Djokovic Named Laureus World Sportsman of Year Washington Post 1 Novak Djokovic was named top sportsman at the annual Laureus World Sports Awards in London yesterday. The 24-year-old Serb received the honor a week after winning the Australian Open to become the fifth man to capture three straight major titles ... |
 Billboard | Madonna world tour to start on May 29 Reuters The 2012 World Tour will be the first for the Grammy Award-winning 53-year-old Material Girl since her "Sticky & Sweet Tour" in 2008 and 2009 and will stop in more than 20 European and Middle Eastern cities including London, Edinburgh, Paris, Milan, ... Madonna Announces World Tour Madonna Sets 2012 World Tour Dates Madonna sets 5 Canadian dates on 2012 World Tour |
 Los Angeles Times | World stock markets lower as Greece austerity talks drag on, causing default ... Washington Post BANGKOK — World stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as talks dragged on to resolve a massive debt mess in Greece before it explodes into a wider financial crisis. Benchmark oil hovered below $97 per barrel while the dollar fell against the euro ... World stocks stall alongside Greek deal World markets dip on Greek deal delays Stocks, Euro Rise Amid Greek Debt Talks; Aussie Dollar Climbs |
 Telegraph.co.uk | WORLD FOREX: Euro Under Pressure After Surprise RBA Decision Wall Street Journal By Alexander Martin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The euro was under pressure against the dollar and yen during Asian trading Tuesday as a surprise decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to keep its rates unchanged and prolonged ... World shares drop as Greece frustrates |
 Los Angeles Times | Apple inches past Samsung as world's top smartphone vendor CNET (blog) by Lance Whitney February 7, 2012 5:26 AM PST Follow @lancewhit Apple has been crowned the victor in last quarter's smartphone wars by yet another research firm. Among the top five global manufacturers, Apple grabbed the top spot with a market share of ... IDC: The iPhone is once again the world's No. 1 smartphone Apple snares top smartphone sales spot |
 Popular Science | Woman, 83, Has World's First Lower Jaw Replacement – In 3D ABC News (blog) “Computer technology will cause a veritable revolution in the medical world. We just need to learn to work with it,” Professor Jules Poukens of Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED) at Hasselt University in Belgium said in a statement. 83-Year-Old Woman Gets the World's First 3D Printed Jaw Transplant |
 TIME (blog) | Russia, China lose credit in Arab world: League chief Reuters By Paul Ingrassia and Edmund Blair | CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League chief said on Monday that Russia and China had lost diplomatic credit in the Arab world by vetoing a UN resolution on Syria and may have sent a message to Damascus that it had a ... Must Reads from Around the World: Feb. 7, 2012 World seeks next step on Syria as deaths mount As Syria violence continues, world leaders do little |
 CBC.ca | PETA suit likens Sea World orca display to slavery San Francisco Chronicle People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals named five orcas that were captured in the wild as plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Sea World that says they are treated like slaves when forced to perform daily at the parks in San Diego and Orlando. Whale 'slaves' lawsuit |
 New York Times | Iran's Middle Class on Edge as World Presses In New York Times TEHRAN — One measure of the profound anxiety now coursing through Iranian society can be seen on Manouchehri Street, a winding lane at the heart of this city where furtive crowds of men gather every day like drug dealers to buy and sell American ... Our World: Obama's rhetorical storm World Understands Need to Prevent a Nuclear Iran, Barak Says US targets Iran central bank as sanctions worsen |
 New York Times | Philippines quake kills 13; 40 missing Newsday World Newsday > News > World Philippines quake kills 13; 40 missing Published: February 6, 2012 9:19 PM By JIM GOMEZ AND TERESA CEROJANO The Associated Press MANILA -- Rescuers dug with picks and shovels, trying to reach dozens of people trapped under ... WORLD IN BRIEF |
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