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China’s J-15 jet completed its first landing on the aircraft carrier Liaoning, Xinhua saysThe Liaoning is built in the shell of an abandoned Soviet carrierThe Liaoning aircraft carrier will be able to carry 30 J-15 fighter planes, Chinese media reportsThe U.S. predicts it will be years before China’s carrier has a minimal level of ...

Johan Santana exults after striking out the last batter to secure his and the Mets’ first no-hitter.NEW: “I don’t even think I threw a no-hitter in video games,” Johan Santana says The feat leaves the San Diego Padres as the only team without a no-hitter”I’m very happy, and happy for you guys — finally ...

Myanmar opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, speaks at the opening of a National League for Democracy office in YangonMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will arrive in Bangkok late on TuesdayThe first time the pro-democracy campaigner has left Myanmar in 24 yearsShe will speak at the World Economic Forum on East Asia this [...]

Andy Roddick was left to contemplate another early exit at the French Open as he lost to Nicolas Mahut.Andy Roddick loses in first round of the French Open to Nicolas MahutRoddick has been plagued by injuries and has slipped to 29th in the worldJo-Wilfred Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro battle into second round Venus [...]

Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera is becoming an influential figure with both FIFA and the International Olympic Committee.Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera co-opted to FIFA Executive CommitteeNsekera first woman member of the world governing body’s decision making body South Sudan admitted as FIFA’s 209th member Decision delayed on ...

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the opening of a National League for Democracy office in Yangon MondayAung San Suu Kyi will visit Europe next month to make several speechesShe will also travel to Thailand next week for a regional conferenceIt will be her first trip abroad since she was released from years [...]

Tiger Woods displays the trophy on Sunday after winning the 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida.NEW: Woods writes on Twitter, “Heading home now and I can’t stop smiling”He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida, by five strokesIt’s the golfer’s first PGA Tour victory since September ...

It is the first time authorities have filed a criminal case over dictatorship abusesHuman Rights Watch describes the decision to prosecute as a “landmark step”A former colonel is accused of his role in a crackdown that led to disappearancesHuman Rights Watch: More than 475 people disappeared during Brazil’s dictatorship(CNN) ...