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Former nationalist opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic was inaugurated as Serbia's new president Thursday, blasting his pro-European Union predecessor for the country's deep economic and social problems and further fueling political turmoil after his surprise election.
Nikolic, who claims to have shifted from being staunchly anti-Western to pro-EU, was sworn in for a five-year term at an inaugural session of Serbia's new parliament.Nikolic defeated predecessor Boris Tadic in the May 20 presidential runoff, and Nikolic's populist Progressive Party won the most seats in the 250-member assembly.But because Tadic's pro-EU Democrats have more allies in the parliament to form the next government, Nikolic may be forced to propose Tadic as the next prime minister — a position more powerful than the presidency.In his inaugural speech, Nikolic urged quick formation of the new government, but indicated that his political cohabitation with Tadic will be stormy."Serbia is a country shaken by heavy cr...The imperious swagger was absent as Roger Federer recovered from a mid-match wake-up call to move into the French Open fourth round with a 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory ov...
Former Australian Open runner-up Jo- Wilfried Tsonga, former Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych and former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro were a trio of thir...
Former champion and four-time runner-up Roger Federer was among Friday's third-round winners at the French Open.The third-seeded former world No. 1 superstar got pas...
A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and an out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday.Roger Fede...
Reigning world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and former champion and four-time runner-up Roger Federer were among Friday's third-round winners at the French Open.The current ...
Roger Federer remembers the day he launched himself into tennis's collective consciousness when he walked out to face his hero Pete Sampras at Wimbledon in 2001 and ...
Fourth seed Andy Murray, grimacing in pain, battled his way into the third round of the French Open on Thursday by defeating Finn Jarkko Nieminen 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 des...
Six-time champion Rafael Nadal and three- time Grand Slam runner-up Andy Murray, bothered by a back injury on Thursday, were a pair of second-round winners at the Fr...
Six-time champion Rafael Nadal and three- time Grand Slam runner-up Andy Murray were a pair of winners, while 6-foot-9 American John Isner lost in an epic second-rou...
Unemployment in the 17 countries that use the euro remains at a record high 11 percent in April. Here is an at-a-glance guide to the unemployment rates in the indivi...
The U.S. women's national team remained atop the FIFA Women's World Rankings released on Friday, extending their small edge over Germany from three to 10 points.Worl...
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Belgian David Goffin, at 21 the youngest player left in the draw, beat Pole Lukasz Kubot 7-6 7-5 6-1 on Friday to become the first lucky loser to reach the French Op...
If it seems Roger Federer breaks one record or another every time he wins a match, that's because he does these days.Then again, good as Federer is, he can't top thi...
The setup of the 17-country euro currency union is unsustainable, the head of the European Central Bank has told EU leaders, warning they must quickly come up with a...
The setup of the 17-country euro currency union is unsustainable, the head of the European Central Bank has told EU leaders, warning they must quickly come up with a...
The head of the European Central Bank warned Thursday that the euro currency union is "unsustainable" without stronger political and financial ties, and called for a...
Illinois sophomore Thomas Pieters shot a final-round 71 to win the men's NCAA Division I golf championship Thursday at Riviera Country Club.Pieters finished at 5-und...
Statistics show that obesity and diabetes are on a trajectory to be to today's kids what a house and white-picket fence were to the previous generation.No surprise t...
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