LiveNetMedia.com - Europe http://www.livenetmedia.com/ en-us Jamaica's Dustin Brown has no coach, no extra money, no major financial backing and no experience in front of huge crowds like the one that will watch him play Britain's Andy Murray at the US Open.
But the 25-year-old German-born standout has no lack of confidence in facing the Scotsman after taking his first Grand Slam triumph on Wednesday, ousting Spain's Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4, 7-6 (8/6),... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:55:01 +0000 Cardinal Godfried Danneels is distancing himself from his colleague and friend, Roger Vangheluwe, the former bishop of Bruges who is accused of abusing his own nephew.
Reported by NYTimes.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:55:01 +0000 Chizuko Kuwamoto and Diego Ortega can barely understand each other, but no words can bring them closer than the sultry language of the tango, a shared passion that got them top prize in the 2010 Mundial de Tango.
"She speaks very little Spanish. I speak very little Japanese. And we communicate by touch, sharing our feelings when we dance,... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:15:18 +0000 The Sarrazin case will have a crucial bearing on who takes over as ECB president when Jean-Claude Trichet retires at the end of October 2011, writes David Marsh
Reported by FT.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:15:18 +0000 Wolfgang Schäuble, the finance minister, proclaimed 'growth-friendly deficit reduction is possible' after the government passed on to parliament its four-year austerity package
Reported by FT.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:15:18 +0000 'Definite possibility' of agreement on how to reform the EU's patchy system of financial supervision, including the establishment of pan-EU watchdogs for the banking, insurance and financial market sectors
Reported by FT.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:15:18 +0000 The European Union (EU) is working on legislation that will enable EU regulators to stop abusive short-selling in all member states for three-month periods, and which will ban the naked-selling of credit default swaps and sovereign debt.
Reported by IBTimes Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:10:36 +0000 Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to grow 31.5 percent this year to 300 billion dollars, technology research firm Gartner said Wednesday.
Gartner also forecast computer chip revenue of 314 billion dollars in 2011, a 4.6 percent increase over this year. Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled 228 billion dollars last year.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:01:28 +0000 "Kicking like a girl" is a real phenomenon and may explain why females are more likely to suffer knee injuries in sports such as football, US researchers said Wednesday.
The researchers found significant differences in knee alignment and muscle activation between men and women while kicking a ball.
The study appearing in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery offers a possible explanation on why ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:01:28 +0000 American star sprinter Tyson Gay put Jamaican rival Nesta Carter in his place on Wednesday when he easily beat him in the 100 metres race at the Zagreb Grand Prix meeting.
The 28-year-old American got a poor start but still timed a meet record 9.92 seconds while Carter - who on Sunday had equalled Gay's fastest time of the year of 9.78sec - was second well back in 10.07sec.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:01:28 +0000 Officials of Hamas, which claimed responsibility for the drive-by shooting, accuse the Palestinian Authority of raiding the homes of 250 Hamas members. An authority official denies the allegation.
Reported by L.A. Times Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:54 +0000 American Charles Usher has an ambitious blog project to describe the intricacies of Seoul subway stops, all 477 of them. He wants to find the unique hidden in the urban landscape.
Reported by L.A. Times Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:35:54 +0000 Award-winning, Turkish-German political author Dogan Akhanli returned to native Turkey for the first time in two decades to see his ailing father. Instead, the former refugee got arrested on 20-year-old charges.
Reported by Deutsche Welle Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:16:30 +0000 A European Commission report, obtained by the International Herald Tribune, highlighted failings in France's law and pointedly declined to endorse the government's actions.
Reported by NYTimes.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:16:30 +0000 A popular drug that is used by millions of diabetics around the world significantly decreases tobacco-induced lung tumors in mice, a study published Wednesday found.
Researchers led by Philip Dennis, a senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), gave the diabetes drug metformin to mice which had been exposed to a carcinogen derived from nicotine.
Reported by France 24 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:05:10 +0000 A captured Mexican drug kingpin admitted to "investments" in Colombia and said he had received trailers full of dollars from the United States, in a first interrogation video released here.
US-born Edgar Valdez, alias "the Barbie" for his fair complexion, was captured this week, in a major coup for the Mexican government as it struggles to contain raging drug violence.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:05:10 +0000 British fourth seed Andy Murray overpowered Slovakia's 71st-ranked Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to reach the second round of the US Open.
In hot and sweltering weather, Murray hit eight aces and 27 winners in taking only one hour and 51 minutes in advancing to a second-round match with Jamaican Dustin Brown, who ousted Spain's Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4, 7-6 (8/6), 7-5.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:44:12 +0000 Switzerland's top climate envoy hopes this week's informal financing meeting in Geneva will rebuild trust to revive the stalled global climate change talks.
Reported by swissinfo Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:39 +0000 Italian automaker Ferrari announced Wednesday it had recalled all versions of its model 458 Italia sports car produced before July 2010 after four of them caught fire.
"Our dealers are going to call clients and tell them to bring back their cars so that the necessary modifications can be carried out," a spokesman told AFP. The recall involves 1,248 vehicles worldwide, the official said.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:39 +0000 Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Wednesday took another swipe at Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, dismissing him as a "small time" coach.
"In my book, a great coach solves his problems. A small-time coach runs from them," the 28-year-old Sweden forward told a press conference in Stockholm.
"There was only one person (on the Barcelona team) who wanted to get rid of me," he insisted,... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:39 +0000 Two-thirds of Israelis support a total or partial resumption of settlement building in the occupied West Bank, according to a poll broadcast on Wednesday, as peace talks are due to restart in Washington.
Thirty nine percent of those questioned said they favour construction resuming in all the settlements from September 26,... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:39 +0000 Tony Blair's memoir, "A Journey," sheds little light on his political vision or on why he took Britain to war against Iraq.
Reported by NYTimes.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:39 +0000 Popular support for European Union membership has fallen to a nine-year low, according to an annual Eurobarometer survey carried out in May, when the...
Reported by euronews Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:43:12 +0000 Months after the revelation that he helped cover up for one of Ireland's most notoriously abusive priests, the country's top Catholic churchman, Cardinal Sean Brady, says he has "moved on" and will not resign.
Reported by CNN.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:25:53 +0000 Two Yemeni travelers have been released in Amsterdam after two days in police custody. US authorities alerted Dutch police that the two men - who turned out to be strangers - might be rehearsing a terrorist attack.
Reported by Deutsche Welle Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:25:48 +0000