http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291205,soderling-marks-career-top-10-start-with-stockholm-win--summary.html Stockholm - Swede Robin Soderling took victory in his first career start as a top 10 player Wednesday, leading German second seed Tommy Haas into the second round of the Stockholm Open. New number 10 Soderling, the 17th Swede to reach an elite ATP ra... Sports Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:34:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291205,soderling-marks-career-top-10-start-with-stockholm-win--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291189,haas-heats-up-in-stockholm-with-17-ace-winning-performance--update.html Stockholm - German Tommy Haas tested his recent Shanghai shoulder niggle with resounding success Wednesday, opening his account at the Stockholm Open with 17 aces on the way to a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Frenchman Florent Serra. The 31-year-old Haas showed... Sports Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:46:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291189,haas-heats-up-in-stockholm-with-17-ace-winning-performance--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291178,haas-heats-up-in-stockholm-with-17-ace-winning-performance.html Stockholm - German Tommy Haas tested his recent Shanghai shoulder niggle with resounding success Wednesday, opening his account at the Stockholm Open with 17 aces on the way to a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Frenchman Florent Serra. The 31-year-old Haas showed... Sports Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:58:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291178,haas-heats-up-in-stockholm-with-17-ace-winning-performance.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291162,henin-nalbandian-to-make-tennis-returns-in-january.html Melbourne - Justine Henin will make her return to tennis while David Nalbandian will test his form after hip surgery at the start of the year in preparation for the Australian Open. Former number one Henin has confirmed that she will headline on the ... Sports Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:34:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291162,henin-nalbandian-to-make-tennis-returns-in-january.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290567,grounded-swimmers-rip-into-masters-games-organizers-in-australia.html Sydney - Ocean swimmers ripped into World Masters Games organizers Saturday after the 3-kilometre open water event in Sydney Harbour was cancelled moments before the gun was to fire. Everybody was numbered up, capped up, told to warm up and then nex... Sports Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:40:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290567,grounded-swimmers-rip-into-masters-games-organizers-in-australia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291335,germanys-new-political-partners-face-daunting-to-do-list.html Berlin - Germany's new political partners faced a daunting to do list as they entered the final two days of coalition talks on Thursday, with key open issues including tax policy and ministerial appointments. Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian De... Europe,World Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:28:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291335,germanys-new-political-partners-face-daunting-to-do-list.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291318,haas-withdraws-before-stockholm-match-with-influenza.html Stockholm - German Tommy Haas withdrew for the second straight week from an ATP event, pulling out before his Stockholm Open second round against Finn Jarkko Nieminen Thursday. Haas, seeded second, cited influenza as the reason for failing to take th... Sports Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:40:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291318,haas-withdraws-before-stockholm-match-with-influenza.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292240,student-protests-spread-across-austria--summary.html Vienna - Thousands of student demonstrated in Vienna and other Austrian towns Wednesday, calling for better conditions at their universities. Protesters at Vienna University issued an open letter to the government, calling for free access to higher e... Education,General Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292240,student-protests-spread-across-austria--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291033,beck-bombs-out-in-stockholm-as-germans-lose-a-second.html Stockholm - Andreas Beck became the second German seed to stumble in 24 hours at the Stockholm Open Tuesday, with the number five crashing out in the first round to Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-2. Beck, ranked 37th, joined compatriot Benjamin Beck... Sports Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:46:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291033,beck-bombs-out-in-stockholm-as-germans-lose-a-second.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293271,german-youth-claims-he-was-solo-killer-family-of-four.html Ulm, Germany - An accused youth admitted Wednesday to shooting dead four members of a fellow schoolboy's family, asserting to a court in Ulm, Germany that he had been the sole killer. He said he had been requested to open fire on them by his friend... Europe,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:04:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293271,german-youth-claims-he-was-solo-killer-family-of-four.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295457,murray-federer-to-begin-finals-play-sunday.html London - Home hero Andy Murray faces Argentina's US Open champion Juan Del Potro Sunday with Roger Federer to follow as Group A matches start the ATP World Tour Finals. Roger Federer, who could possibly lose his number one ranking to Rafael Nadal und... Sports Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:28:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295457,murray-federer-to-begin-finals-play-sunday.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291535,bellucci-blasts-johansson-for-stockholm-semi-final-spot.html Stockholm - Tomaz Bellucci of Brazil reached his second semi-final in three months Friday with a huge serving performance to defeat Swede Joachim Johansson 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 at the Stockholm Open. Bellucci, 21, the August winner in Gstaad on clay, raine... Sports Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:28:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291535,bellucci-blasts-johansson-for-stockholm-semi-final-spot.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292055,williams-collapses-under-desert-pressure-in-doha--2nd-update.html Doha, Qatar - Holder Venus Williams choked while serving for a straight-set victory to open the door for Russian Elena Dementieva's 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 victory Tuesday on the opening day at the Sony-Ericsson Championships. The Maroon group round-robi... Sports Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:58:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292055,williams-collapses-under-desert-pressure-in-doha--2nd-update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293067,spain-and-finland-stress-need-for-new-political-culture-at-eu.html Madrid - Spain and Finland on Tuesday stressed the importance of the new phase which is set to open for the European Union under the Spanish EU presidency in the first half of 2010. The Czech constitutional court's green light Tuesday for the EU's Li... Europe,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:46:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293067,spain-and-finland-stress-need-for-new-political-culture-at-eu.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293691,djokovic-federer-to-face-off-for-fifth-time-this-season.html Basle, Switzerland - Roger Federer won his 19th match at home Saturday to reach a fourth consecutive Swiss Indoors final, where second seed Novak Djokovic is waiting. Federer, 59-8 in this season of four titles including the French Open and Wimbledon... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:34:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293691,djokovic-federer-to-face-off-for-fifth-time-this-season.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294619,janet-jackson-opening-amas.html 'All For You' singer Janet Jackson is to open the star-studded American Music Awards (AMAs) ceremony later this month with a moving tribute to her late brother Michael who has received five nominations. US,Entertainment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:44:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294619,janet-jackson-opening-amas.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293949,firefox-celebrates-five-years.html San Francisco - The open source internet browser Firefox marked its fifth anniversary Monday, celebrating its rise from an unknown challenger to Microsoft's Internet Explorer to a formidable competitor that has been downloaded over 1 billion times by... Internet,Technology Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:34:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293949,firefox-celebrates-five-years.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295636,australians-warned-of-catastrophic-fire-danger.html Sydney - More than 1,000 of Australia's volunteer firefighters were in action Saturday as crews battled 60 of forest blazes in the sweltering south-east where a decade of drought has left tinderbox conditions. A total ban on open fires was declared i... Environment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:22:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295636,australians-warned-of-catastrophic-fire-danger.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294544,tiger-woods-in-front-at-the-australian-open.html Sydney - Tiger Woods did not drop a shot Friday to build a three-stroke lead going into the second half of the Australian Open. I didn't really do anything great, Woods conceded after carding a 4-under second round on Melbourne's par-72 Kingston He... Sports Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:34:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294544,tiger-woods-in-front-at-the-australian-open.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295293,eu-russia-summit-stresses-unity-on-trade-and-climate--summary.html Stockholm - Russia and the European Union stressed their unity and steered away from open disputes at a summit in Stockholm on Wednesday as they sought each other's backing on issues of trade and climate change. The EU is keen to enlist Russian suppo... Europe,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:34:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295293,eu-russia-summit-stresses-unity-on-trade-and-climate--summary.html