With Plenty of Practice, Teenager Advances to Face Djokovic

With Plenty of Practice, Teenager Advances to Face Djokovic


With Plenty of Practice, Teenager Advances to Face Djokovic

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Only three men in the Open era — Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Boris Becker — were younger than the 18-year-old Bernard Tomic when they reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals.


Prisoner is released by mistake

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:21 PM PDT

Justice Minister David Ford has instructed the Prison Service to investigate how a prisoner was released by mistake from Maghaberry.


Deaths reported in Pakistan drone attacks

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Intelligence officials say two US missile raids in South Waziristan region have left at least 21 people dead.


US ex-Governor Blagojevich guilty

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:13 PM PDT

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is found guilty of trying to sell the US Senate seat once held by President Barack Obama.


Bulger criticism of Parole Board

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:18 PM PDT

The father of James Bulger criticises the Parole Board for a "lack of transparency" following a decision over his son's killer.


VIDEO: Misrata rebels' plea for Nato help

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Libyan rebels outside Misrata are calling for more help from Nato, after more than a month camped in the dunes around the besieged city.


Militants Enforce Strict Islamic Law in Yemeni City

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Islamic militants have consolidated their hold over two southern Yemen cities, enforcing a stringent version of Islamic rule, forcing women to stay home and trying to recruit young men to their ranks in one, while forcing merchants in the other to lower food prices, according to residents.


Rinderpest, Scourge of Cattle, Is Vanquished

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:13 PM PDT

The disease, a killer of livestock in much of the world, becomes only the second, after smallpox, to be eradicated.


Fearful Afghan Central Banker Quits Post

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT

The Central Bank chairman announced his resignation in the United States, saying that he no longer felt safe in Afghanistan.


Economix: The Lawyer Surplus, State by State

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:00 AM PDT

Researchers seek to quantify how many lawyers are being produced in each state, and how that compares with how many jobs for lawyers are being created. New York has the biggest legal oversupply.


The Appraisal: A House Tells the History of Paramus B.C. (Before Consumers)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT

An 18th-century building on Dunkerhook Road is prized by preservationists for its facade and its story about the Dutch and freed slaves in the area, which is now known for shopping malls.


Fearful Afghan Central Banker Quits Post

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:13 PM PDT

Afghanistan's Central Bank chairman announced his resignation Monday while in the United States, saying that he no longer felt safe in Afghanistan.


Bangladesh jails 657 border guards for mutiny

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:45 AM PDT

Special military court hands out mass prison sentences to security guards for killing commanding officers.


Afghan Central Bank Chief Flees to U.S.

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Afghanistan's central bank governor has left for the U.S. and isn't expected to return because he fears for his safety after investigating fraud allegations at the country's largest lender.


Boy, 13, appears on murder charge

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:21 AM PDT

A 13-year-old boy has appeared in court in connection with the death of a woman found dead at a flat in Hamilton on Friday.


China Puts a Number on Local Debt

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:34 PM PDT

China said local governments owe debt equal to more than a fourth of the country's economic output, fueling fears banks could again face mountains of bad loans and underlining the limits Beijing faces as it battles inflation.


Sudan Leader's Visit to China Deferred

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was forced Monday to delay a visit to influential ally China, throwing a wrench into a trip that had already brought Beijing under fire for offering to host him.


Google airs Arab Spring web fears

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:08 AM PDT

The use of the web by Arab democracy movements could lead to an increase of internet censorship, the chairman of Google says.


Mexico 1-1 England

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT

England's World Cup campaign gets off to an inauspicious start as they are held to a draw by Mexico in their opening game of Group B in the Wolfsburg Arena.


Venezuela opposition demand info on Chavez's health

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:15 AM PDT

CARACAS (Reuters) - Demands by Venezuela's opposition for information on President Hugo Chavez's health grew louder on Monday and bond prices rallied on speculation the socialist leader could be seriously ill.


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