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Djokovic stuns Federer to win Basle title
Basle, Switzerland - Novak Djokovic upset Roger Federer 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Sunday to seize the Swiss Indoors title from the home favourite. The Serb second seed said the result turned on a marathon 24-minute 10th game of the opening set, which Djokovic wo ...
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Vennegoor of Hesselink throws Hull boss Brown a lifeline
London - Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink struck an injury-time winner as Hull City beat Stoke City 2-1 on Sunday and perhaps earned a reprieve for manager Phil Brown. Matthew Etherington had given Stoke the lead, before Seyi Olofinjana levelled. ... ...
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More than 90 dead in floods in El Salvador
Mexico City/San Salvador - At least 90 people were killed as heavy rains prompted mudslides and flooding rivers in El Salvador, rescue workers said Sunday. The rainfall, which was prompted by a cold front and the remainders of Caribbean hurricane Ida...
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Czech premier proposes central bank chief for EU executive
Prague - Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer proposed Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, for a post in the European Commission, the premier's office said Sunday. Fischer has said that he would select the Czech Republic's candidate for...
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US House passes major health reform - Summary
Washington - The US House of Representatives passed a landmark health reform bill aimed at cutting costs and extending coverage to Americans who lack insurance. The House vote late Saturday marked the biggest victory yet for President Barack Obama's ...
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Simulators fight with traditional games for PC screens
Hamburg - Fans of computer simulation games will be happy to see the genre making a renaissance this season, even as a flood of standard games pours into stores to keep more traditional gamers happy ahead of Christmas. Three new simulators are headin...
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Berlin - Thousands flocked to the centre of Berlin Sunday, ahead of celebrations to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall that divided Germany until 1989 - symbolized Sunday by a row of giant domino stones set up throughout the historic city. The German capital has been gearing up for a fanfare of events marking Monday's anniversary of November 9th, 1989, the day that the Wall separating Germany's communist East from the West was first breached. US Secretary of State Hi... ( more ) |
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Economic recovery, climate change tops G20 meeting - Update
St Andrews, Scotland - Finance ministers from the world's 20 leading economies were meeting Saturday in the Scottish golf resort of St Andrews in a bid to reinforce signs of a tentative recovery that have emerged in the global eoncomy. But coming in ...
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Phytel Recognized as One of the 100 Best Places to Work
DALLAS -
Phytel, a quality improvement company that helps physicians provide
optimal preventive and chronic-disease care, has been recognized as one
of the 100 best places to work in the Dallas/Forth Worth area. The
Dallas
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TVEyes Adds Print and Social Media Monitoring
SAN DIEGO, CA -- 11/08/09 --
PRSA 2009 International Conference - In
today's fractured and "always on" media world, you need to know immediately
what's being said about a company, candidate, elected official, issue,
product or service -- and within
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Djokovic knocks Federer off in Basle upset - Summary
Basle, Switzerland - Novak Djokovic upset Roger Federer 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Sunday to seize the Swiss Indoors title from the home favourite. The Serb second seed said the result turned on a marathon 24-minute 10th game of the opening set, which Djokovic wo...
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Pope Benedict: Church must seek dialogue with people
Brescia, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday his own Catholic Church should do more to reach out to people in times of great challenges and to provide them with courage and support. While on a pastoral visit to the northern Italian city of Brescia,...
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Paris Hilton not amused at 'Vacant' billboard in New Zealand
Wellington - Paris Hilton's Los Angeles-based manager has threatened legal action against a New Zealand publicity company that is wooing advertisers to its empty billboards with a photo of the hotel heiress and the word Vacant below her face, a new...
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