Granger scores 25 as Pacers beat Heat 105-90
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat 105-90 on Monday night. Darren Collison added 20 points, and Paul George had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who have…
Afghan security forces kill three NATO troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan security forces shot and killed three international troops Monday, one of them an American, in two attacks. They were the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan forces have turned their weapons…
Brains! London exhibition looks inside our skulls
LONDON (AP) — A new exhibition in London is putting the brain under a microscope — literally. “Brains: The Mind as Matter” asks not what brains have done for us but what, in the name of science, we have done…
UK aims to halt trafficking of nuclear material
LONDON (AP) — Britain plans to share previously secret expertise on detecting the illegal trafficking of radiological material and halting potential nuclear terrorism, the country’s deputy prime minister told a security summit Tuesday. Speaking at an international nuclear security conference…
Martin Jol says his side should have had penalty
Fulham manager Martin Jol says everyone inside Old Trafford expected his side to be awarded an 87th-minute penalty in the 1-0 defeat by Manchester United. The Cottagers appealed for a spot-kick after United’s Michael Carrick appeared to trip Danny Murphy…
Rare Honus Wagner card could fetch $1.5 million
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A suburban St. Louis man who has been in the collectibles business for a quarter of a century, says the 102-year-old baseball card he’s putting up for auction starting Tuesday is about as good as it…
Benedict to honour icon, meet Castro in Cuba
SANTIAGO, Cuba (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI spent the night in a brand-new home built just for him near the sanctuary of Cuba’s Virgin of Charity icon, where he will kneel in quiet prayer early Tuesday before heading to the…
‘Kazakh’ anthem blunder
KUWAIT: The organising committee of the International Shooting Grand Prix issued a statement yesterday regarding the accidental use of Borat’s parody national anthem in place of Kazakhstan’s real national anthem at a medal ceremony in Kuwait on Thursday. The committee…
Wife defends soldier accused in Afghan rampage
In this Aug. 23, 2011, file photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Sgt. Robert Bales takes part in exercises at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — The wife of a…
Chelsea and Tottenham fight for top four finish
Tensions are running high for two London teams, Chelsea and Tottenham are both hoping for a top four finish by the end of the season. Right now, as it stands Tottenham are fourth with 55 points, in front of them are…
