Inspired Clijsters completes mother of all comebacks

Kim Clijsters dropped down on her knees in disbelief, and then looked to the stands to find her golden-locked daughter, Jada, up way past her bedtime so she could see her mother spin a fairy tale.

Clijsters, the 26-year-old wildcard entry from Belgium who was a former No. 1 player, left the game two years ago to start a family and returned to tennis just one month ago. Suddenly on Sunday night, she had captured the 2009 US Open title by dispatching the 19-year-old Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, 75 6-3, in 1 hour 33 minutes before an adoring crowd of 23,351 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Jada flashed on the giant screen in the stadium, pointing and hamming it up with the same infectious joy her mother had supplied to cap the most unexpected women's Open in memory, one marked by charming upsets, unsettling anger and disruptive rain.

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Pakistan bomber targets Danish embassy, kills at least eight

At least eight persons were killed and 24 injured when a suicide bomber today blew up his explosive-laden car outside the embassy of denmark,near the indian high Commisioner's residence in the Pakistani residence in the Pakistani capital. No group claimed responsibility for the blast but security officals said the attack could be linked to the row over caricatures of the Propher published in Danish newspapers.

Witness said the car drove up and stopped outside the embassy in the upmarket sector F-6/2, where several diplomatic missions are located, shortly before the blast occured at about 1 pm.

"It was most likely a suicide blast, said islamabad SSP Ahmed Latif, Other officials said evidence collected from the site included body parts and ball bearings, Over 30 kg of explosives were packed in the car, they said.

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