Cubs book first playoff spot since 2008
Chicago (AFP) – The Chicago Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 thanks to the San Francisco Giants 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
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Cubs book first playoff spot since 2008
Chicago (AFP) – The Chicago Cubs clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 thanks to the San Francisco Giants 5-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
China vows billions of development dollars, debt forgiveness
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China’s president on Saturday pledged billions in aid and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to help the world’s poorest nations, as world leaders begin to seek the trillions of dollars needed to help achieve sweeping new development goals.
Rooney on target as Manchester United beats Sunderland 3-0
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Memphis Depay scored his first ever Premier League goal and Wayne Rooney added his first of the season as Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-0 to go top of the standings on Saturday.
Former champions Simon and Tsonga in Open de Moselle final
METZ, France (AP) — Gilles Simon will face fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Sunday’s Open de Moselle final, with both men looking for a historic third victory in Metz.
Latest: South Africa leads Samoa 17-6 at halftime in RWC
LONDON (AP) — Latest developments at the Rugby World Cup. All times local:
Iran vows legal action against Saudi after hajj disaster
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia’s rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year’s hajj, which killed at least 769 people, including 136 Iranians.
Pope Francis arrives in Philadelphia to celebrate family
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday for the final leg of his U.S. visit — a festive weekend devoted to celebrating Catholic families — and immediately called for the church to place greater value on women.
How Boehner's exit may help avert a government shutdown
The House speaker’s departure is being considered a victory for the tea party, but the immediate result may be to thwart their hopes of shutting down the government next week.
Nigeria revels in removal from list of polio-endemic nations
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria on Saturday celebrated the announcement by the U.N. health agency that polio is no longer endemic in the West African country.