but officials are hoping ...
Portugal introduces tax hikes despite outcry
Portugal's government has published new tax tables that further cut the income of workers and pensioners — the bailed-out country's latest austerity ...
Panetta: US helping French forces with intel
The U.S. is already providing intelligence-gathering assistance to the French in their assault on Islamist extremists in Mali, Defense Secretary Leon ...
Portugal's highest court to asses state budget
Bailed-out Portugal's president has asked the country's Constitutional Court to check whether new austerity measures included in this year's state ...
Portugal postpones state airline privatization
The Portuguese government announced Thursday it has postponed the privatization of national airline TAP Air Portugal after the sole bidder failed to ...