New York – For the 37th time, for the sixth time in a Grand Slam final and for the third time in a U.S. Open decider, Novak Djokovic will play Rafael Nadal in the title game of…
NEW YORK – Michelle Obama and her daughters caught Broadway’s “The Trip to Bountiful” after spending part of the day watching tennis at the US Open. The first lady and her girls slipped into their seats at…
DAMASCUS – A Syrian state-run newspaper says that President Barack Obama’s decision to seek congressional approval before taking military action against Syria marks “the start of the historic American retreat.” In a front-page editorial yesterday, the Al-Thawra…
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s president says Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the hospital in the capital, Pretoria. President Jacob Zuma said in a statement yesterday that former President Mandela remains in critical condition and was sent…
BANGKOK – Thai authorities are cracking down on vendors in Bangkok’s main backpacker district selling cheap doses of balloons filled with nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, to tourists. Eight vendors have been arrested since police first noticed…
A United Nations (UN) team tasked with investigating the Syrian regime’s alleged use of chemical weapons near the capital Damascus last week left their hotel yesterday, as world leaders suggested that an international response to the attack…
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A Guyana court has imposed the maximum sentence on a couple for luring four girls to a remote jungle area and forcing them to work as prostitutes in a mining camp. Wesley Hart and…
