there was just one goal in it. fittingly it came from the top scorer in the competition, falcao. it was his 17th goal in 14 games in the europa league, 1-0. the 2011 europa league silverware. the nba s eastern conference now, miami knew they had to regroup after losing the opening game of their series with chicago by 21 points. and their adjustments, they were put to the test on wednesday. this was game two of the best of seven series. tipping off in the windy city in chicago. the big game was needed from this man, dwyane wade for miami to step it up. derrick rose wanted to repeat his huge performance for the bulls from game one. the first quarter winding down here, luol dang with a buzzer-beating three-pointer. lebron james gets it to dwyane wade for the alley-oop slam to tie the game at 32.
syria s president and his cronies. new sanctions as the u.s. calls for an end to the security crackdown. waiting for water levels to fall, for thousands of people forced out of their homes by the mississippi floods, life becomes a waiting game. and the disaster that rocked an economy to its foundations, japan sinks back into its third recession in a decade. dominique strauss-kahn has resigned as head of the international monetary fund to focus on clearing his name. his decision follows charges he tried to rape a hotel maid in new york. strauss-kahn denies the allegations but since he was arrested on saturday, he s come under increasing pressure to step down. one european minister said he should reflect on whether he was damaging the imf. just a few hours ago, strauss-kahn said this in a letter to the imf board, quote, i deny with the greatest possible firmness all the allegations against me. i want to protect the institution i have served with honor and devotion. and i