Sao Paulo - Brazilians were still trying to digest Monday the hard blow they took a day earlier, when they saw the Formula One world championship - which they have not celebrated since Ayrton Senna's triumph in 1991 - slip away from their hands within seconds.
For less than one minute - during the last lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo - the legion of Brazilian fans of motorsport revived the joy of celebrating an F1 title.
Ankara - Turkey's minister for women's affairs on Monday lashed out at a British television documentary in which the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, bluffed her way into state-run orphanages in Turkey and reported being disgusted by conditions there.
Women's Affairs Minister Nimet Cubukcu said the reports, which showed Ferguson entering the orphanages without permission, had damaged diplomatic relations. Cubukcu disputed Ferguson's claims and said the orphanages in question were open to visits by diplomats and non-governmental charities.
Milan - Promoted Serie A side Bologna have called Sinisa Mihajlovic in to replace coach Daniele Arrigoni after he presided over the club's eighth defeat in 10 games.
The central-Italy club announced their decision Monday, in the wake of a 5-1 defeat suffered at Cagliari at the weekend.
Arrigoni, 49, steered Bologna to promotion last summer and seemed to be in for a good top-flight season after a 2-1 win at giants AC Milan in the opening round of the season.
A bad record of two wins and eight defeats, however, dropped Bologna to second-last position.
Madrid - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Monday gave his backing to Spain's aspiration to attend an economic summit in Washington, to which Spain has not been invited.
The presence of one of the world's biggest economies at the economic summit in mid-November would be "very useful" for the international community, Barroso said at a joint press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero during a visit to Madrid.
Marseille - New rules of military engagement are necessary for the 17,000 UN peacekeeping troops stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday in Marseille.
"The rules of engagement now are very restrictive," Kouchner said ahead of an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in the southern French city of Marseille. "We can not have soldiers there who are not allowed to shoot. I'm not saying we should make war. But we should be able to carry out defensive missions."
Sao Paulo - Brazilians were still trying to digest Monday the hard blow they took a day earlier, when they saw the Formula One world championship - which they have not celebrated since Ayrton Senna's triumph in 1991 - slip away from their hands within seconds.
Ankara - Turkey's minister for women's affairs on Monday lashed out at a British television documentary in which the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, bluffed her way into state-run orphanages in Turkey and reported being disgusted by conditions there.
Milan - Promoted Serie A side Bologna have called Sinisa Mihajlovic in to replace coach Daniele Arrigoni after he presided over the club's eighth defeat in 10 games.
Madrid - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Monday gave his backing to Spain's aspiration to attend an economic summit in Washington, to which Spain has not been invited.
Oslo - Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit's physician has advised her to cancel public engagements for the coming two weeks, the palace said Monday.
Marseille - New rules of military engagement are necessary for the 17,000 UN peacekeeping troops stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday in Marseille.
