WINDSOR, England - Britain's flagship men's four has been given a health scare days before the start of the Olympic regatta after Tom James revealed h...
MIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co.'s second-quarter net income fell 34 per cent as weaker demand led to lower prices. Softness in Europe and a stronger...
ATHENS, Greece - The extreme far-right Golden Dawn party has deplored the expulsion of a Greek Olympian for comments on Twitter mocking African immigr...
LONDON - The first U.S. swimmer to compete at five Olympics has some advice for Ryan Lochte and anyone else who wants to beat Michael Phelps: Keep qui...
Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) warned of significantly higher costs and a production delay at a major gold mine project in South America after announcin...
LONDON - North Korea's IOC member wants Olympic organizers to take steps to ensure there are no more mix-ups of national flags — especially at the m...
TORONTO - The latest commodity price index from Scotiabank says canola now dominates the Canadian agricultural landscape and will emerge as a $10 bill...
LONDON - The Olympic flame took a festive, valedictory lap around London on Thursday, taking in some of the sun-drenched capital's most famous landmar...
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. expects strong global shipments for the rest of this year, but is warning of lower profits for 2012 due to the impac...
WINDSOR, England - Rowing is such a draining sport that the body takes a battering competing in just one event.Try, then, competing in two.That's exac...
LONDON - Members of the International Olympic Committee executive board after Thursday's elections:(x-new post)PresidentJacques Rogge, BelgiumVice-Pre...
LONDON - Two runners upset over selection decisions in the Australian team have backed down from their threat to boycott the London Olympics.Australia...
ATHENS, Greece - EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has told Greece's new government to "deliver, deliver, deliver" on promises for cost-cutt...
LONDON - Former Olympic hurdles champion Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco and Britain's Craig Reedie were elected vice-presidents of the IOC on Thursday...
VANCOUVER - A former Vancouver man who was kidnapped at gunpoint in 2006 and held for eight days is applauding the country's top court for giving teet...
LONDON - Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavour and details of the games to you:__...
TOKYO - Nomura CEO Kenichi Watanabe has resigned in the wake of an insider trading scandal that has tarnished the reputation of Japan Inc. and its big...
MONTREAL - It's a word the mother of dismembered Chinese student Jun Lin never thought she'd associate with the man charged with murdering her son in ...
TORONTO - Two years before the plea deal that was supposed to mean his quick exit from Guantanamo Bay, Omar Khadr offered to plead guilty to terrorism...
TORONTO - The Sea Shepherd Society environmental group confirms its founder, Paul Watson, has left Germany and is now in an undisclosed location.The c...
If you are a college football coach in need of a player or two, Penn State's misfortune could turn out to be your team's lucky strike.There's a blue-a...
BHOPAL, India - Dozens of giggling children in wheelchairs or limping on twisted limbs raced for gold Thursday in their own "Special Olympics" organiz...
LONDON - Welcome to Britain! The line forms to the right. Here are some tips for Olympic visitors hoping to get the most out of their experience.WHEN ...
KYIV, Ukraine - At a glitzy Kyiv night club brimming with neon lights and energetic pop music, the models showed off sleek evening gowns and glamorous...
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Kevin Correia won his career-best fifth straight start and Garrett Jones hit a tiebreaking double to lead Pittsburgh over Chicago 3-...
