Lysacek shocks Plushenko to claim men's gold
VANCOUVER (AFP) - American Evan Lysacek shocked reigning champion Yevgeny Plushenko to end Russia's long dominance in the Olympic men's figure skating event on Thursday.
Nations:Russia Switzerland People:Charlie Chaplin Activities:2010 Winter Olympics Source:(AFP)
2010-02-19
Roman Polanski in pole position at Berlin film festival
BERLIN (Reuters) - Roman Polanski can enjoy a break from sensational headlines about his arrest and misdemeanors and bask in the glow of mostly positive reviews for his latest movie "The Ghost Writer."
Nations:Denmark People:Roman Polanski Tony Blair Ewan McGregor Pierce Brosnan Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-15
Probe: Olympic track didn't cause luger's death
WHISTLER, British Columbia - Fast and frightening, yes. Responsible for the death of a luger, no.
Activities:2012 Summer Olympics
2010-02-13
Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nations:Canada Australia South Africa Austria Nigeria Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-12
Berlin film festival turns 60 without Polanski
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin film festival turns 60 this year, and a host of Hollywood stars will walk the red carpet over the next 10 days to mark the anniversary.
People:Martin Scorsese Renee Zellweger Michael Winterbottom Jessica Alba Kate Hudson Roman Polanski
2010-02-11
Chinese period drama opens 60th Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AFP) - The 60th Berlin Film Festival kicks off Thursday with the world premiere of "Apart Together", a lush period drama from China and one of 20 pictures vying for the coveted Golden Bear top prize.
Nations:Argentina Switzerland People:Martin Scorsese Renee Zellweger Michael Winterbottom Roman Polanski Tony Blair Zhang Yimou
2010-02-11
Hundreds flee south Afghan town ahead of offensive
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Taliban-controlled area ahead of a planned NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-07
Beyonce takes 6 Grammys, makes history
It's a tribute to the Grammys' success at becoming more a musical spectacle than an awards show that on the night she made history, Beyonce was just another face in the crowd.
People:Elton John Michael Jackson Jennifer Hudson Jay-Z Stephen Colbert Carrie Underwood
2010-02-01
Taylor Swift and Beyonce make Grammy history
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift, who rocketed to stardom with ballads of teen love that she wrote on her bedroom floor, Sunday became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year.
Nations:Australia People:Beyonce Knowles Taylor Swift Elton John Jay-Z Mary J. Blige Celine Dion Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-01
Federer wins 16th major, prolongs British drought
MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer felt awkward for a moment, celebrating his 16th Grand Slam title while Andy Murray cried for Britain.
Nations:Australia People:Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Venus Williams Roger Federer Serena Williams Activities:2010 Australian Open
2010-01-31
'People's History' author Howard Zinn dies at 87
Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose leftist "A People's History of the United States" became a million-selling alternative to mainstream texts and a favorite of such celebrities as Bruce Springsteen and Ben Affleck, died Wednesday. He was 87.
Nations:U.S. People:Bruce Springsteen Charles Dickens Oliver Stone Ben Affleck Matt Damon Jennifer Lopez Activities:Vietnam War
2010-01-27
Sorry, mate! Top seeds end Australian hopes
MELBOURNE, Australia - Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur faced the best in the business and could be excused for wishing they had skipped work when a half million other Aussies took a day off.
Nations:Australia Belarus Poland Russia People:Venus Williams Novak Djokovic Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko Mikhail Youzhny Dinara Safina Activities:2010 Australian Open
2010-01-25
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