TIMELINE-Recent shooting incidents in Europe
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:34:35 -0700
Source: Reuters Aug 30 (Reuters) - A gunman killed six people in Slovakia on Monday, the national rescue service said. Here is a timeline of some major recent shooting incidents in Europe: Feb. 2002 - GERMANY - ...
AFRICOM prepared to train Somali troops if called upon, general says
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:07:33 -0700
As Islamic militants stepped up their assault on the U.S.-backed government in Somalia this week, U.S. Africa Command’s top officer said he is prepared, if called upon, to lend more support to the embattled Somali military.
Soccer Capsules: Fulham signs Mexico defender Salcido from PSV
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:56:47 -0700
LONDON (AP) — Fulham signed Mexico defender Carlos Salcido from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on a three-year contract on Friday. The fee for the 30-year-old left-back was undisclosed, but is reportedly about >1.6 million pounds ($2.5 million).
Video special: German TV presenter's head used for long-range target practice
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:19:15 -0700
There’s nothing funnier than seeing someone get hit in the face by a ball, right? Actually, there is - when that person happens to be a presenter who is live on TV at the time.
Swiss Bank Data Studied by Baden-Wuerttemberg for $1 Billion in Unpaid Tax
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:03:45 -0700
German authorities in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg are examining tax information offered by an informant detailing what may be illicit funds stashed in Swiss accounts, though they said they won’t buy stolen data.
Wednesday Links: Nasri hurt, Mista shines, Anelka laughs
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:52:42 -0700
North America + Gareth Wheeler: Mista makes his mark. + Steven Sandor: Cruz Azul may not have meant to make it look like it was taking Toronto FC lightly, but that’s how it looked. + The View from the South Stands: Great to be wrong! Cruz Azul loses to TFC in CONCACAF Champions League. + The Vancouver [...]
Soccer shorts
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:31:57 -0700
A round-up of soccer stories in brief
German former far-left terrorist to face trial in September
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 02:35:22 -0700
Stuttgart - Former German far-left terrorist Verena Becker is to face trial from September 30 for her alleged role in a high-profile 1970s assassination, a Stuttgart court announced Monday.
Young dancer develops talent with German ballet scholarship
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 03:24:47 -0700
At age 15, Christopher Evans - a resident of Delaware, Ohio - is considered one of the best young ballet dancers in the world, having placed sixth this year at the prestigious Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland. Yesterday, he left to study at the Hamburg Ballet School in Germany on a full scholarship awarded him in the international competition.
Rebel group captures 700 people in central Africa, report says
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:39:15 -0700
STUTTGART, Germany — As the Obama administration continues to devise a strategy for eliminating one of Africa’s most wanted rebel leaders, Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army continues to fill its ranks with abducted child soldiers, according to a new Human Rights Watch report.
Soccer Capsules: Italian soccer team summons New Jersey's Rossi
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:57:12 -0700
ROME (AP) — New Jersey-born Giuseppe Rossi is among the players called up to play for Italy in its first game since its humiliating World Cup. Italy faces the Ivory Coast in an exhibition game in London on Tuesday, and Rossi was among the players summoned by new coach Cesare Prandelli on Friday.
Boys stay in the loop in knitting class
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:32:18 -0700
At Honolulu's Waldorf school, they de-emphasize laptop learning for more hands-on lessons. In Mrs. Altwies' third grade, they're spinning a yarn over knitting class, and boys seem to have a knack for it...
