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  • Clijsters hurts ankle in loss at Unicef Open

    Kim Clijsters is in doubt for Wimbledon after aggravating an ankle injury during a 7-6 (5), 6-3 loss to Italy's Romina Oprandi at the Unicef Open.


  • Audi defending Le Mans title with faster car

    Peugeot's hopes of breaking Audi's domination in the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend has become more challenging thanks to Audi producing a faster car.


  • Dutch find different E. coli, pull beet sprouts

    Dutch authorities recalled red beet sprouts from three countries Thursday after samples were found to be contaminated with a strain of E. coli bacteria that was apparently less dangerous than the one causing Europe's deadly E. coli crisis.


  • Farmer Mario Walter mulches thousands of salads on his field in Nieder-Erlenbach near Frankfurt on June 8, 2011. After an outbreak of E. coli that has killed at least 25 people and sickened hundreds in Europe, salads and other vegetables can hardly be sold in Germany. (Associated Press)

    Dutch find different E. coli, pull beet sprouts

    Dutch authorities recalled red beet sprouts from three countries Thursday after samples were found to be contaminated with a strain of E. coli bacteria that was apparently less dangerous than the one causing Europe's deadly E. coli crisis.


  • Dutch find different E. coli, pull beet sprouts

    Dutch authorities recalled red beet sprouts from three countries Thursday after samples were found to be contaminated with a strain of E. coli bacteria that was apparently less dangerous than the one causing Europe's deadly E. coli crisis.


  • ** FILE ** Bishop Roger Vangheluwe of Bruges, Belgium, pictured here in February 2007, was Belgium's longest serving bishop when he stepped down on Friday, April 23, 2010, after admitting to sexually abusing a young boy about 25 years ago. The resignation of the 74-year-old bishop was the first in Belgium after a child-abuse scandal began engulfing the Roman Catholic Church in 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Maenhoudt, File)

    Catholic Church in Belgium to pay victims of abuse

    The Roman Catholic Church in Belgium said Monday it is willing to pay compensation to victims of sexual abuse by clergy to help those abused restore their dignity.


  • IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon, of England, drinks from a bottle of milk after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

    Hildebrand wrecks in last turn, Wheldon wins Indy 500

    JR Hildebrand was one turn away from winning the Indianapolis 500 on his very first try. Then, within sight of the checkered flag, the 23-year-old Californian made the ultimate rookie mistake.


  • European debt crisis shakes markets again

    Europe's debt crisis returned to shake markets on Monday as fears over the solvency of Greece combined with concerns that Spain, or even Italy, may be dragged into the turmoil that has already seen three euro countries bailed out.


  • EU imposes sanctions on Syria's Assad

    The European Union imposed sanctions Monday on Syrian President Bashar Assad because of his government's continuing crackdown on anti-government protesters, in which more than 900 people reportedly have been killed.


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