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Amid the drugs and the violence, soccer lifts a city

TORREON, Mexico (AP) -- Gunfire crackled during the game, with players and referees running for cover. Outside Santos Laguna's soccer stadium, gunmen had opened fire on a police patrol. No one was killed this time. This was just the daily fallout from the

World not quite as hot in 2011

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world last year wasn't quite as warm as it has been for most of the past decade, government scientists say, but it continues a general trend of rising temperatures. The average global temperature

Novak Djokovic, greatest athlete out there?

By JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Columnist PARIS (AP) -- What a horrific dilemma this could be. The men's 100 meter sprint final and men's tennis final fall on the same day, August 5, at the London Olympics. If forced, which would you miss: Usain Bolt possibly

Hugo Chavez in good condition after surgery

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and PETER ORSI Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Doctors successfully extracted a tumour from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's pelvic region and he was stable and recovering in Cuba on Tuesday with family at his side, his vi

Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday

As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view

Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday

As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view

Chavez touts new Latin America, Caribbean bloc

By IAN JAMES Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- What if they threw a giant party for the Americas and didn't invite the United States or Canada? That's what Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is doing with a two-day, 33-nation summit starting today

Chavez touts new Latin America, Caribbean bloc

By IAN JAMES Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- What if they threw a giant party for the Americas and didn't invite the United States or Canada? That's what Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is doing with a two-day, 33-nation summit starting today

Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday

As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view

Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday

As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view

Chavez touts new Latin America, Caribbean bloc

By IAN JAMES Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- What if they threw a giant party for the Americas and didn't invite the United States or Canada? That's what Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is doing with a two-day, 33-nation summit starting today

Tennis exhibition is all set for the Atlantis Tennis Complex on Saturday

As part of the annual Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational, an exhibition is slated for 3pm December 3 at the Atlantis Tennis Complex. The organisers are building a special centre court at Atlantis which is expected to hold 1,000 spectators to view

Planet in sweet spot of Goldilocks zone for life

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It's a bit too big. The planet is smac

Planet in sweet spot of Goldilocks zone for life

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It's a bit too big. The planet is smac

Novak Djokovic, greatest athlete out there?

By JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Columnist PARIS (AP) -- What a horrific dilemma this could be. The men's 100 meter sprint final and men's tennis final fall on the same day, August 5, at the London Olympics. If forced, which would you miss: Usain Bolt possibly

Gingrich moon base dreams not lunacy, experts say

By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a US state. There's his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. And

'The people of Haiti will continue to remember your kindness, genuine concern...'

I AM delighted to extend congratulations to Rotarians in the Bahamas as you celebrate 50 years of existence. Your journey officially began on January 19, 1962 and since that time you have made a significant impact in the lives of many within your communit

Rotary's mission: world peace and understanding through serving your community

Rotary's mission: world peace and understanding through serving your community By DANA SMITH PRESIDENT of Rotary International Kalyan Banjeree arrived in Nassau on the morning of January 6 for his second visit to the West Indies and first to the Bahamas

'The people of Haiti will continue to remember your kindness, genuine concern...'

I AM delighted to extend congratulations to Rotarians in the Bahamas as you celebrate 50 years of existence. Your journey officially began on January 19, 1962 and since that time you have made a significant impact in the lives of many within your communit

Rotary's mission: world peace and understanding through serving your community

Rotary's mission: world peace and understanding through serving your community By DANA SMITH PRESIDENT of Rotary International Kalyan Banjeree arrived in Nassau on the morning of January 6 for his second visit to the West Indies and first to the Bahamas