From the MIM: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this week's performance by the Leipzig Quartet has been postponed until March 6, 2013. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have questions, please contact MIM Guest Service at (480) 478-6000 or guestservice@theMIM.org.

Iran has some image problems in Europe these days. And that's putting it mildly. Difficult negotiations to rein in Tehran's nuclear program and comments by President Mahmoud Ahmenijidad denying the Holocaust (which is illegal here) have put Iran at the center of a political maelstrom.

BERLIN - A previously unknown work by Johann Sebastian Bach has turned up in a crate of 18th-century birthday cards removed from a German library shortly before it was devastated by fire last year, researchers said Wednesday.

LONDON - The Rolling Stones, assured that Keith Richards is fully recovered from a head injury, will kick off their rescheduled European tour in Milan, Italy, on July 11.

With dark shadows of uncertainty descending upon the hearts of so many at the conclusion of 2012, one can only hope 2013 will be a year of promise. But even in these dark days, miracles do still happen, especially when people are willing to roll up their sleeves for the cause of freedom.

VIENNA, Austria - Having a bad heart doesn't mean you can skip exercise, doctors said Wednesday. In fact, it may even help your heart to repair itself. Research presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting showed that exercise sparks the creation of new heart vessels.

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Portugal completed a perfect first round at the World Cup on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory over Mexico in Group D. Maniche and Simao Sabrosa scored in the first 25 minutes before Kikin headed in a 29th-minute corner for Mexico, which qualified for the next round as runner-up in the group.

LONDON -- The surviving pages of the world's oldest Christian Bible have been reunited - digitally.

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LEIPZIG, Germany - It took a blast of brilliance by Maxi Rodriguez to separate Argentina from Mexico in a World Cup classic Saturday night. Argentina moved into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory on Rodriguez's goal in the 98th minute of the first extra-time game in the tournament.

Althea Gibson, a sports pioneer who broke the color barrier in tennis in the 1950s as the first black to win Wimbledon and the U.S. national title, died Sunday. She was 76.