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Gibraltar () is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom has decided to hang up the skates for good following a 20-year NHL career.
Lidstrom announced his retirement from hockey at a Thursday morning press conference."Today, after 20 seasons as a player, I am announcing my retirement," Lidstrom said.The 42-year-old completed this past season with 11 scores and 34 points in 70 regular-season games -- his 17th campaign tallying double digits in goals -- but failed to score a point in five postseason contests."The current team I believe is a very solid team," Lidstrom added. "We didn't get it done this year, but I believe we have a solid core here."Selected by the Red Wings in the third round of the 1989 draft, Lidstrom compiled 264 goals with 878 assists for 1,142 points in 1,564 NHL games. He is third in franchise history in assists and fourth in points.The native of Sweden also recorded 54 goals and 129 assists for 183 points in 263 Stanley Cup playoff games. He captured the Conn Smythe Trophy as ...The Royal Bank of Scotland on Wednesday is celebrating the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II by issuing 20 million pounds ($31 million) worth of 10-pound notes wit...
MADRID -- Spanish police say a human smuggler trying to sneak two Moroccans into Spain by crossing the Strait of Gibraltar on a jet ski threw them into the water whe...
Spain on Monday rejected Peru's claim to a huge multimillion-dollar undersea treasure recovered from the wreckage of a ship that had left from Lima's port more than ...
The British warship Ark Royal is set to end up as a floating tourist attraction in Gibraltar , the British territory on the southern Spanish coast, The Sun reported ...
PORTIMAO, Portugal (AP) — A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the w...
ACCRA (Reuters) - John Mensah's towering presence and impenetrable defending have led to the Ghana center back being nicknamed "Rock of Gibraltar."Although there wou...
MELILLA, Spain (AP) — In this crowded and muggy speck of Europe perched on Africa's shoulder, with the Mediterranean to one side and gigantic Morocco to the other, a...
A Swiss adventurer who has flown his jet-propelled wingsuit over the Swiss Alps and across the English Channel hopes to fulfill a dream by flying through the Grand C...
As United States warplanes struck Libya last week, many Americans may have had the sense that they'd seen this movie before.A generation ago, U.S. warplanes streaked...
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy jumped from a hot-air balloon Friday and completed two aerial loops using just his custom-made jet-propelled wingsuit -- the first time s...
The disappearance of a Russian-manned cargo ship in the Atlantic more than two weeks ago spawned a variety of theories and intriguing reports Thursday as the search ...
The adventurer known as the 'jetman' has crashed into the sea on what was supposed to be a record setting journey.Yves Rossy had hoped to become the first person to ...
Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown summed up the ice conditions at Prudential Center for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals by saying, "It was like playing with a ...
An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week.Pilot Andre Bo...
WISSANT, France (AP) — Just days after swimming across the English Channel, quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon is already dreaming of a new challenge: crossing from ...
Spain has lodged a complaint to Britain over the visit next month by Prince Edward to the disputed British colony of Gibraltar.Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Ma...
The Swiss team that built the world's most advanced solar-powered plane is planning to head to the Mediterranean next month.Adventurer Bertrand Piccard told The Asso...
Limbless French endurance athlete Philippe Croizon said Tuesday he wants to connect the world by swimming between five continents.Croizon, who has previously crossed...
The Royal Palace says Queen Sofia has canceled a visit to London at the request of the government because of fresh disagreements over the disputed British colony of ...
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