Tajikistan's president on Wednesday signed into law legislation dropping Russian as an official language, a move likely to irk the Kremlin, already wary of the language's decline in its former Soviet satellites. The law, which was passed by the ex-S
Great Britain and Ireland secured the Vivendi Trophy for a fifth consecutive time after taking an unassailable lead against Continental Europe.Both teams were given half a point each after the withdrawal through injury of GB and Ireland's Anthony Wa
Great Britain and Ireland took a commanding 12½-5½ lead over Continental Europe in the Vivendi Trophy with just Sunday's 10 singles matches to come.The holders now only need two points for a fifth-successive victory. Rory McIlroy and G
Britain and Ireland increased their advantage over Continental Europe to 6-4 on day two of the Vivendi Trophy.Simon Dyson and Oliver Wilson won 2&1 and Nick Dougherty and Ross Fisher won 3&2 in the opening matches to extend the overnight 3-2
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's opposition Islamist party wants U.S. pop star Beyonce to cancel a planned concert in this Southeast Asian country, two years after it prevented the singer from performing, citing moral issues. Foreign acts often draw prote
Britain and Ireland edged in front against Continental Europe on the first day of the Vivendi Trophy in Paris.After the opening round of fourballs, GB & Ireland took a slender 3-2 lead at the St-Nom-la-Breteche course. Graeme McDowell and Rory M
URUMQI, China - The capital of China's frontier Xinjiang region crept back to an uneasy normality on Saturday, despite one gathering that troops dispersed with tear gas after days of sometimes deadly protests that inflamed ethnic enmity. The far-we
JERUSALEM - The United Nations has never been especially beloved in Israel where the international body is often viewed as biased and pro-Palestinian. Vandals in certain religious Jerusalem neighborhoods have been known even to deface U.N. cars by
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