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Sharapova through to Brisbane International semifinals
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) -Maria Sharapova moved into the Brisbane International semifinals with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Carla Suarez Navarro on Thursday, weathering a challenging opening few games before taking the momentum away from her Spanish rival.Top-seeded Sharapova dropped her opening service game and then needed eight breakpoints before...
Sanctions haven’t worked
There always remains a probability wherein world leaders try to find a way out from prevailing tangles and come out with a stance that exhibits statesmanship. French President Francois Hollande made a similar statement when he called upon Western nations to lift sanctions on Russia. The call, nonetheless, was conditional — requiring Moscow...
Tennis: Djokovic eases into Qatar quarter-finals
DOHA (AFP) – World number one Novak Djokovic took a significant step towards winning a tournament in the opening week of the season for the first time in eight years when he brushed aside the challenge of Sergiy Stakhovsky.The Serbians 6-2, 6-1 win over the Ukrainian carried him to the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open and enabled him to...
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres made these remarks in the Turkish capital Ankarra.
The United Nations has warned that the world is losing its ability to prevent conflicts around the globe. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres made these remarks in the Turkish capital Ankarra, while speaking at the annual meeting of Turkey’s Ambassadors stationed abroad. He said the crisis in Iraq , Syria, Libya, Ukraine...
Tennis: Ruthless Sharapova brushes Shvedova aside
BRISBANE (AFP) – Top seed Maria Sharapova began her 2015 campaign in ruthless fashion as she brushed aside Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0, 6-1 in the second round of the Brisbane International Tuesday.Sharapova dominated her opponent in every department as she raced through the first set in just 23 minutes.Shvedova, a qualifier from Kazakhstan, offered...
13 Ukraine soldiers killed in road crash in east
KIEV (AFP) – Thirteen Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 17 injured when the bus they were travelling in collided with military trucks in bad weather in the war-torn east, officials said on Tuesday.The collision Monday night was due to bad weather and took place during the rotation of professional soldiers and volunteers deployed in eastern...
Olympics: Beijing hands over 2022 Winter Games bid
LAUSANNE (AFP) – Beijing leaders on Tuesday handed over their official bid to stage the 2022 Winter Olympics to the IOC heightening their battle with Kazakhstans Almaty.The event is guaranteed to be staged in Asia as Beijing and Almaty are the only candidates. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will make a final decision in July.Liu...
World losing capacity to prevent conflict: UN refugee chief
ANKARA (AFP) – The world is losing its ability to prevent conflicts and the lack of effective leadership has led to the worst displacement situation since World War II, the UN refugee chief warned Tuesday.Antonio Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said in Ankara that the twin crises in Iraq and Syria had created a serious...
18 were injured in the incident.
In Ukraine, 12 soldiers were killed and 18 injured when a bus collided with military vehicles. According to officials, the collision was due to bad weather. …read more Source: Radio...
Hollande urges Greece to stick to EU pledges after ‘Grexit’ fears
Paris (AFP) – French President Francois Hollande on Monday urged Greece to abide by its European commitments, as the spectre of a Greek exit from the eurozone rears its head again.The Greeks are free to choose their own destiny. But, having said that, there are certain engagements that have been made and all those must be of course...
