NEW YORK (AFP)World number three Novak Djokovic's path to a fourth consecutive US Open semi-finals appearance has a tricky third-round obstacle Saturday in US danger man James Blake.The 23-year-old Serbian and 30-year-old Blake, a former world number...
ORIHUELA, Spain (AFP)Italy's Alessandro Petacchi won the seventh stage of the Tour of Spain here on Friday, beating another sprint specialist, Britain's Mark Cavendish, to the line in a group finish.Belgium's Philippe Gilbert retains the leader's red...
WASHINGTON (AFP) President Barack Obama promised a fresh slew of measures to boost the ailing US economy Friday after fresh data showed unemployment was again on the rise.Obama said he would outline a new package of stimulus measures next week, after...
LONDON (AFP)British police questioned Pakistan bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif on Friday as cricket's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.Aamer and Asif arrived for questioning at a police sta...
VENICE, Italy (AFP)Steamy sex and blazing action contrasted with the peculiar desolation of the Hollywood lifestyle at the Venice film festival Friday.French director Antony Cordier's "Happy Few" provided enough sex for the festival's entire 11-day r...
WASHINGTON (AFP)The US unemployment rate edges up to 9.6 percent easing fears of a jobs meltdown but posing tough questions for President Barack Obama.In a keenly awaited unemployment report, the department said the economy lost 54,000 jobs last mont...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP)Brazil's Petrobras unveiled one of the world's biggest share offerings on Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into one of the world's top 21st century oil expo...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP)Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras on Friday unveiled a huge share offering which could raise 64 billion dollars to help finance new exploration projects in the country.Some 2.1 million common shares and 1.5 million preferre...
