U.S. Korean War veteran detained in North Korea: son
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) – North Korea has detained an 85-year-old Korean War veteran from California visiting the country as a tourist, pulling him off a plane as he was about to leave the reclusive nation last month, his son said.
U.S. Korean War veteran detained in North Korea: son
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) – North Korea has detained an 85-year-old Korean War veteran from California visiting the country as a tourist, pulling him off a plane as he was about to leave the reclusive nation last month, his son said.
Scott’s World Cup hopes crash with quintuple-bogey
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – World number two Adam Scott’s hopes of winning the World Cup of Golf for Australia plunged midway through his opening round on Thursday when he crashed to a quintuple-bogey nine at the par-four 12th at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
Streelman, Bjorn lead World Cup Down Under
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – American Kevin Streelman bogeyed two of his last three holes to fall back into a share of a one-stroke lead with Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn after the first round of the $8 million World Cup of Golf on Thursday, as the headline acts to…
Pacquiao’s career on the line in Macau
MACAU (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao will be fighting for his country and his career on Sunday morning when he takes on American Brandon Rios in the first major international fight card to be held in the gambling capital of Macau.
IOC chief Bach vows toughest anti-doping program ever
SEOUL (Reuters) – Anti-doping measures for the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be the toughest of any Winter Games, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said on Thursday.
Fielder headed to Rangers in exchange for Kinsler
(Reuters) – The Detroit Tigers traded Prince Fielder to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Ian Kinsler on Wednesday.
Yellen set to move closer to confirmation as next Fed chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Janet Yellen will take an important step on Thursday toward becoming the first woman to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve, with the Senate Banking Committee expected to back the nomination and clear her path to take the central bank’…
Steady Indiana pace themselves to overtime win in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Indiana Pacers came out ice cold against a revenge-minded New York Knicks team on Wednesday but showed their class and put the NBA on notice with a hot finish that produced another notch in the win column.
Insight: For Intel, Hollywood dreams prove a leap too far
(Reuters) – Earlier this year, Intel Corp rented temporary retail space in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago for a splashy launch of Intel TV, a new Internet entertainment service that the chipmaker promised could revolutionize the television industry….
