Webber's future hinges on Red Bull results Australian Formula One driver Mark Webber has said that results will determine his future with Red Bull Racing. Webber has also denied he has had any contact with Ferrari about filling Felipe Massa's seat next year, but his comments to Autosprint suggest that he is unsure over his Red Bull future. "The situation depends on the results I get this year," Webber said in an interview. "They've been very inconsistent...  
01:04 PM, Jun 20, 2012

Former Greece, US national coach Panagoulias dies
by AFP
Athens, Greece: Greece's football federation says Alketas Panagoulias (78), who coached the national team at its first World Cup and European Championship, has died. Greek media reports say Panagoulias died on Monday at his home in Vienna, Virginia. Panagoulias coached Greece at the 1980 European Championship and 1994 World Cup, where the team was eliminated after conceding 10 goals and scoring none. A former Aris Thessaloniki player, Panagoulias also led...  
12:00 PM, Jun 20, 2012

European leaders will act: Barack Obama at G20

US President Barack Obama said that the European leaders were aware of the gravity of the situation and were committed to addressing it. ...
08:44 AM, Jun 20, 2012

So far this season six different drivers have won. 
02:39 PM, Jun 19, 2012

European Grand Prix: No DRS in Valencia Valencia: Influenced by the ineffectiveness of the additional DRS zone in Valencia last year, the FIA has decided to remove the second area towards the Turn 17 hairpin at this weekends European Grand Prix. In 2011, the FIA had introduced two zones " one from just before Turn 11 and the second just after the exit of Turn 14 down to Turn 17 " but the lack of overtaking action...  
01:46 PM, Jun 19, 2012

Williams eyeing points in Valencia Ahead of the European Grand Prix, an out-of-sorts Williams team has set its sights on a repeat performance of their past visit to Spain where Pastor Maldonado emerge victorious. The Grove-based team has just one point to show from two disappointing Grand Prix outings, but Maldonado and Bruno Senna were hopeful of a swift return to form. "We're constantly developing the car and it is showing good long-run consistency at...  
11:15 AM, Jun 19, 2012

Champions of Europe: Spain don't look convincing

CNN-IBN's football experts rank Spain far from their best despite having reached the quarter-finals. ...
10:59 AM, Jun 19, 2012

'Madagascar 3' romps over Cruise, Sandler films Los Angeles: The animals of 'Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted' held the top spot on US and Canadian box office charts for a second straight weekend with $35.5 million, beating new films from Tom Cruise and Adam Sandler, according to studio estimates on Sunday. The third 'Madagascar' movie about the misadventures of escaped zoo animals lifted the animated family film above new release 'Rock of Ages,' a 1980s-era musical starring...  
04:44 PM, Jun 18, 2012

Champions of Europe: Germany, Portugal in QF

While Ronaldo led Portugal's victory over the Dutch, Germany outclassed Denmark to progress to the Euro quarter-finals. ...
10:28 AM, Jun 18, 2012

G20 summit: Obama to press for euro zone progress Washington: US President Barack Obama will press European leaders this week to resolve their debt crisis but the United States does not expect much progress before the end of the month, a White House adviser said on Sunday. Obama will participate in a two-day summit of Group of 20 leaders that starts in Mexico on Monday. He has called on European leaders to recapitalise weak banks and to focus on...  
09:09 AM, Jun 18, 2012

Polling station in Athens attacked during election Athens: Police say about 10 men armed with sledgehammers and wooden bats have attacked a polling station during Greece's election, wounding two policemen guarding it and setting fire to the ballot box. No voters were hurt during the attack on Sunday, which occurred half an hour before polls closed in the crucial election, which could determine whether Greece remains a member of the Eurozone. The attack - the only one...  
12:04 AM, Jun 18, 2012

World on red alert for Greek vote New York/Singapore: Urgent messages flashed on cellphones, email alerts popped up and telephone extensions rang at the desks of a team at asset manager Legg Mason on Friday. Dial in to a conference now, the 30-strong enterprise risk management team were told. A major event is underway. This time it was just a drill, but what Maryland-based Legg Mason wants to be prepared for is any fallout if Greece leaves...  
02:49 AM, Jun 16, 2012

Suu Kyi falls ill during news conference Bern: A rock star welcome greeted Aung San Suu Kyi as she embarked on her first trip to Europe in 24 years. But after a whirlwind of standing ovations, speeches and receptions, it all became too much, and she fell ill Thursday during a news conference in Switzerland. The 66-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate became sick shortly after saying how exhausted she was after her long trip from Asia to...  
10:59 AM, Jun 15, 2012

World economies prepare for panic after Greek polls Washington/Brussels: Authorities in the world's major economies are preparing for a possible market storm or public panic after cliffhanger Greek elections this weekend, officials said on Thursday, should radical leftists win and cast doubt on the nation's future in the euro zone. Britain announced on Thursday it would flood its banking system with cash as the euro zone's crisis casts a "black cloud" over the nation's economy. Officials from the...  
03:53 AM, Jun 15, 2012

Europe to build world's biggest telescope
by IANS
London:<>/b< A coalition of 15 European countries, including Britain, has announced plans to build the biggest telescope in the world, Daily Mail reported. The mirror inside the telescope will measure 39 metres across - four times wider than today's biggest telescope - and it will be so powerful that astronomers will even be able to observe dark, rocky planets far beyond our solar system. The European Southern Observatory project is...  
09:46 AM, Jun 13, 2012

Ireland need to rethink on defensive tactics Poznan, (Poland): The Irish are going to have to throw caution to the wind against Spain and Italy after leaking three goals in their opening European Championship match against Croatia on Sunday. With reigning champion Spain next up on Thursday and Italy four days later, coach Giovanni Trapattoni said his team "lost all confidence" by conceding as many goals against Croatia as it had in 14 previous matches and letting...  
11:25 AM, Jun 11, 2012

New UK visa curbs on foreign spouses London: Only those British nationals or residents with an annual income of at least Rs 16 lakhs will be able to bring spouses from the Indian sub-continent and other countries outside the European Union from July 9, the government announced on Sunday. The new restrictions are part of the David Cameron government's efforts to reduce migration from outside the EU. The curbs on non-EU spouses are also intended to clamp...  
02:49 AM, Jun 11, 2012

Eurozone agrees to lend Spain up to 100 bn euros Brussels/Madrid: Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Saturday to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros to shore up its teetering banks and Madrid said it would specify precisely how much it needs once independent audits report in just over a week. After a 2 1/2-hour conference call of the 17 finance ministers, which several sources described as heated, the Eurogroup and Madrid said the amount of the bailout would...  
09:19 AM, Jun 10, 2012

Masand says 'Masand3: Europe's Most Wanted' is light, breezy and enough fun. What do you think? Write your review and win prizes. 
12:41 AM, Jun 09, 2012

Masand: 'Madagascar 3' is light, breezy, enough fun Cast: Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon After stopping off in Madagascar and Africa in the previous films, that gang of animal escapees from New York City zoo continues its globe-trotting tour with a shiny, bright and somewhat breathless adventure through scenic European cities in the aptly-titled 'Madagascar 3: Europes Most Wanted'. The new film opens with Alex the lion, Marty the...  
12:41 AM, Jun 09, 2012