Michael Ballack (left) of Chelsea and Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Michael Ballack (left) of Chelsea and Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal battle for the ball during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in west London, on February 7. Arsenal play Liverpool next, on Wednesday. Photo:Geoff Caddick/AFP

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher (pictured in 2009) is confident ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher (pictured in 2009) is confident his side's rediscovered meanness can help them close the gap on faltering Arsenal. Wednesday night's fixture at the Emirates Stadium sees the team in third place in the Premier League table host the team in fourth. Photo:Paul Ellis/AFP

A view of the White House as snow begins to fall in Washington, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A view of the White House as snow begins to fall in Washington, February 9, 2010. The second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the U.S. Congress to sharply curtail legislative action. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Greece's Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou arrives for ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greece's Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou arrives for a press conference in the Finance Ministry in Athens. Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Greek unions are calling for massive public sector strikes on ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greek unions are calling for massive public sector strikes on Wednesday to protest against severe public spending cuts. The government hopes to save more than one billion euros this year as the country confronts a grave debt crisis. Duration: 02:03 Photo:/AFP

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou pictured at the World ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou pictured at the World Economic Forum in Davos, in January 2010. Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis. Photo:Eric Piermont/AFP

A poster by the main civil servants union (ADEDY) calling for ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - A poster by the main civil servants union (ADEDY) calling for the nationwide strike on February 10 hangs in front of the Greek parliament in Athens. Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

Tourists walk past demonstrating former Olympic Airways employees ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:06:00 GMT

(AFP) - Tourists walk past demonstrating former Olympic Airways employees outside the Labour Ministry in Athens on February 9. Greece's government on Tuesday unveiled a hike in the average retirement age and called on striking civil servants to accept bonus cuts to pull the country out of an unprecedented financial crisis. Photo:Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP

US First Lady Michelle Obama, alongside members of the 2009 ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - US First Lady Michelle Obama, alongside members of the 2009 National Championship Pee-Wee football team, the Watkins Hornets, speaks about her initiative, 'Let's Move,' a campaign to help combat childhood obesity, during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors and the media Tuesday to confront the childhood obesity 'epidemic' that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

Rental car employees dig out rental cars at an auxiliary lot ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Rental car employees dig out rental cars at an auxiliary lot at Dulles International Airport (IAD) where rental cars are buried deep in snow on February 8, days after the record snowstorm in Washington, DC. The rarely-shuttered US government closed down for a second day Tuesday, as the northeast braced for another massive snow blitz just days after a historic blizzard paralyzed the region. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

A woman walks on the street next to the traffic because a snow ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - A woman walks on the street next to the traffic because a snow clogged sidewalk on February 8, in Baileys Crossroads, Virginia. The rarely-shuttered US government closed down for a second day Tuesday, as the northeast braced for another massive snow blitz just days after a historic blizzard paralyzed the region. Photo:Alex Wong/AFP

A man uses a bulldozer to clean snow in front of the US Capitol ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man uses a bulldozer to clean snow in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 8. The rarely-shuttered US government closed down for a second day Tuesday, as the northeast braced for another massive snow blitz just days after a historic blizzard paralyzed the region. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

Rental cars buried deep in the snow at Dulles International ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Rental cars buried deep in the snow at Dulles International Airport. The US government closed down for a second day as the northeast braced for another massive snow blitz just days after a historic blizzard paralyzed the region. Photo:Paul J. Richards/AFP

The US east coast braced Monday for a new storm after record ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - The US east coast braced Monday for a new storm after record snowfall left tens of thousands of people without power, paralyzed transportation and shut down the federal government. Duration: 01:10 Photo:/AFP

A seagull flies over a frozen pond in front of the US Capitol ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - A seagull flies over a frozen pond in front of the US Capitol in Washington. The US government closed down for a second day as the northeast braced for another massive snow blitz just days after a historic blizzard paralyzed the region. Photo:Jewel Samad/AFP

A general view of the IOC Anti-Doping Laboratory based at the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - A general view of the IOC Anti-Doping Laboratory based at the Richmond Olympic Oval, on February 9, in Vancouver, Canada. IOC officials have warned would-be dope cheats that they will be uncovered, even if it takes nearly eight years of advances in dope testing to reveal their shame. Photo:Alex Livesey/AFP

Chairman of IOC's Medical Commission Arne Ljungqvist is seen ...

(AFP) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Chairman of IOC's Medical Commission Arne Ljungqvist is seen during the IOC Anti-Doping Press Conference ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on February 9, in Vancouver, Canada. Ljungqvist warned would-be dope cheats that they will be uncovered, even if it takes nearly eight years of advances in dope testing to reveal their shame. Photo:Cameron Spencer/AFP

An obese child steps on a scale. US First Lady Michelle Obama ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - An obese child steps on a scale. US First Lady Michelle Obama has launched a major push against childhood obesity, which affects around one in three US children and threatens to make the current generation of Americans the first to live shorter lives than their parents. Photo:Francois Guillot/AFP

US President Barack Obama speaks before signing a memorandum ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks before signing a memorandum on childhood obesity as First Lady Michelle Obama looks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

First Lady Michelle Obama stands in the Oval Office of the White ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:48:00 GMT

(AFP) - First Lady Michelle Obama stands in the Oval Office of the White House during the launch of a major push against childhood obesity, which she has targeted as one of the greatest threats to America's health and economy. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

Alberta's Progressive Conservative government is projecting ...

(CBC) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:22:00 GMT

(CBC) - Alberta's Progressive Conservative government is projecting a record $4.75-billion budget deficit and planning cuts to many departments while increasing health-care spending.

Millions of federal dollars being cut from First Nations University ...

(CBC) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:08:40 GMT

(CBC) - Millions of federal dollars being cut from First Nations University of Canada will be redirected to help First Nations students elsewhere, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Chuck Strahl says.

The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada ...

(CBC) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:59:56 GMT

(CBC) - The federal government is asking the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal a lower court ruling that sanctioned Vancouver's supervised drug injection site.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin participates in a panel discussion ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin participates in a panel discussion in Mountain View, California February 9, 2010. Googe Inc unveiled Google 'buzz,' injecting its social networking features into its popular Web email product as the world's No. 1 search engine seeks to fend off competition from Facebook and Twitter. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Google co-founder Sergey Brin uses a computer on the company's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin uses a computer on the company's campus in Mountain View, California February 9, 2010. Googe Inc unveiled Google 'Buzz,' injecting its social networking features into its popular Web email product as the world's No. 1 search engine seeks to fend off competition from Facebook and Twitter. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

French Julien Benneteau returns a backhand to Croatia's Ivan ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - French Julien Benneteau returns a backhand to Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic in the first round of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. Benneteau won 6-3, 6-3. Photo:Koen Suyk/AFP

Serbia's Novak Djokovic, seen here in 2009, began with a runaway ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, seen here in 2009, began with a runaway win at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday, crushing Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 4-1 in his opening match as the Ukrainian had to quit after 54 minutes with a knee injury. Photo:Marwan Naamani/AFP

A Toyota technician checks a recalled Prius Hybrid car at a ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Toyota technician checks a recalled Prius Hybrid car at a factory in Taipei. Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including the best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up. Photo:Sam Yeh/AFP

President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Motor Akio Toyoda and ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Motor Akio Toyoda and Vice President Shinichi Sasaki (L) bow following a press conference at the Tokyo head offices. Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including the best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up. Photo:Toru Yamanaka/AFP

President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Motor Akio Toyoda answers ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Motor Akio Toyoda answers questions during a press conference at the Tokyo head office. Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including the best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up. Photo:Toru Yamanaka/AFP

A customer checks out a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - A customer checks out a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo on February 9. Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including its best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up. Photo:Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP

President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Akio Toyoda (R) gestures ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Akio Toyoda (R) gestures as he answers questions during a press conference at the Tokyo head office, February 9. Toyota 'will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers,' its Toyoda said, offering yet another apology to customers for the technical troubles. Photo:Toru Yamanaka/AFP

Graphic showing how hybrid cars utilise a power switching mechanism ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - Graphic showing how hybrid cars utilise a power switching mechanism to save energy including a schematic showing how kinetic energy from breaking feeds into the car's battery power storage. Photo:/AFP

VIDEO: Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, has said he is 'deeply ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, has said he is 'deeply sorry' for the recall of millions of cars around the world. The company, whose brand has long been synonymous with safety and quality, faces a class-action lawsuit on behalf of owners in the United States alleging that it hid problems that have led to the rash of recalls. Duration: 01:42 Photo:/AFP

A model demonstrates a Nexus One smartphone, the first mobile ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A model demonstrates a Nexus One smartphone, the first mobile phone Google will sell directly to consumers based on its Android platform, after a news conference at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California January 5, 2010. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

The logo of the 33rd America's Cup is pictured in the Spanish ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - The logo of the 33rd America's Cup is pictured in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia. A lack of wind led organisers to cancel the first race of the 33rd America's Cup, pitting defending Swiss champions Photo:Pedro Armestre/AFP

Flags of the 33rd America's Cup are reflected on the water in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - Flags of the 33rd America's Cup are reflected on the water in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia. The 33rd America's Cup features the biggest and fastest boats in the 159-year history of sailing's most prestigious trophy -- but fickle winds at the Spanish port picked by a US court to host the event threaten serious disruption. Photo:Pedro Armestre/AFP

A man stands next to flags of the 33rd America's Cup in the ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man stands next to flags of the 33rd America's Cup in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia. A lack of wind led organisers to cancel the first race of the 33rd America's Cup, pitting defending Swiss champions Alinghi against US side Oracle in a best-of-three series. Photo:Pedro Armestre/AFP

Ireland coach Declan Kidney has no qualms about starting with ...