The amount at stake at the French Open makes it the biggest Grand Slam of the year, according to former finalist Robin Soderling ... Counting begins at some polling stations after two days of voting in Egypt's first free presidential election, as the Muslim Brotherhood claims a lead ... Hurricane Bud continued to weaken early Friday as it headed toward a string of laid-back beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast south of Puerto Vallarta. Two people, one ... French President Francois Hollande makes an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to explain his decision to pull troops out a year earlier than planned ... Two officers of the container ship that ran aground off New Zealand causing its worst maritime spill are jailed for seven months ... A young penguin which escaped from a Tokyo aquarium is caught after more than two months on the loose in the Japanese capital ... Shareholders of Alibaba.com agree to the company's plan to buy back shares in a bid to take the firm private ... Opposition lawmakers on Friday blocked the Ukrainian Parliament a day after a brawl in the chamber sent one legislator to the hospital ... A 5-year-old Mexican boy whose eyes were allegedly gouged out by his mother as part of a drug-fueled ritual "to save the world" is expected to live, but has been left completely blind, health ... The older brother of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled the closely-guarded village where he lives for the capital, Beijing ... | 
