Hundreds of women of all ages donned blue coveralls, red socks, and red bandannas with white polka dots and gathered near San Francisco in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for women dressed as the iconic "Rosie the Riveter," the image used to recruit female industrial workers during World War II.
The attempt was likely successful but Guinness must still review and authenticate the headcount. It will also verify all the Rosies conformed to uniform specifications, which detailed the acceptable size of the polka dots on their bandannas, the Contra Costa Times reported Sunday. (http://bayareane.ws/1gO9Dyn ).
Full StoryChung Mong-Joon says he will run for FIFA president, pledging to help the governing body clean itself up if he gets elected.
Speaking at a news conference in Paris on Monday, the South Korea says "it is my privilege and honor to announce my candidacy," before quickly turning his sights on long-serving president Sepp Blatter.
Full StorySergio Aguero's exquisite solo strike and late goals by Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho earned Manchester City a 3-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday in the first heavyweight showdown in the Premier League, compounding the champions' early-season problems.
Aguero made amends for a slew of early missed chances by exchanging passes with Yaya Toure, twisting inside his marker and placing a pinpoint shot inside the far post in the 32nd minute.
Full StoryAndy Murray beat top-ranked Novak Djokovic 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday in the Rogers Cup for his fourth tournament victory of the year and third title in the Canadian event.
The second-seeded Murray also won the tournament in 2009 and 2010. The Scot ended an eight-match losing streak against Djokovic since the 2013 Wimbledon final.
Full StoryChanting slogans, carrying signs and waving flares, these eager young men who gather in Egypt could be mistaken for Arab Spring demonstrators.
And in this country, the recently-banned hardcore football fans known as ultras have played a political role.
Full StorySwiss teen Belinda Bencic won the Rogers Cup on Sunday, following her upset of Serena Williams with a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 3-0 victory over an ailing Simona Halep.
The 18-year-old Bencic won her second WTA Tour title after breaking through this summer on grass in England at Eastbourne. She's ranked 20th.
Full StoryTwo small planes collided midair while approaching an airport in San Diego County on Sunday, killing at least four people and sparking brush fires in a remote field where the wreckage landed, authorities said.
The collision occurred at about 11 a.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said.
Full StoryA Syrian rebel group said Saturday that a rare ceasefire negotiated with Hizbullah fighters in a Syrian town and two villages was over as shelling resumed.
The 72-hour ceasefire in the northern rebel-held town of Zabadani, near the border with Lebanon, as well as in Foua and Kafraya, two Shiite villages in Idlib province, was reached earlier this week and was to last until Sunday.
Full StoryLebanese authorities on Saturday arrested a fugitive Islamic cleric wanted for his role in deadly clashes with the army as he tried to flee the country.
Ahmed al-Asir was apprehended at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport while trying to travel to Nigeria via Cairo with a fake Palestinian passport, General Security announced.
Full StoryMigrants on a Turkish beach scuffled over places on one inflatable dinghy and frantically bailed out another to keep it from sinking during a dramatic night that highlighted their desperation to reach the Greek island of Kos — and the safety of Europe.
The scenes of human trafficking, captured early Saturday by Associated Press journalists on a moonless night, came as Turkish authorities reported that 2,791 migrants have been caught in the Aegean Sea in the past 5 days alone, most of them Syrians.
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