Ukrainian President Swims Between Two Waters | On March 9 Ukraine celebrated the 196th anniversary of the birthday of the nation’s greatest poet Taras Shevchenko. President Viktor Yanukovych visited the place of the poet’s birth, where he made a... (photo: AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)Pravda RU
Ban speaks out against Israeli plans to expand settlements | A Palestinian boy amidst the debris of a destroyed house in Gaza City [File Photo]10 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has repeatedly called for Israel's settlement construction to com... (photo: Creative Commons / Jkelly)United Nations
French minister's remark in Kosovo criticized | (AP) - BELGRADE, Serbia - An Austria-based media watchdog is condemning French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's recent remark that a Serb reporter was "insane" for asking him a question about all... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)Syracuse FranceKosovoPhotosSerbiaUN
LTA urged to ditch Draper after Davis Cup defeat | Andy Murray's former coach Mark Petchey has called on Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper to resign - or be pushed. | In a blistering attack on Draper's four-year reign, Petchey bel... (photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)The Independent MurrayPhotosSportTennisUK
UN, US slam new Israeli settlement expansion JERUSALEM - US vice president Joe Biden has been joined by UN chief Ban Ki-moon in condemning Israel's approval of 1,600 new illegal settler homes in Palestinian East Jer... (photo: Creative Commons / SEIU Walk a Day in My Shoes 2008)Middle East Online IsraelJerusalemPhotosPresidentUN
Pearce - Door open for Owen | England U21 boss Stuart Pearce insists it is wrong to suggest Michael Owen's international career is over. | Owen's slim hopes of making this summer's World Cup finals ... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)Sky Sports FootballOwenPhotosSoccerSport
Davis Cup Short of Stars but Not of Heroes | Under attack again from inside and outside the game and short on star power, the Davis Cup showed why it is worth saving in a memorable first round that ended, most unu... (photo: AP / Eduardo Di Baia)The New York Times GamePhotosSportStarStars
US and Russia resume nuclear talks | US and Russian negotiators are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, to negotiate a treaty aimed at reducing their nuclear weapons arsenals. | The two powers are ho... (photo: White House file / Pete Souza)Al Jazeera NuclearPeacePhotosPoliticsRussiaUS