NATO nixes Georgia, Ukraine membership
NATO decided Thursday not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance after vehement Russian opposition, but the alliance pledged that the strategically important Black Sea nations will become members one day.
Nations:Georgia Macedonia Russia Croatia Greece Ukraine People:Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel
2008-04-03
Europeans spice up stellar finale for U.S
The finale of the world athletics championships belonged to the glittering United States track team on a Sunday night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field.
Nations:Finland Jamaica Croatia Poland Kenya Germany Activities:2007 World Athletics Championships
2007-09-02
Report: Iraq child mortality rate soars
The chance that an Iraqi child will live beyond age 5 has plummeted faster than anywhere else in the world since 1990, according to a report released Tuesday, which placed the country last in its child survival rankings.
Nations:Iceland Egypt Botswana Swaziland Estonia Slovenia Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-05-07
Serena Williams advances at Aussie Open
Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova are gone. Serena Williams is still around, as are Roger Federer and Andy Roddick to set up what should be a compelling second week of tennis at the Australian Open.
Nations:Australia Czech Republic Israel France People:Novak Djokovic Shahar Peer Svetlana Kuznetsova Mario Ancic Jelena Jankovic Richard Gasquet Activities:2007 Australian Open
2007-01-21
Roddick, Serena advance at Aussie Open
Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick outlasted Marat Safin 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) Friday to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Nations:Australia France Thailand People:Novak Djokovic Shahar Peer Marat Safin Svetlana Kuznetsova Mario Ancic Mikhail Youzhny Activities:2007 Australian Open
2007-01-19
Federer tops Nadal for 4th Wimbledon title
With four straight Wimbledon championships, eight Grand Slams and 39 tournament titles in all, the milestones are piling up for Roger Federer.
People:Mario Ancic Tim Henman Richard Gasquet Justine Henin Amelie Mauresmo Rafael Nadal
2006-07-10
Last American is ousted at Wimbledon
For the first time in nearly a century, no Americans will play in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. The last U.S. player left in either the men's or women's draw -- Shenay Perry -- lost 6-2, 6-0 Monday to seventh-seeded Elena Dementieva.
People:Novak Djokovic Jonas Bjorkman Bjork Mario Ancic Jelena Jankovic Justine Henin
2006-07-03
Brazil advance but France struggle
Brazil overcame a battling Australia to advance to the World Cup's last 16 on Sunday but France were left struggling for survival despite ending an eight-year goal drought.
Nations:Togo Croatia Brazil Switzerland Japan France Activities:2006 Soccer World Cup
2006-06-18
Nadal advances to French Open semifinals
Defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the French Open semifinals and extended his record clay-court winning streak Wednesday when Novak Djokovic retired with a back injury after losing the first two sets.
Nations:Czech Republic People:Novak Djokovic Ivan Ljubicic David Nalbandian Svetlana Kuznetsova Mario Ancic Nikolay Davydenko Activities:2006 French Tennis Open
2006-06-07
Hingis reaches French Open quarterfinals
If it all seems so long ago, that's because it was. Five years since Martina Hingis was last in the French Open quarterfinals, seven years since she was a sobbing, petulant mess while losing in the final of the only major she hasn't won.
People:Novak Djokovic Shahar Peer Ivan Ljubicic Rafael Nadal Kim Clijsters Roger Federer Activities:2006 French Tennis Open
2006-06-05
Eastern European films make a splash at Cannes
A long-time favorite low-cost destination for many big movie productions, Eastern Europe is now starting in a big way to come into its own on the international film stage.
Nations:Bosnia Slovenia Czech Republic Croatia Slovakia Serbia Activities:2006 Cannes Film Festival
2006-05-25
Cheney Lectures Russia About Reform
Vice President Dick Cheney, in remarks that caused a stir in neighboring Russia, accused President Vladimir Putin Thursday of restricting the rights of citizens and said that "no legitimate interest is served" by turning energy resources into implements of blackmail.
Nations:Kazakhstan Belarus Moldova Croatia Lithuania Ukraine People:Vladimir Putin Dick Cheney Activities:Russia-U.S.
2006-05-04
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