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Riot police take part in a drill to prevent violence among hooligans at the Euro 2012 soccer championship, at the Arena Lviv stadium in Lviv on May 4, 2012. Hooligan-related football violence in Ukraine and Poland is still a major problem for both countries. Pitched battles between rival gangs and riot police often spill out of the stadiums and into the streets. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Will Europe boycott biggest soccer tourney of the year?

by Nicholas Nehamas on May 7, 2012


Ukraine's treatment of its ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in jail for abuse of power, has raised an international outcry. Now, European leaders have called for a boycott of this summer's Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Will they derail the world's second biggest soccer tournament?...
Dempsey of the U.S. celebrates with teammates after scoring against Italy in their international friendly soccer match in Genoa

Germany, er, the U.S. beats Italy 1-0 in soccer

by Nicholas Nehamas on March 1, 2012


The best young American soccer players used to come from big states with large immigrant populations like California, Texas and New Jersey. That might not be true anymore. These days the U.S.A is developing a promising crop of youngsters from a surprising place: Germany....
Sao Paulo's Carnival isn't bad, either. (Reuters/Paulo Whitaker)

After Carnival, Lent

by Michael Fitzgerald on February 19, 2012


Doughnuts, satirical floats and eco-fasting - the build up to the Christian season of Lent from Trinidad to Turkey. ...
An employee pastes gold leaves onto a client's face at the Viet My beauty salon in Hanoi, Vietnam. Viet My is one of a small number of salons in Vietnam that provides 24k gold leaf face mask therapy, said to help make skin whiter. A single facial costs 1.8 million Vietnam dong ($86.41). (REUTERS/Nguyen Huy Kham)

Photo Gallery: Valentine’s Day around the globe

by Jack Rodolico on February 14, 2012


Angela Merkel blushes, Thais kiss for two days and some Indians protest Valentine's Day. ...
Protester wearing Guy Fawkes mask attends a demonstration against the signing of the international copyright agreement ACTA in Ljubljana

Europe braces for ACTA storm

by Tim Mansel on February 10, 2012


Hundreds of protests against ACTA are planned in Europe. Germany says it will not sign the agreement -- unless the EU gives it cover. ...
Wikipedia went black over SOPA

The world responds to Wikipedia shutdown

by Jackee Batanda on January 18, 2012


SOPA's an acronym we all love to hate after Wikipedia goes dark for a day. Europe uses it as a warm-up to fight a similar EU law. And SOPA's sponsors say they want nothing to do with the bill. ...
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Man versus machine

by Tim Mansel on September 1, 2011


What’s happening to the umpire in the age of the instant video replay? In baseball, man still has the upper hand. But in other sports, technology is proving seductive. Tim Mansel takes a worldwide look ...

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