9 August, 2009

Juan Martin Del Potro became the first man since Andre Agassi in 1999 to win back-to-back titles at the ATP Washington Classic, rallying to defeat Andy Roddick 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8/6) in Sunday's final.Argentine second seed Del Potro fired the last five of his 19 aces in the tie-breaker and ...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday charged that Colombian troops had entered Venezuela across the Orinoco River, a move he warned was a "provocation" by his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe."We are not talking about a patrol with a few soldiers that strayed over a border" into Venezuela, he said."These troops ...

As tough economic times push more people onto the streets, the number of violent, sometimes deadly attacks against the homeless are becoming a trend in the United States, a report has found.The National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) put the number of attacks in 2008 at 106, including 27 deaths, ...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged Angola's longtime leader to hold elections, standing firm on promoting democracy in the southwest African nation whose oil is coveted worldwide.Clinton became the first US secretary of state to stay overnight in Angola, which vies with Nigeria as the continent's biggest ...

Chelsea and Manchester United launched the English season in explosive fashion as the Blues' 4-1 penalty shoot-out win in Sunday's Community Shield was marred by an ugly clash between Michael Ballack and Patrice Evra.With United keen to prove a point to the critics questioning their ability to cope without Cristiano ...

Spanish football was in mourning Sunday following the sudden death of Espanyol captain Dani Jarque from a heart attack.Real Madrid captain Raul led the tributes to the 26-year-old who died Saturday in a hotel room in the Italian town of Coviciana where his team were on a pre-season training camp.Raul ...

China rushed nearly one million people out of harm's away as Typhoon Morakot slammed into its coast Sunday after triggering Taiwan's worst flooding in 50 years, leaving at least four people dead.After also leaving tens of thousands trapped in Taiwan, the powerful storm landed in China's Fujian province at 4:20 ...

Pakistan's Taliban appeared in turmoil Sunday after reports of a deadly shootout between contenders to replace the shadowy movement's leader, who is believed to have been killed in a US drone attack.Intelligence officials said Friday that Baitullah Mehsud, who had a five-million-dollar bounty on his head, was killed in the ...

The French advertising group Publicis said Sunday it would buy the digital advertising agency Razorfish from Microsoft for 530 million dollars (380 million euros).Publicis, the world's fourth-largest ad group, also said in a statement that it would be boosting the global strategic partnership with Microsoft it announced in June to ...

Burglars made off with jewels and cash worth 11 million euros (15.6 million dollars) from the hotel room of a Saudi princess in Sardinia, Italians newspapers reported Sunday, sparking a diplomatic incident."The thieves used a master key. In 10 minutes at dinner time, without making any noise, they managed to ...