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Nba-Lakers Avoid 0-3 Hole As Sixers Tie Series

Kobe Bryant refused to let a second successive game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger on Friday to avoid going down 3-0 in their NBA playoff series.
Update 2-Blind Chinese Activist Chen Says Is At Beijing Airport

Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday he had left a hospital in Beijing and was at the airport where he expected to be departing for the United States, a move that would signal the end of a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
Chinese Activist Chen On Way To Airport, Bound For U.s.

China has allowed blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng to leave a hospital in Beijing for the United States, a U.S.-based Christian advocacy group said on Saturday.

Blind Activist Says China's "Manipulation" Of Nephew's Case Will Fail

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said on Saturday the authorities' drive to manipulate his nephew's case would not succeed, but instead would increase public discontent over an episode that has renewed international focus on China's human rights and legal system.
Bayern Aiming For Rare Home Final Success

Bayern Munich take on Chelsea in the Champions League final later on Saturday, with the Germans hoping to become European kings for the fifth time and the English attempting to reach the pinnacle of the game for the first time ever.
Nba-76ers Fight Back To Tie Series With Celtics

The Philadelphia 76ers roared back from an early 14-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 92-83 and tie their Eastern Conference semi-final series at 2-2 on Friday.

At 'Bridge To Nowhere,' Romney Slams Obama On Economy

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney returned to his economic message on Friday, highlighting a "bridge to nowhere" rebuilt by stimulus money and warning the U.S. economy
Wall St Week Ahead: The Market Is Oversold, But Major Signs Say "Sell"

Normally a big decline would set up Wall Street for a technical rebound. But that may not be the case next week, even after the market posted its worst weekly loss for the year and the S&P fell for six straight sessions.
US Candidate Romney Gives Own Money To Election Effort

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and his wife Ann have each chipped in $75,000 to help his effort to beat U.S. President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 election, a source with Romney's campaign said on Friday.

Messy Facebook Debut Marks Weak Day On Wall Street

U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets.
Syria Accuses Lebanon Of "Incubating" Terrorists

Damascus has sent a letter to the United Nations accusing some Lebanese areas of helping al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood to take root along the Syrian border, adding to its criticism of Turkey and Libya for allegedly providing arms to Syrian rebels.
Hopes Fading For Swift Us, Pakistan Deal On Afghan Supply Routes

The Obama administration may be not be able to strike a long-awaited agreement with Pakistan to help supply Western soldiers in Afghanistan as hoped in time for a major NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, a U.S. official said.

Facebook Investors Left Guessing After Nasdaq Glitch

Individual investors were left guessing for more than two hours on Friday about whether their buy and sell orders for newly issued Facebook shares had been actually executed.
Hawks Decide To Keep Drew On As Head Coach

The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed head coach Larry Drew back for a third season after he steered the injury-hit team to the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference, the National Basketball Association team said on Friday.
Attacks Over Bain Capital Don't Stop Romney's Rise In Polls

Is Mitt Romney an out-of-touch elitist and bully who led a rapacious business that killed common folks' jobs?

Jury In Ex-Senator Edwards' Trial Begins Deliberations

Jurors in the trial of former U.S. Senator John Edwards asked on Friday to review more than a dozen prosecution exhibits as they deliberated whether he illegally used campaign funds to conceal his extramarital affair while he ran for president.
Tunisians Wounded In Revolt Say They Are Forgotten

Faysal Hizi leans against the wall outside Tunisia's parliament building to take the weight off his bad leg. He lifts up his trousers to reveal a scar across his knee. His foot is swollen.
Di Matteo Calls Up Chelsea Teenagers "Just In Case"

Teenagers Todd Kane, 18 and Nathaniel Chalobah, 17, who have never played for Chelsea's senior side, have been called into the squad for Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich, caretaker coach Roberto Di Matteo said on Friday.

Obama Says G8 Should Focus On Growth In Europe

U.S. President Barack Obama said after meeting French President Francois Hollande at the White House on Friday that the Group of Eight should focus on ways to promote growth alongside budget cuts in Europe to help ease the euro zone crisis.
US House Backs $642.5 Billion Defense Budget For '13

The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Friday to authorize $642.5 billion in defense spending next year, defying a White House veto threat by adding several billion dollars to President Barack Obama's Pentagon budget request.
Syria Forces Kill Two In Damascus As Thousands Rally

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shot two protesters in the capital Damascus on Friday and fired in the air to break up thousands of anti-government demonstrators in the commercial hub of Aleppo, activists said.

Police Detain 400 "Blockupy" Activists In Frankfurt

German police said they detained 400 anti-capitalist protesters in Frankfurt on Friday for defying a ban on demonstrations against austerity policies implemented to tackle the intensifying euro zone debt crisis.
Heynckes Tells Bayern Players To Grab Historic Chance

Bayern Munich have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lift the Champions League trophy on home soil against Chelsea on Saturday, the German club's coach Jupp Heynckes said on Friday.
Heynckes Urges Chelsea To Name Di Matteo As Permanent Boss

Whether or not Bayern Munich beat Chelsea in Saturday's Champions League final, their coach Jupp Heynckes urged the English club to stick with Roberto Di Matteo so the Italian does not suffer the experience he went through in 1998.

Reality Tv, Celebrity Obsession Hit Cannes Screens

Obsession with celebrity is the focus of Italian director Matteo Garrone's new movie "Reality" at the Cannes film festival, one of two pictures in the lineup exploring the corrosive power of instant fame and the desire to be watched.
Where Champions League Final Will Be Won And Lost

A look at how the Chelsea and Bayern Munich teams compare tactically and where the game might be won or lost ahead of the Champions League final at the Allianz Arena:
Beckham Wants To Be Picked For Soccer Team On Merit

David Beckham hit back on Friday at suggestions that he might be selected for the British Olympic soccer side at the London Games because of his celebrity status rather than on merit alone.

Lampard Ready To Win Even If It Upsets Uncle Harry

Family are usually the first to celebrate the success of a relative, but one member of Frank Lampard's is hoping Chelsea fail against Bayern Munich in Saturday's Champions League final - his uncle, Harry Redknapp.
We're No Golden Generation Without Title - Bayern's Lahm

The names of Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Mueller and Oliver Kahn have a mythical ring to them in the Bavarian capital Munich and across much of Germany.
Moody's Downgrades 16 Spanish Banks

Moody's Investor Service carried out a sweeping downgrade of 16 Spanish banks on Thursday, including Banco Santander, the euro zone's largest bank, citing a weak economy and the government's reduced ability to support troubled lenders.

Violence Eases At Overcrowded Venezuelan Jail

Venezuelan authorities on Thursday restored order at a notoriously overcrowded Caracas jail after shots rang out earlier in the day in the latest outbreak of violence in the country's badly strained prison system.
War Protesters March At Obama Campaign Headquarters

A small group of anti-war demonstrators staged a peaceful "die in" on Thursday at President Barack Obama's election campaign headquarters in Chicago to demand an end to the war in Afghanistan and unmanned drone aircraft attacks overseas.
Gm Ad Move Followed Failed Facebook Pitch: Sources

Facebook may only have itself to blame for why General Motors rained on its IPO parade this week.