|
|
Mike Green has received an invitation to Canada's National Team orientation camp, making him one of 16 defensemen battling for a spot on Canada's Olympic team that will compete next year in Vancouver. Whether Green secures one of those coveted spots, though, is far from certain. Green is coming off one of the best points producing seasons for a defenseman in more than a deacade. But there are question marks surrounding his game after his struggles in the playoffs, caused, in part, to a bum shoulder that's still bothering him. Green's competition is also incredibly stiff. Consider who he's up against:... [read full story]
5:04am UK, Wednesday November 25, 2009 Alex Rossi, Atlanterra, southern Spain The pilot known as 'jetman' is confident he will make aviation history once again later today. 'Jetman' Yves Rossy takes to the skies Yves Rossy is...
by Bernd Debusmann, Jr. [Editor's Note: We publish the Mexico Update early this week because Bernd is on his way home for Thanksgving.] Mexican drug trafficking organizations make billions each year trafficking illegal drugs...
Prosecutors in the genocide trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief demanded a 40-year jail sentence Wednesday for a man who they described as snuffing out innocent lives and spreading terror across Cambodia.
China has stepped up efforts to halt the explosive growth in credit, ordering the country's five top banks to raise capital over coming weeks or face lending sanctions. The move amounts to monetary tightening in China's...
