Winston-Salem, North Carolina - France limp into Friday's start of the Davis Cup World Group tie against the reigning champion US minus top hopes Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet.
Washington - US President George W Bush on Thursday endorsed his top commander in Iraq's recommendation to halt US troop withdrawals once the surge ends in July, leaving open the possibility that 1
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier left Thursday on a three-day visit to the United States during which he is due to confer with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.