Bruised and sore and aching from head to ankles, Cadel Evans stood on the podium with tears in his eyes and a yellow jersey on his back.The Australian took the overall lead in the Tour de France on Monday after a punishing 10th stage through...

Bruised at the ballot box and savaged by critics, Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown plotted a political comeback Wednesday _ armed with a raft of new policies and pondering a surprising proposal to become a reality television...