MELBOURNE, Australia – After all the drama, the emotion and the tears, Victoria Azarenka planned to celebrate with the Party Rock Crew.
Azarenka beats Li, defends Australian Open title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out. Petition urges Putin to probe activist's death in Netherlands
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s opposition submitted a petition to President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, demanding an investigation into the death of an activist who hanged himself in the Netherlands last week. Alexander Dolmatov, who had been under investigation for alleged involvement in violence at a protest against Putin last May, hanged himself after being refused asylum by Dutch authorities. He fled Russia in June after police raided his parents’ apartment. …
AP Interview: Haiti eyes tourism, other businesses
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Haiti’s prime minister says his deeply poor country is aiming to attract high-end tourists and multinational investors -- instead of constant handouts -- to get on its feet after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
27 die in Egypt riot after soccer violence verdict
CAIRO (AP) -- Angry relatives and residents rampaged through an Egyptian port city Saturday in rioting that killed at least 27 people after a judge sentenced nearly two dozen soccer fans to death for involvement in deadly violence after a game last year. Clash between Pakistani Taliban and militia said to kill 31
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 31 people were killed when Pakistan Taliban attacked a pro-government militia, according to reports from the two sides on Saturday, but the Taliban were beaten back after hours of fierce fighting. About 300 Taliban armed with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades launched the overnight assault in the Maiden area of Tirah, a maze of valleys on a route from Afghanistan to the city of Peshawar, a fighter of the pro-government Ansar ul-Islam militia said. …
Ex-premier elected new Czech president
PRAGUE (AP) -- Former left-leaning Pri me Minister Milos Zeman staged a big return to power Saturday by winning the Czech Republic's first directly elected presidential vote. Centuries old Halifax house begins painstaking journey across the city
HALIFAX – A 249-year-old Halifax home successfully completed the first phase of its painstaking, two-day journey through the downtown streets of the city early today.
Senior Eritrean diplomat denies coup reports
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- A senior Eritrean diplomat denies there was an attempted coup early this week in the Horn of Africa nation and says reports to the contrary are a deliberate disinformation campaign.
French forces take control of airport, bridge in Gao, Malian city held by Islamic extremists
SEVARE, Mali – French forces took control of the airport and a key bridge in the radical Islamist stronghold of Gao under the cover of darkness early Saturday, marking a significant inroad into the heart of territory held by the al-Qaida-linked extremists.
Canada's Erik Guay finishes second men's in men's World Cup downhill
KITZBUEHEL, Austria – Canada’s Erik Guay finished second on Saturday in the classic men’s World Cup downhill.
Azerbaijan police arrest youths at anti-government protest
BAKU (Reuters) – Police arrested about 40 activists demonstrating in Azerbaijan's capital on Saturday agains t President Ilham Aliyev's government and voicing support for residents of a northern town where protests were crushed this week. More than 100 protesters gathered in central Baku, some chanting "Freedom!" and calling for the resignation of Aliyev, who succeeded his father in 2003 and has tolerated little dissent in the oil-producing former Soviet republic. Police swiftly stopped the protest, forcing demonstrators out of a park and then arresting some in the street. … Victoria Azarenka beats Li Na in dramatic final, claims successive Australian Open titles
MELBOURNE, Australia – Victoria Azarenka won her second consecutive Australian Open title, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a final that included a break for fireworks, two medical timeouts and a nasty fall to the court by Li.
Djokovic-Murray childhood rivalry returns to Grand Slam stage at Australian Open final
MELBOURNE, Australia – Novak Djokovic remembers when he was about 11 and meeting a boy his age named Andy Murray.
Ashton Kutcher at Sundance: Playing tech idol and personal hero Steve Jobs was 'terrifying'
PARK CITY, Utah – Ashton Kutcher says playing Steve Jobs on screen “was honestly one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever tried to do in my life.”
Tennis-Australian Open order of play - day 14
MELBOURNE, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Order of play on the mainshowcourt Rod Laver Arena at the Australian Open tennis onSunday (prefix number denotes seeding): Starting 0500 GMT Mixed doubles final: Lucie Hradecka (Czech)/Frantisek Cermak (Czech) v JarmilaGajdosova (Australia)/Matthew Ebden (Australia) Not before 0830: Men’s singles final: 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) v 3-Andy Murray (Britain) (Compiled by Ian Ransom; Editing by Clare Fallon)
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners rallied on Saturday for the funerals of Sunni Muslims shot dead by troops as they rallied to demonstrate against Iraq's Shi 'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Sunnis have taken to the streets since December to protest against what they call mistreatment of their minority sect, increasing fears Iraq could slide back into the kind of Shi'ite-Sunni bloodletting that killed tens of thousands in 2006-2007. … Officials: 10 workers die in Russia building fire
MOSCOW (AP) -- A fire ripped through a new Moscow building’s underground parking lot on Saturday, killing 10 migrant workers and injuring 13 others who had been working and living there, city police said.
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