Ammann flies to another world ski title

2010-03-20T05:15:22Z

<div><p>Swiss ski jump sensation Simon Ammann on Saturday added the world ski flying title to his double Olympic gold haul and overall World Cup trophy in the ski jump.</p><p>Ammann, 28, amassed a total of 935.8 points from the four-event competition to finish well ahead of Austria's defending champion ...

Flood Threat

2010-03-18T16:17:28Z

Marius Hansen, left, of Norway and Cory Bowden of Fargo, N.D., unload a container of sandbags to be placed around the parking ramp of the Moorhead Center Mall Thursday, March 18, 2010 in Moorhead, UNICEF said Wednesday it feared the intensification of fighting in Afghanistan under the new anti-Taliban strategy could drive more families to send their children to work illegally in Europe.</p><p>"We are fearful that we may see an additional increase in the number of c...

Old age starts at 58, Britons think

2010-03-17T09:16:53Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Many may beg to differ but according to a new survey, the average Briton believes youth ends at 36 and old age starts at 58.</p><p>The good news for those feeling a little long in the tooth though is that those two landmarks vary considerably according to the age of the beholder.</p><p>The findings come from the European Social Survey, which took in 21 European c...

Norway's wheelchair curlers are colorful, too

2010-03-15T19:00:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Norway's wheelchair curlers break out colorful pants at paralympics</div><div><p>Those wild, colorful pants worn by Norwegian curlers at last month's Olympics were so popular that their Paralympic counterparts felt compelled to sport the same look.</p><p>The problem was they couldn't get any of the popular bright red, white and blue diamond-checkered trousers, so they found an alternative that was ...

Paralympics

2010-03-15T19:01:26Z

Norway skip Rune Lorentsen makes his way down the ice to throw a stone while facing Sweden during wheelchair curling competition at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia,

Ten-goal Canada pound Swedes

2010-03-15T08:15:35Z

<div><p>The Canadian men's sledge hockey team scored early and scored often in pounding Sweden 10-1 on Sunday to run their record to 2-0 in Group B play at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympic Games.</p><p>Forward Brad Bowden scored for the defending gold medalists just over a minute into the game at the

Canadian men try to follow Olympians golden path

2010-03-14T15:15:30Z

<div><p>Canada's men's sledge hockey team is quietly confident it can defend Paralympics gold at Vancouver after the nation's men and women captured Olympic gold last month.</p><p>After winning at the 2006 Turin Paralympics, the Canadian sl...

2010 Paralympic Games- Day 3

2010-03-14T13:31:32Z

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 14: Santino Stillitano #1 of Italy is scored on for the second time by Kjell Vidar Royne #13 of Norway (R) during the third period of the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group B Game between Norway and Italy on day three of the VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 14: Werner Winkler #7 of Italy (C) celebrates his goal against Roger Johansen #1 (L) and Stig Tore Svee #8 of Norway (R) during the first period of the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group B Game betw...

2010 Paralympic Games- Day 2

2010-03-13T18:03:08Z

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 13: Niklas Ingvarsson #3 of Sweden scores against Roger Johansen #1 of Norway in game winning shots overtime during the Ice Sledge Hockey Preliminary Round Group B Game between Norway and Sweden on day two of the Norway's triple Olympic champion Marit Bjoergen's domination of Nordic Skiing continued on Saturday as she won the World Cup 30km race for her 34th career victory and fourth this season.</p><p>In the men's sprint, victory went to Sweden's Emil Jonsson, who extende...

CF finally nabs Terra after Yara walks

2010-03-12T09:45:06Z

<div><p>NEW YORK/OSLO (Reuters) - Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings Inc <CF.N> on Friday said it will buy rival Terra Industries Inc <TRA.N> for more than $4.6 billion in cash and stock af...

Arctic seed vault sets record, over 500,000 samples

2010-03-10T16:17:03Z

<div><p>OSLO (Reuters) - A "doomsday" vault storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze is surpassing 500,000 samples to become the most diverse collection of food seeds in history, managers said on Thursday.</p><p>Set up on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard two years ago, the vault aims to store seeds of all food cr...

Obama effect boosts Nobel Peace Prize nominations

2010-03-10T10:17:04Z

<div><p>OSLO (Reuters) - A record 237 people and organizations have been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, with interest boosted by last year's award to President Barack Obama, organizers said on Wednesday.</p><p>The world's media focused o...

Philip Morris to sue Norway over tobacco display ban

2010-03-09T10:16:32Z

<div><p>Global tobacco giant Philip Morris said Tuesday it planned to take the Norwegian state to court in an attempt to overturn a law in the Scandinavian country banning the display of cigarettes in stores.</p><p>"Philip Morris Norway (PMN) will today start legal proceedings to overturn the ban on display...

AUDI FIS World Cup - Men's Super Giant Slalom

2010-03-07T08:31:07Z

KVITFJELL, NORWAY - MARCH 07: (FRANCE OUT) Erik Guay of Canada takes 1st place during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Super G on March 7, 2010 in Kvitfjell, Norway. (Photo by Jonas Ericsson/Agence Zoom/Didier Cuche of Switzerland wins World Cup downhill title with victory in Norway</div><div><p>Didier Cuche of Switzerland won his third straight World Cup downhill title with a dominant run Saturday, his first race after missing the podium in the event at the KVITFJELL, NORWAY - MARCH 06: (FRANCE OUT) Travis Ganong of USA competes during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill on March 6, 2010 in Kvitfjell, Norway. (Photo by Jonas Ericsson/Agenc...

NORWAY ALPINE SKIING WORLD CUP

2010-03-06T07:30:23Z

Didier Cuche of Switzerland, center, winner of an alpine ski, Men's World Cup downhill race, celebrates on the podium with second placed Norway's Aksel Lind Svindal, left, and third placed Austria's Klaus Kroell, in

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