Sunday, February 17, 2013

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Westwood mixes politics and fashion
A model wears a design created by Vivienne Westwood during London Fashion Week, at the Saatchi Gallery in West London, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)LONDON (AP) -- Few designers so consistently mix fashion with politics, or manage to secure her fans' adoration with the same looks almost every season. But Vivienne Westwood is not any designer.


Libya's struggle to deliver justice fuels violence
Libyan gunmen celebrate on the early morning of the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Moammar Gadhafi, in Benghazi, Libya, Sunday, Feb, 17 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) -- Col. Fa raj el-Dersi, who defected to the rebel side from Moammar Gadhafi's police force, was gunned down late last year on the streets of Benghazi, and he bled to death in the arms of his teenage daughter.


Agent cancels all future races for Pistorius
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts in the men's 400-meter semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner for his high-tech a   rtificial legs. Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours in the home, in a gated community in the capital, Pretoria, police said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)JOHANNESB URG (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius' track career was put on hold indefinitely Sunday as his agent canceled all future races so the double-amputee Olympian can focus on defending himself against his murder charge.


Scores of Toronto Pearson airport flights cancelled by snow backlog
TORONTO – Travellers at Toronto’s Pearson airport are facing scores of delays and cancellations partly due to a flight backlog from snowfall on Saturday.


Martin scores with 2:04 left to lift Penguins to 4-3 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Defenceman Paul Martin scored with 2:04 left to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.


Tiger Woods joins vacationing Obama for round of golf at Florida resort
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. – Tiger Woods joined President Barack Obama’s golfing group on Sunday at the Floridian, a secluded yacht and golf club on Florida’s Treasure Coast.


Danica Patrick makes Sprint Cup history, wins pole for NASCAR's Daytona 500
Fans per through a window of the garage of Danica Patrick, left, taking photos and holding up programs hoping to get an autograph from the driver during practice for the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Danica Patrick has won the Daytona 500 pole, becoming the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race.


Nadal wins 1st title since return from injury with straight-set win over Nalbandian in Brazil
SAO PAULO – Rafael Nadal beat David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-3 in the final of the Brazil Open on Sunday, winning his first title since returning from a seven-month layoff to treat his left knee.


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