Posts Tagged ‘World’

World Cup: Villa gives Spain 1-0 win over Paraguay (AP)

Spain's David Villa, second from right, scores a goal past Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar, right, during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Paraguay and Spain at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, July 3, 2010.  (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)AP – Spain found just enough of the beautiful game — and a touch of good luck — to advance to the World Cup semifinals, beating Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday night.


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World Cup: Germany beats Argentina, 4-0 (AP)

Germany's Miroslav Klose, right, celebrates after scoring as Argentina's Carlos Tevez looks on during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Argentina and Germany at the Green Point stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, July 3, 2010.  (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)AP – Don’t mess with Germany, on or off the field.


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World leaders struggle for common economic ground (AP)

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and U.S. President Barack Obama, right, reach out to shake hands during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Toronto, Saturday, June 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP – After achieving notable success in dealing with the worst economic crisis in decades, major countries are now struggling to manage the global recovery.


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Ghana eliminates US for 2nd straight World Cup (AP)

United States' Maurice Edu, center, is comforted by teammates at the end of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Ghana at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, Saturday, June 26, 2010. Ghana won 2-1, advancing to the World Cup quarterfinals.  (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP – Grim-faced American players filed by one by one on their way out of Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Their World Cup was over.


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World leaders seek common ground on crises (AP)

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, and U.S. President Barack Obama, right, reach out to shake hands during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Toronto, Saturday, June 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP – At odds over how to strengthen the global recovery, top world leaders found common ground on foreign policy Saturday, condmening North Korea for the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship and endorsing a five-year exit timetable for Afghanistan


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World leaders unite in slamming North Korea, Iran (AP)

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, talk before boarding Marine One helicopter in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, as they leave the G8 Summit en route to the G20 Summit in Toronto, Saturday, June 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Briefly putting aside deep economic differences, top world leaders on Saturday condemned North Korea for the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship, set a five-year exit timeline for Afghanistan and said the standoff in Gaza was “not sustainable and must be changed.”


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World leaders slam North Korea, Iran (AP)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves to reporters after being greeted by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper upon his arrival for the G8 and G20 summit at the Deerhurst Resort is Huntsville, Ontario. Canada, Friday, June 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)AP – The leaders of the world’s eight top industrial democracies on Saturday condemned the alleged sinking by North Korea of a South Korean warship and called on Iran to do more to respect human rights.


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