NATO nixes Georgia, Ukraine membership
NATO decided Thursday not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance after vehement Russian opposition, but the alliance pledged that the strategically important Black Sea nations will become members one day. Nations:[Georgia][Russia][Macedonia][Croatia][Greece][Ukraine] People:[Nicolas Sarkozy][Angela Merkel] 2008-04-03 Europeans spice up stellar finale for U.S
The finale of the world athletics championships belonged to the glittering United States track team on a Sunday night spiced up by charismatic European performances in the field. Nations:[Finland][Poland][Jamaica][Norway][Kenya][Germany] Events:[2007 World Athletics Championships] 2007-09-02 Report: Iraq child mortality rate soars
The chance that an Iraqi child will live beyond age 5 has plummeted faster than anywhere else in the world since 1990, according to a report released Tuesday, which placed the country last in its child survival rankings. Nations:[Egypt][Iceland][Zimbabwe][Poland][Finland][Estonia] Events:[Second Gulf War] 2007-05-07 Serena Williams advances at Aussie Open
 Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova are gone. Serena Williams is still around, as are Roger Federer and Andy Roddick to set up what should be a compelling second week of tennis at the Australian Open. Nations:[Australia][Czech Republic][Israel][France] People:[Shahar Peer][Amelie Mauresmo][Roger Federer][Andy Roddick][Tomas Berdych][Jelena Jankovic] Events:[2007 Australian Open] 2007-01-21 Roddick, Serena advance at Aussie Open
Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick outlasted Marat Safin 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) Friday to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open. Nations:[France][Thailand][Australia] People:[Shahar Peer][Roger Federer][Marat Safin][Amelie Mauresmo][Nicole Vaidisova][Nadia Petrova] Events:[2007 Australian Open] 2007-01-19 Federer tops Nadal for 4th Wimbledon title
With four straight Wimbledon championships, eight Grand Slams and 39 tournament titles in all, the milestones are piling up for Roger Federer. People:[Roger Federer][Andy Roddick][Maria Sharapova][Serena Williams][Pete Sampras][Andre Agassi] 2006-07-10 Last American is ousted at Wimbledon
For the first time in nearly a century, no Americans will play in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. The last U.S. player left in either the men's or women's draw -- Shenay Perry -- lost 6-2, 6-0 Monday to seventh-seeded Elena Dementieva. People:[Andy Murray][Venus Williams][Roger Federer][Andy Roddick][Maria Sharapova][Andre Agassi] 2006-07-03 Brazil advance but France struggle
 Brazil overcame a battling Australia to advance to the World Cup's last 16 on Sunday but France were left struggling for survival despite ending an eight-year goal drought. Nations:[France][Brazil][Australia][South Korea][Japan][Togo] Events:[2006 Soccer World Cup] 2006-06-18 Nadal advances to French Open semifinals
Defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the French Open semifinals and extended his record clay-court winning streak Wednesday when Novak Djokovic retired with a back injury after losing the first two sets. Nations:[Czech Republic] People:[Roger Federer][Venus Williams][Martina Hingis][Kim Clijsters][Rafael Nadal][Nikolay Davydenko] Events:[2006 French Tennis Open] 2006-06-07 Hingis reaches French Open quarterfinals
 If it all seems so long ago, that's because it was. Five years since Martina Hingis was last in the French Open quarterfinals, seven years since she was a sobbing, petulant mess while losing in the final of the only major she hasn't won. People:[Martina Hingis][Roger Federer][Steffi Graf][Kim Clijsters][Rafael Nadal][Ivan Ljubicic] Events:[2006 French Tennis Open] 2006-06-05 Eastern European films make a splash at Cannes
 A long-time favorite low-cost destination for many big movie productions, Eastern Europe is now starting in a big way to come into its own on the international film stage. Nations:[Romania][Poland][Serbia][Ireland][Bulgaria][Czech Republic] Events:[2006 Cannes Film Festival] 2006-05-25 Cheney Lectures Russia About Reform
Vice President Dick Cheney, in remarks that caused a stir in neighboring Russia, accused President Vladimir Putin Thursday of restricting the rights of citizens and said that "no legitimate interest is served" by turning energy resources into implements of blackmail. Nations:[Russia][Belarus][Ukraine][Kazakhstan][Lithuania][Croatia] People:[Dick Cheney][Vladimir Putin] Events:[Russia-U.S.] 2006-05-04
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