Palermo sack coach Pioli before season begins
ROME – Stefano Pioli has been sacked as coach of Palermo after just three months in charge, the Sicilian club said on Wednesday. Pioli, who led Chievo Verona to 11th place last season before taking over at More...
Illness forces Venus Williams out of the U.S. Open
NEW YORK – Venus Williams quit the U.S. Open on Wednesday after revealing she was suffering from a chronic illness that threatens her future in the sport. The former world number one told officials she was More...
Judge hands Jack Tobin prison sentence, driving ban
An Ottawa judge handed down a driving ban and a prison sentence for the son of a former Newfoundland premier whose impaired driving cost a close friend his life. On Wednesday, Judge Lise Maisonneuve sentenced Jack More...
Canada’s economy shrinks for first time in 2 years
Statistics Canada says the national economy shrank during the second quarter, during a brief period of decline that experts say is unlikely to persist in the latter half of the year. According to StatsCan, real More...
U.S. drops perjury counts against Barry Bonds
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. government on Wednesday dismissed three counts of perjury against home-run king Barry Bonds that had left jurors deadlocked in his trial stemming from an investigation into athletes’ More...
Madonna, Polanski films vie for Venice limelight
VENICE, Italy – The Venice film festival promises a pop superstar and a whiff of scandal on Thursday, with Madonna presenting her second feature and Roman Polanski notable by his absence at the world premiere More...
WikiLeaks denies charges it put lives in danger
WASHINGTON – WikiLeaks is defending itself against accusations that it may have put lives at risk by dumping uncensored U.S. diplomatic cables on the Internet. In a series of cryptic Twitter messages, WikiLeaks More...
Paris meeting to focus on Libyan politics, economy
PARIS – World leaders meet in Paris on Thursday to discuss Libya’s future, with hosts France and Britain hoping to show that a costly military campaign can lead to a political transition that avoids More...