January 17, 2012
Djokovic, Kvitova advance; Stosur out in first round at Australian
U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur crashed out in the first round of the Australian Open in straight sets Tuesday in a crushing blow for local fans desperate to end a long drought at the national championship. Sixth-seeded Stosur lost 7-6 (2), 6-3 to…
January 17, 2012
FIFA “dishonest” over deals and can prove it: Warner
Ousted former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner said on Friday he had documented evidence to back his claim that he was gifted World Cup television rights in return for FIFA votes and accused the organisation of being "disingenuous and dishonest".…
January 17, 2012
Li Na gets ready for Australian Open
The first grand slam of the season is ready to begin in Melbourne. China’s superstar Li Na was among the top players from around the world making an early appearance on the court at the Melbourne Park Saturday, ahead of the start of the…
January 17, 2012
Michael Phelps swims to win at Austin Swimming Grand Prix
The road to London’s begun for one of swimming’s most dominant athletes. Michael Phelps started is journey toward London 2012 at the Austin Swimming Grand Prix Saturday. Phelps took an early lead in the 400-metre individual medley final and never…
January 17, 2012
Fears grow for Concordia missing
Rescue crews have blasted holes in a stricken cruise ship in order to gain easier access as hopes fade of finding survivors among the 29 people missing. Six people are known to have died after the Costa Concordia crashed into rocks off Italy's…
January 17, 2012
Wikipedia joins web blackout in Sopa Act protest
Wikipedia plans to take its English-language site offline on Wednesday as part of protests against proposed anti-piracy laws in the US. The user-generated news site Reddit and the blog Boing Boing have also said they will take part in the…
January 17, 2012
Clinton Meets With Ivory Coast President
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held talks with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara about challenges that remain in the country following its disputed presidential election. Clinton met with Mr. Ouattara Tuesday at the presidential…
January 17, 2012
Samsung to invest record 41.7 bln USD in 2012
South Korea's largest conglomerate Samsung Group said Tuesday that it planned to invest a record 47.8 trillion won (41.7 billion U.S. dollars) this year in a bid to secure new growth engines. Samsung Group, which controls tech giant Samsung…
January 17, 2012
Eurozone Sees Drop In December Inflation Rate
The eurozone saw a slightly larger than expected drop in the December inflation rate, down to 2.7 percent. Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office, predicted the December rate would drop to 2.8 percent from November's rate of 3 percent…
January 17, 2012
China GDP Grows at Slowest Rate Since 2009
China's economy grew at its slowest pace in two-and-a-half years during the final quarter of 2011, as Beijing fought chronically high inflation and faced weakened demand for its exports. The growth of China's gross domestic product in the fourth…