Top seed Kim Clijsters edged past Jelena Jankovic, while Maria Sharapova beat fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva at the Acura Classic.
Sania Mirza, seeded ninth, advanced with a 6-1, 0-6, 6-1 victory over Finland's Emma Laine.
Russia will back the expansion of the G-8 if its partners in the club voice such a proposal, Putin said before the formal opening of the summit.
Nokia agreed in September to sell its devices and services business and license its patents to Microsoft for 5.44 billion euros after failing to recover from a late start in smartphones.
Finland's Valtteri Bottas and Brazilian Felipe Massa will stay at Williams in 2015 after the resurgent Formula One team announced on Sunday what had to be one of their easiest decisions of the season.
i-flex solutions has entered into an agreement with Norway-based EDB Business Partner ASA to jointly offer retail banking solutions to financial institutions in the Nordic region, primarily in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday
Arsenal's Dutch striker Robin van Persie has been arrested in Rotterdam on suspicion of rape.
The win also set a record, one that Hamilton had previously shared with seven times champion Michael Schumacher, of 41 wins from pole position.
World champions Brazil remain in top spot, with Argentina, currently leading the South American qualifying competition for the 2006 World Cup, still in third.
US-based Seven Networks is to acquire European rival Smartner as it vies to mount a challenge to BlackBerry maker Research in Motion in the fast-growing wireless email software market and boost its IPO prospects.
"It was unbelievable, to have a fastest race lap under normal conditions in your first ever Grand Prix," Nico Rosberg's father, 1982 champion Keke said.
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David Nalbandian survived a testing encounter with Stanislas Wawrinka to prevail 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
A fresh global skill gap study shows how India can tap opportunities in Germany, New Zealand, Qatar, Malaysia, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE and the UK.
India, hosting its first ever FIFA tournament in the U-17 World Cup, will set the record of having the farthest distance between two venues in the event's history.
On the list of 137 economies, Switzerland is followed by the US and Singapore in second and third places, respectively.
Success of Nokia in India has motivated Finnish companies to look at the country as an attractive investment destination, especially its lucrative telecom sector.
Hundreds of police officers took part in the swoop, which began at 6:00 am (0400 GMT) and which targeted people suspected of possessing documents portraying sexual abuse against children.
Larzish will explore themes of gender and sexual plurality.
Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza advanced to the second round of doubles events at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
In the UK, he will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The Brazilian lapped 0.151s quicker than team mate Michael Schumacher in free testing at the Italian Grand Prix.
Staying immobile after sexual activity won't increase your chances of pregnancy, a new study has revealed.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
Arjen Robben, Kevin Hofland and Dave van den Bergh will miss WC qualifiers due to injury.
Murray ousted home favourite Paradorn Srichaphan while the world No. 1 beat Jarkko Nieminen in the semi-finals of the Thailand Open.
The time sheet for Sunday's Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix.
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The last time Kimi Raikkonen stood on top of a Formula One podium, Lewis Hamilton had just joined Mercedes with one championship to his name and Sebastian Vettel was riding high with Red Bull.
The F1 world champion said he could not imagine driving for any other team than Ferrari and he would welcome the Finn as a team mate.
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Anju Bobby George came up with her best jump of the season to book a place in Tuesday's long jump final in Helsinki
The 22-year-old managed a best of 62.04, but failed to qualify for the discus throw final at the 10th world championships.
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