Russia tops Netherlands in extra time, earns semis
BASEL, Switzerland - Russia scored two goals in extra time Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the European Championship with a 3-1 upset win over the Netherlands.
Nations:Netherlands Russia Switzerland Sweden Activities:Euro 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-06-22
Floods engulf archaic levee system
Chicago - The floodwaters, in many cases, have simply been too high.
Nations:U.S. Netherlands Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina 2008 U.S. Midwest Flood Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-06-20
Shell shuts down Nigerian oil field after attack
LAGOS, Nigeria - Royal Dutch Shell said it shut down production from an offshore oil field that produces about 200,000 barrels per day after the most powerful militant group in Nigeria launched an attack on an installation there Thursday.
Nations:Nigeria Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-06-19
Iraq nears first major oil service deals
BAGHDAD - Iraq is close to signing oil service deals with several major Western oil companies in an effort to boost its output capacity, the country's oil ministry said Thursday -- the first major Iraqi contracts with big Western companies since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Nations:Iraq United Arab Emirates Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis Iraqi Oil Industry Source:(AP)
2008-06-19
Holders Greece go out, Spain in last eight
VIENNA (Reuters) - Greece's Euro 2008 title defense petered out tamely on Saturday when they lost 1-0 to Russia but Spain became the fourth team to qualify for the quarter-finals with a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Sweden.
Nations:Greece Netherlands Russia Sweden Spain Switzerland Activities:Euro 2008 Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-15
Tomatoes pulled off shelves amid salmonella scare
Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.
Nations:U.S. Canada Netherlands Belgium Source:(AP)
2008-06-10
Bomb explodes outside Danish embassy in Pakistan
A huge car bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing at least six people and wounding dozens more, officials and witnesses said.
Nations:Pakistan Netherlands Denmark Algeria Activities:2006 Muslim Cartoon Crisis
2008-06-02
Fuel prices threaten livelihoods across Europe
It was always a hard life working on trawlers off the coast of Brittany but Marc Grandmougin put up with it for 20 years -- until surging fuel costs cut the French fisherman's income by a third in one year.
Nations:France U.K. Germany Bulgaria Netherlands Spain Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis
2008-05-30
San Francisco braces for wild Olympic torch run
The Olympic torch embarks on its only U.S. relay in San Francisco on Wednesday, where large protests against Chinese policies are expected in a city famous for its tradition of demonstrations.
Nations:Russia Netherlands People:Gavin Newsom Dianne Feinstein Nancy Pelosi George W. Bush Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch 2008 Tibet Riot 2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-04-09
China's Acquisitions Provoke Unease in U.S.
BEIJING -- Flush with hundreds of billions of dollars, China Inc. is still having trouble investing abroad, running into foreign security worries as it tries to acquire companies and resources.
Nations:U.S. Netherlands Activities:Huawei - 3Com Deal 2008 Chinese Spy Case China-U.S. Trade Ties 2007 Global Credit Crunch
2008-02-22
Chavez threatens to halt oil sales to US
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States in an "economic war" if Exxon Mobil Corp. wins court judgments to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets.
Nations:Venezuela U.S. U.K. Saudi Arabia Mexico Netherlands People:Hugo Chavez Activities:U.S.-Venezuela
2008-02-10
U.S. candidates race against Super Tuesday clock
Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took their neck-and-neck battle to the U.S. West on Saturday while John McCain projected an air of inevitability about winning the Republican nomination ahead of crucial Super Tuesday voting.
Nations:U.S. Netherlands People:Hillary Clinton Mitt Romney Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Activities:US Election 2008
2008-02-02
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