QUEBEC CITY (AP) -- Maxim Afinogenov scored two goals, Alex Ovechkin added another and Alexei Morozov had the winner in the shootout to give Russia a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a qualifying-round game at the world hockey championship Friday.
Slovenia's foreign minister says the European Union will send a delegation to Georgia in the upcoming days to try to prevent an escalation in tensions in the former Soviet state's relations with Russia.
Phil Kessel had a hat trick and the United States scored three power-play goals in a 5-1 win over Slovenia in a preliminary round game of the world championships on Sunday night.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists and Tim Thomas made 24 saves to help the United States beat Latvia 4-0 on Friday night in the Americans' opening preliminary round game in the world championship.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Dany Heatley scored three goals Friday and Canada began defense of its ice hockey World Championship title with a 5-1 victory over Slovenia on Friday.
Forget lists of "What's Next" in travel. Eastern Europe is "What's Now." While it's catching up to the West -- becoming more modern, expensive and crowded -- Eastern Europe remains a great value. Here's what to expect this year.
NBA scouts are anticipating a pool of foreign talent similar to last year, when five international players were drafted in the first round (though only one, Yi Jianlian of China, went in the lottery).
The nine newest members of the European Union were celebrating on Friday after border controls officially were lifted, allowing them to move freely within the EU's passport-free zone.
QUEBEC CITY (AP) -- Maxim Afinogenov scored two goals, Alex Ovechkin added another and Alexei Morozov had the winner in the shootout to give Russia a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a qualifying-round game at the world hockey championship Friday.
Slovenia's foreign minister says the European Union will send a delegation to Georgia in the upcoming days to try to prevent an escalation in tensions in the former Soviet state's relations with Russia.
Phil Kessel had a hat trick and the United States scored three power-play goals in a 5-1 win over Slovenia in a preliminary round game of the world championships on Sunday night.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists and Tim Thomas made 24 saves to help the United States beat Latvia 4-0 on Friday night in the Americans' opening preliminary round game in the world championship.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- Dany Heatley scored three goals Friday and Canada began defense of its ice hockey World Championship title with a 5-1 victory over Slovenia on Friday.
Forget lists of "What's Next" in travel. Eastern Europe is "What's Now." While it's catching up to the West -- becoming more modern, expensive and crowded -- Eastern Europe remains a great value. Here's what to expect this year.
NBA scouts are anticipating a pool of foreign talent similar to last year, when five international players were drafted in the first round (though only one, Yi Jianlian of China, went in the lottery).
The nine newest members of the European Union were celebrating on Friday after border controls officially were lifted, allowing them to move freely within the EU's passport-free zone.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki hit a clutch basket with 12 seconds to play as Germany rallied for a 69-65 win over Slovenia at the European basketball championships that gave the Germans a chance to qualify for next summer's Olympic Games.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Theodorus Papaloukas made a layup with 7 seconds left as Greece scored 10 straight points in the final 1:32 to beat Slovenia 63-62 on Thursday night to advance to the European Basketball Championship semifinals.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Tony Parker missed a game-tying free throw with 7 seconds to play, and Russia went on to beat France 75-71 and reach the semifinals of the European Basketball Championship for the first time in 10 years.
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki had 15 points and 10 rebounds Wednesday to lead Germany over Italy 67-58 and into the quarterfinals of the European Basketball Championship.
Nearly 18,000 people are still missing from the ethnic wars fought in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday.
In his role as New Jersey's sixth man, Bostjan Nachbar is nothing if not efficient. The supersub is a whirling dervish on the court, whether it be bombing from behind the three-point line (39 percent for the season) or going hard to the hole (Nachbar has had several YouTube-caliber dunks this season). Nachbar has become an indispensable part of the Nets' rotation.
British Home Secretary John Reid has called for closer cooperation among European countries in the fight against terrorism following the arrest of suspects in an alleged plot to blow up planes destined for the United States.
Voters in Montenegro have decided narrowly to sever the country's union with Serbia, a move that breaks up the last two pieces of the former Yugoslavia, according to official preliminary results from the election commission.
India trumped both China and Russia to take the No. 1 spot in an annual list of top destinations for global retailers, including Wal-Mart and Home Depot, that are looking to expand overseas.
For two weeks, Richard Quest and his team are traveling around countries about to join the European Union on May 1. We asked for your views. The following are a selection of your e-mails.
For two weeks, Richard Quest and his team are traveling around countries about to join the European Union on May 1. We asked for your views. Richard's replies are in italics.
It is picture-postcard perfect. Slovenia, home to just 2 million people, has it all: To the north, snow-covered mountains, fairytale castles and magical lakes. A couple of hours to the south, the Adriatic coastline.
With 10 more countries about to swell the ranks of the EU come May 1, the one business sector likely to get a boost is the travel industry -- both for leisure and business.
Ever since the Berlin Wall came down, people have been talking about the possibility of making big money in Eastern Europe. Now at least some investors are. A little-known mutual fund, Vontobel Eas...
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