On Golf: Rory McIlroy Is Said to Be Leaving Horizon Sports Management
Source: International Herald Tribune
Sofia :: Bulgaria | updated 2013-05-17 22:00:37 -0700 | sports-news
McIlroy's streamlining measures did not begin and end with toning his physique. After shedding body fat, a move he credited with helping him win five worldwide titles in 2012, McIlroy has shrunk his circle of advisers to a bare-bones group...
Missed opportunities (0-for-8 with RISP) doom Rangers in 2-1 loss to Tigers
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Detroit :: MI :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 22:17:45 -0700 | sports-news
Miguel Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the sixth inning to back Rick Porcello and lift the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Jim Leyland earned his...
Iran's wrestling team abruptly decides to skip L.A. competition
Source: Los Angeles Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 22:14:09 -0700 | sports-news
On the eve of an international wrestling meet at the Sports Arena, American officials remain at a loss to explain why the Iranian team making its first visit to the U.S. since 2003 has unexpectedly withdrawn and flown home. Los...
Litvinenko widow calls for inquiry
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-17 23:19:22 -0700 | political-news
Litvinenko's widow seeks public inquiry into death Alexander Litvinenko fell ill after a meeting with former KGB contacts in London in 2006 The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko has called for the upcoming inquest into his death to...
France set to legalise same-sex marriage
Source: Al Jazeera
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-05-18 00:05:09 -0700 | political-news
58 The issue of same-sex marriage has pushed both opponents and proponents onto the streets in recent days [AFP] French President Francois Hollande is due to sign a gay marriage and adoption bill into law, after the country's Constitutional Council...
Fata MNAs-elect decline offer to join PML-N
Source: DAWN
Landi Kotal :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-17 22:22:59 -0700 | political-news
Five independent MNAs-elect from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have declined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz offer to join the party and instead decided to retain their independent status in the National Assembly. These five MNAs-elect include Malik Bilal Rehman of...
Chris Sale outduels C.J. Wilson again as White Sox top Angels
Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 23:57:37 -0700 | sports-news
The Angels got their second crack at Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale in six days, and just like they did Sunday night in U.S. Cellular Field , they looked helpless against the 6-foot-6, 180-pound left-hander. Sale gave up three...
Exclusive: EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations
Source: Reuters
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 22:49:35 -0700 | business-news
Topics A man walks past an advertisement board showing the logos of Huawei and ZTE on it, outside a mobile phone repair shop in Wuhan October 11, 2012. Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially...
Tory 'loons' remarks on front pages
Source: BBC
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-18 00:14:49 -0700 | political-news
Tory 'loons' remarks dominate Remarks said to have been made by one of David Cameron's closest allies, at a private dinner, find their way on to the front page of several papers...The paper quotes campaigners as saying the comments show...
Dodgers, Paco Rodriguez get slammed by Justin Upton in 8-5 loss
Source: Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 22:17:51 -0700 | sports-news
The Dodgers opened their six-game road trip Friday in Atlanta, survived a middling start by Hyun-Jin Ryu to jump out to a 4-2 lead after five innings. Then after a little bloop single and a fielding error by third baseman...
John Tortorella Stays Positive Despite Rangers' Overtime Failures
Source: International Herald Tribune
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 22:03:14 -0700 | sports-news
Jared Wickerham/Getty Images Brad Richards carrying the puck against the Bruins, who are 3-0 in overtime this postseason. I don't think it's playing with their heads at all, Tortorella said Friday after a sparsely attended optional practice...Goalie Henrik Lundqvist blamed...
Writer's graphic blog chronicles Mexico's drug violence
Source: The Dallas Morning News
Mexico City :: Mexico | updated 2013-05-17 21:35:57 -0700 | technology-news
She's a night owl, dressed in her usual 24-hour attire pajamas scrolling through her email, which makes her a daily eyewitness to the most gruesome violence of Mexico's drug wars. There are days I want to be a vampire, lie...
Karen Lewis CTU head again
Source: Chicago Tribune
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 22:21:39 -0700 | political-news
Saunders-Wolffe's Coalition to Save our Union caucus is comprised of members from former CTU President Marilyn Stewart's United Progressive Caucus; the Pro Active Chicago Teachers Caucus, which led CTU until 2004; and independent union members. Lewis narrowly ousted former president...
Afghan MPs to debate women's rights
Source: BBC
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-17 20:32:08 -0700 | political-news
Afghanistan MPs to debate law on women's rights Afghan MPs are to debate a law to prevent violence against women, amid a fierce argument between leading Afghan women over tactics. A law banning violence against women, child marriages and forced...
Navy dolphins discover rare old torpedo off Coronado
Source: Los Angeles Times
Zagreb :: Croatia | updated 2013-05-17 20:29:33 -0700 | technology-news
In the ocean off Coronado, a Navy team has discovered a relic worthy of display in a military museum: a torpedo of the kind deployed in the late 19th century, considered a technological marvel in its day. But don't look...
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