International election observers have fanned out across Ukraine in preparation for Sunday's presidential contest amid widespread concerns about fraud.
Jens-Hagen Eschenbacher, a spokesman for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, says Saturday that about 600 OSCE election monitors are in place, in addition to thousands of other foreign observers.
Allegations of widespread fraud in …
NEW YORK (AP) — A pet alligator has been seized from a liquor store on New York's Long Island.
The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says the 3-foot (1-meter)-long, illegally kept alligator was removed Wednesday from Alpine Wines and Liquors in Wading River.
Authorities say two employees of …
Asian stock markets slid Wednesday as a shock drop in U.S. housing sales and slowing growth in Japanese exports added to evidence of a waning global economic recovery.
Global markets have spent most of August in the red as economic indicators from the U.S., Japan, China and elsewhere suggested global growth will slow in the second half of the year, dimming earnings prospects for manufacturers and other exporters. Oil prices hovered below $72 a barrel after tumbling the day before.
Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average dropped 89.98 points, or 1 percent, to a 16-month low of 8,905.16 after the yen hit a fresh 15-year-high against the dollar overnight, adding further …
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Germany has regained its place amongthe great teams in the world even if Joachim Loew's young squadfails to win the country's fourth World Cup title.
It has done so with a flair rarely - if ever - seen in previousteams that relied on traditional German values of power anddiscipline.
While losing none of the strengths that always made Germany afeared opponent, this multicultural roster has brought something newinto Germany's game: a lightness and creativity that has won it fansnot only back home, but everywhere it plays.
And with 13 goals, Germany leads the tournament heading into itssemifinal matchup Wednesday with European champion …
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Henrik Lundqvist bounced up in celebration after stopping Devils rookie Travis Zajac in the eighth round of the shootout Tuesday night. The goalie was pumped up after clinching the New York Rangers' 3-2 win over New Jersey.
"We just wanted to win so bad," Lundqvist said. "We needed this. We know we're a good team. We just have to stay confident."
The victory ended a five-game road losing streak and was the Rangers' second straight overall after dropping seven in a row.
Marcel Hossa got the deciding goal in the shootout. He faked Martin Brodeur to the ice before flipping a shot into the net.
Before taking his turn, Hossa …
Taiwanese contract computer makers are expected to equal last year's production of 110 million laptops in 2009, but earn as much as 5 percent less in total revenues, a market research organization said Tuesday.
Total revenue for the contract makers reached an estimated $57.3 billion in 2008, the semiofficial Institute for Information Industry said in a report.
However, it said, the figure could drop between 3-5 percent this year as makers cut prices because of the global economic downturn.
Taiwanese contract makers produce 90 percent of the world's laptops.
They produce laptops for leading foreign makers, such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, …
