Manassas, Virginia - Virginia has rarely seen such excitement in a presidential election, but this usually reliably Republican state has become a key battleground in
2008 that could decide who gets into the White House.
As tens of thousands of voters turned out across the country Tuesday to choose between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, Virginia residents were particularly aware of their place in this historic election as they waited in line at polling stations.
Munich - Boris Becker and his girlfriend have split up after being engaged for three months, the former tennis star told the online edition of the mass-circulation Bild newspaper Tuesday.
"We split up over the weekend," Bild. de quoted the 40-year-old as saying.
Becker became engaged to designer Alessandra Meyer-Woelden, 25, in a ceremony on August 10 at Porto Cervo on the Italian island of Sardinia.
Meyer-Woelden is the daughter of the late Axel Meyer-Woelden, Becker's former manager.
Brussels - The European Commission on Tuesday approved a Spanish plan aimed at stabilizing its financial markets by providing liquidity to lenders in need.
The approval follows lengthy discussions between Madrid and Brussels over the exact scope of the plan.
Washington/Chicago - Tens of thousands of US voters waited patiently in serpentine queues Tuesday to vote in the country's historic election. Many had started lining up before dawn, some braved pouring rain to cast their ballot.
Officials were prepared for an unprecedented turnout as voters delivered their verdict on Democrat Barack Obama, 47, and his Republican rival John McCain, 72, after the longest and most expensive campaign in US history.
Berlin - Germany's government is expected to decide Wednesday to spend an extra 15 billion euros (19 billion dollars) to help ward off the worst effects of a recession, according to a cabinet paper obtained by reporters in Berlin.
The government believes the two-year programme will generate 50 billion euros in investment and consumption by Germans, the documents seen in advance by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa showed Tuesday.
New York - Two competitors in last Sunday's New York City Marathon have since died, organizers confirmed Tuesday.
A 58-year-old man from Brazil collapsed after crossing the finishing line and later died at the Lennox Hill Hospital while a 66- year-old American, who walked the distance, suffered a heart attack several hours after completing the race.
"There's nothing harder for us than when one of our participants doesn't make it home at the end of the day. We express our deepest condolences to the athletes' families," said Mary Wittenberg, president of the New York Runners.
Manassas, Virginia - Virginia has rarely seen such excitement in a presidential election, but this usually reliably Republican state has become a key battleground in 
Munich - Boris Becker and his girlfriend have split up after being engaged for three months, the former tennis star told the online edition of the mass-circulation Bild newspaper Tuesday.
Brussels - The European Commission on Tuesday approved a Spanish plan aimed at stabilizing its financial markets by providing liquidity to lenders in need.
Washington/Chicago - Tens of thousands of US voters waited patiently in serpentine queues Tuesday to vote in the country's historic election. Many had started lining up before dawn, some braved pouring rain to cast their ballot.
Berlin - Germany's government is expected to decide Wednesday to spend an extra 15 billion euros (19 billion dollars) to help ward off the worst effects of a recession, according to a cabinet paper obtained by reporters in Berlin.
