British Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to the White House on Tuesday is meant to solidify ties with the United States, particularly in areas of defense and trade, ahead of NATO and Group of Eight meetings in May, U.S. and British officials said.
The Washington Mystics will tip off their 15th season May 19 against Chicago at Verizon Center, the team announced Thursday. The Mystics' 34-game schedule includes a break of more than a month between July 13 and Aug. 16 games to accommodate the Summer Olympics, which run July 27-Aug. 12. Washington went 6-28 last year, finishing last in the Eastern Conference.
Iran test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile on Monday, during a drill that the country's navy chief said proved Tehran is in complete control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth of the world's oil supply.
The rioting and looting that shocked Britain two weeks ago are raising questions about whether London is a secure location for next year's Summer Olympics.
Rome's mayor, Gianni Alemanno, has a dream - the Summer Olympics in the Italian capital in 2020. To that end, he has opened an energetic campaign to raise Rome's global profile, using one of the city's most powerful assets: its past. Mr. Alemanno's two-year project to dispatch some of the greatest sculptures of Roman antiquity to cities in the United States opened Wednesday when the Capitoline Venus went on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.
NBC retained its hold on U.S. Olympic television rights Tuesday in a four-games deal through 2020 worth about $4.4 billion, defeating rival bids from ESPN and Fox, officials with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
NBC retained its hold on U.S. Olympic television rights Tuesday in a four-games deal through 2020 worth about $4.4 billion, defeating rival bids from ESPN and Fox, officials with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.
The college romance that seemed to falter in the harsh glare of adulthood has blossomed at last, promising Britain its biggest royal wedding since Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer almost 30 years ago.
The college romance that seemed to wilt under the pressure of adulthood and the glare of the paparazzi has blossomed at last. Prince William is finally engaged to his longtime girlfriend and will give Britain its biggest royal wedding since Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer almost 30 years ago.
