Robson to face Wozniacki in Paris
Source: BBC
Auckland :: New Zealand | updated 2013-05-24 07:59:04 -0700 | sports-news
Laura Robson to face Caroline Wozniacki in French Open Laura Robson will play former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in the first round of the French Open. The British number one has beaten Venus Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska in recent...
Osman signs new Everton contract
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 02:48:44 -0700 | sports-news
Leon Osman: Everton midfielder signs new contract Everton midfielder Leon Osman has signed a new contract, which will keep him at the club until 2015. The 32-year-old, whose previous deal was due to expire at the end of June 2014,...
Former Giro Winner Di Luca Tests Positive for EPO
Source: International Herald Tribune
Brescia :: Italy | updated 2013-05-24 07:48:03 -0700 | sports-news
Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO), the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Friday. Italian Di Luca, who had a previous positive for the same...
Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort PIA passenger plane
Source: DAWN
Manchester :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 08:05:04 -0700 | political-news
Britain scrambled fighter jets on Friday to escort a Pakistani International Airlines plane carrying 297 passengers from Lahore after it was diverted from Manchester, a spokesman for the Defence Ministry said. Flight PK709 from the city of Lahore in Pakistan...
Giro Stage Called Off After Heavy Snow Overnight
Source: International Herald Tribune
Brescia :: Italy | updated 2013-05-24 06:07:13 -0700 | sports-news
Italy Heavy snow has forced Giro d'Italia organisers to call off Friday's mountainous stage 19 from Ponte di Legno to Val Martello. "Due to adverse weather conditions and, in particular, snow on the stage route in its entirety, stage 19......
Chief of Austrian Bank Offers to Resign
Source: International Herald Tribune
Vienna :: Austria | updated 2013-05-24 08:00:27 -0700 | business-news
Raiffeisen Bank International, one of Austria's largest lenders, said Friday that Herbert Stepic had offered his resignation as chief executive after his personal investments in Asian real estate came under increasing scrutiny. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters Herbert Stepic, chief executive of Raiffeisen...
Red state Dems defect on Keystone pipeline
Source: Fox News
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 06:06:08 -0700 | political-news
Published May 24, 2013 Washington Free Beacon Two red state Democratic senators signaled support Thursday for legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline opposed by President Barack Obama, Democratic Party leaders, and influential Democratic donors. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D- N.D., told...
Oil and pipelines driving Canada's economy
Source: United Press International
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 07:47:53 -0700 | business-news
Natural resources form "one of the cornerstones" of the Canadian federal and provincial economies, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said...The Canadian Department of Natural Resources said oil production from North America is expected to increase more than 10 percent to...
Cregan prison convoy in collision
Source: BBC
New York :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 06:06:32 -0700 | allnews
Prison vans collide going to court in Preston Two prison vans transporting defendants to the Dale Cregan trial have been involved in a collision in Lancashire...A decision was taken to continue to court, said the North West Ambulance Service.
Explosion shakes central Kabul
Source: BBC
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-24 07:46:53 -0700 | political-news
Explosion and gunfire shake Kabul There has been a large explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, followed by heavy gunfire. The blast was near the hospital of Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security intelligence agency, police told the...
Barba makes late charge for Maroons
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane :: Australia | updated 2013-05-24 06:05:50 -0700 | sports-news
Bulldogs 24 Broncos 14 Ben Barba's magic generally rests with ball in hand. But you truly get a sense as to whether the Canterbury fullback is "on" or not by what he does off the ball. And boy was he...
Betfair boss says plan to limit live odds during sports broadcasts falls short
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-24 07:59:28 -0700 | political-news
An online sports betting agency head has admitted a proposal by commercial TV networks to limit gambling ads during sports broadcasts does not meet public expectations. Gambling industry bosses have been meeting with TV executives this week to discuss the...
Body believed to be missing tourist washes ashore in Western Australia
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Canberra :: Australia | updated 2013-05-24 07:46:46 -0700 | political-news
The body was found at Elle's Beach, south of Coral Bay, shortly after midday today. Police say formal identification will take a number of days but it is believed to be the body of Robert Shugg, 48, who was reported...
Hooker Webber to captain England
Source: BBC
Bath :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 06:06:52 -0700 | sports-news
Rob Webber handed captaincy Rob Webber will captain England for the first time in Sunday's game against the Barbarians at Twickenham. The Bath hooker leads a youthful side which has nine players aged 24 or under in the starting XV...
Scientists uncover a secret to cockroaches' adaptability
Source: Los Angeles Times
West Lafayette :: IN :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 06:06:09 -0700 | technology-news
In the war against pests, the lowly cockroach makes for a fearsome adversary. It can go weeks without water, survive decapitation for a time and, like any proper super-villain, can send humans screaming from a room. Now researchers have discovered...
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