| Sat, 28 Jan 2012 Azarenka routs Sharapova to win Australian title | MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka routed Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to win the Australian Open women's title on Saturday night and secure the No. 1 ranking, all in her first Grand Slam final. | The 22-year-old Belarusian dropped her opening service game and was... | Victoria Azarenka crushes Maria Sharapova to win Australian Open title | • Belarussian cruises to 6-3, 6-0 straight-sets success | • She also becomes new world No1 after maiden slam title Victoria Azarenka celebrates on her way to victory. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images | Victoria Azarenka produced a performance full of powe... | Immigrants fight for justice in Spain " />" /> | Thousands of Ecuadorian immigrants in Spain have not been able to keep up with home-loan repayments amid an economic crisis. | Many were allegedly coaxed by agents into buying homes they could not afford, as the immigrants were an easy prey. | Al Jazeera's Jo... | Azarenka wins Australian Open women's title | MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 Saturday to win the Australian Open and take over the women's No. 1 ranking. | Azarenka, playing in her first final in 25 Grand Slam tournaments, was broken in the opening game of the match b... | IMF chief: Some euro countries can boost growth DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) - The head of the International Monetary Fund says that some countries that use the euro have the flexibility to boost growth to help shore up the eurozone economy. | Christine Lagarde says the eurozone should develop a "clear simple firewall" to... | France, Karzai want faster NATO exit from Afghanistan | PARIS — France and Afghanistan agree that NATO should speed up by a year its timetable for handing all combat operations to Afghan forces in 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday. | Sarkozy also announced a faster-track exit for France, the fourth-lar... | Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title | WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader. | When Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich aren't puffing up their own leadership credentials, they're running down the leader... | | |
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