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...March, several teams are going on pilgrimages. The women’s soccer, women’s rugby, and women’s water polo teams are trekking across oceans and continents to visit their respective meccas. There, they’ll watch matches, play games, and, of course, do a little team bonding...

Author: By Natalie duP. C. Panno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Making the Traveling Team | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

South African President Jacob Zuma received a less than cordial welcome when he stepped off the plane in London for a three-day state visit to Britain this week. The British media, renowned for their sometimes witty, often outlandish headlines and a tone that can swing between cheeky and downright rude, have vilified Zuma for having five wives, calling him everything from a "sex-obsessed bigot" to a "vile buffoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa's Zuma vs. the Media in London | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

Another prominent newspaper, The Independent wrote that "given the range of distinctly ropey state visitors she has greeted during her 58 years on the throne," the "distinctly monogamous" Queen Elizabeth was unlikely to be fazed by the visit. The character bashing continued with the Daily Telegraph, which reported that of "all the colorful characters who have visited the Palace during her [Queen Elizabeth] 58 years on the throne ... the South African president is probably the first to have faced a multitude of criminal charges." Zuma was charged with rape five years ago, but he was acquitted at trial. He also...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa's Zuma vs. the Media in London | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

...journalism at the University of Lincoln in northern England, says the British tabloid obsession with sex and sleaze drives the type of coverage seen with Zuma. "Add to that heady brew a pinch of unacceptable racism and you can easily explain the tabloid treatment of President Zuma's visit to London this week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa's Zuma vs. the Media in London | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

...fiery remarks that a France-Russia partnership could help establish a new hard line on Iran's nuclear program, Medvedev responded tepidly, saying, "We will concentrate all efforts on finding political and diplomatic solutions," which he added had "not been exhausted yet." For his part, Sarkozy noted during the visit that Russia has still not fulfilled the conditions of its 2008 cease-fire with Georgia. (See pictures of the Russians in Ossetia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why France Is Selling Warships to Russia | 3/3/2010 | See Source »

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