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Murray, Sharapova weather Wimbledon wash-out
Jul 29, 2012 15:46 EDT
Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova survived severe disruption at the Olympic tennis Sunday as hail and heavy rain forced the competition indoors for the first time in 100 years.
Murray, Sharapova win at Wimbledon wash-out
Jul 29, 2012 14:15 EDT
Hail and heavy rain caused chaos at the Olympic tennis at Wimbledon Sunday as play was forced indoors for the first time in 100 years.
World no2 Radwanska defeated in Olympics first round
Jul 29, 2012 10:23 EDT
World number two Agnieszka Radwanska suffered a miserable return to Wimbledon on Sunday as Olympic Games tennis was played indoors for the first time in 100 years.
Hail at the Summer Olympics? Tennis delay at Wimbledon
Jul 29, 2012 08:45 EDT
Play in the Olympic tennis tournament at Wimbledon was delayed in all but one match as the Centre Court roof was closed following a hailstorm which lashed the All England Club on Sunday.
Researchers read drug patterns in European sewage
Jul 26, 2012 13:45 EDT
Drug testers sifting through raw sewage in 19 European cities found the highest cocaine use in Antwerp, a Nordic preference for methamphetamines and Amsterdam unsurprisingly leading in cannabis use.
American deserter resurfaces in Sweden, 28 years later
Jul 20, 2012 10:26 EDT
An American fugitive who has been missing and "wanted" since he deserted the US Air Force in 1984 has turned up in Sweden where he has been living under a under a new identity for nearly three decades.
Sweden to host Eurovision 2013 in Malmoe
Jul 09, 2012 13:35 EDT
Sweden will host the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in the southern city of Malmoe, the competition's executive producer said Monday.
And the gold medallist in pigeon killing is...
Jul 07, 2012 05:43 EDT
Live pigeon shooting, pistol duelling and club swinging won't feature at the London Olympics, but there was a time when they were all medal events.
Ryanair eyes 19 cities from Poland's newest airport
Jul 03, 2012 11:33 EDT
Low cost Irish carrier Ryanair said Tuesday it was launching flights to 19 destinations across Europe from a new airport to open later this month just north of Poland's capital Warsaw.
Assange vows to defy British extradition notice
Jun 29, 2012 03:28 EDT
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has vowed to defy an extradition notice served on him by British police, insisting he will stay put in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he is seeking asylum.
Popeye is right: spinach makes you stronger, study shows
Jun 25, 2012 13:21 EDT
Famous cartoon character Popeye is right to down a can of spinach when he wants his biceps to bulge, according to a Swedish study presented Monday showing why the leafy vegetable makes us stronger.
Assange's Ecuador bid sparks wacky escape ideas
Jun 25, 2012 08:44 EDT
It sounds like a brainteaser: how could WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange get from Ecuador's embassy in London onto a plane to its capital Quito, without setting foot on British territory?
WikiLeaks founder wants guarantee he won't be sent to US
Jun 25, 2012 02:39 EDT
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday called for diplomatic guarantees he will not be pursued by the United States for publishing secret documents if he goes to Sweden to face criminal allegations.
WikiLeaks founder wants guarantee he won't be sent to US
Jun 24, 2012 23:22 EDT
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday called for diplomatic guarantees he will not be pursued by the United States for publishing secret documents if he goes to Sweden to face criminal allegations.
DJ super group Swedish House Mafia to call it quits
Jun 24, 2012 12:26 EDT
Swedish House Mafia, a massively popular DJ group, said on their website that they would call it quits after an upcoming tour.
'No hint' of US plan for Assange extradition: Australia
Jun 24, 2012 04:07 EDT
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr Sunday said there was "no hint" of a plan to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States should he be sent to Sweden.
Ecuador's London envoy flies home for Assange talks
Jun 23, 2012 16:49 EDT
Ecuador's ambassador to Britain has returned to Quito for talks with the president over the request by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for asylum in the South American country, the embassy said Saturday.
Ecuador to take its time over Assange asylum claim
Jun 21, 2012 00:13 EDT
Ecuador will take its time in deciding whether to grant political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange over fears he risks the death penalty in the US, its president said.
WikiLeaks founder Assange faces arrest after Ecuador bid
Jun 20, 2012 10:30 EDT
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is seeking political asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, has breached bail conditions and faces arrest, police said on Wednesday.
Nobel Foundation slashes prize size amid crisis
Jun 11, 2012 15:48 EDT
This year's Nobel Prize laureates will have a little less to pad their wallets with than previous winners, organisers said Monday, announcing a 20-percent cut in the award because of the economic crisis.
