Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has given government workers Friday afternoon off to watch the national team play Brazil in the quarter-finals of the football World Cup. The president will fly to Brazil to watch the match played in Fortaleza.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has given government workers Friday afternoon off to watch the national team play Brazil in the quarter-finals of the football World Cup. The president will fly to Brazil to watch the match played in Fortaleza.

Development driver Susie Wolff says Formula 1 is "close" to the time when a woman will race in a grand prix again. The Scot, 31, will become the first female to take part in a race weekend in 22 years when she drives in British Grand Prix practice on Friday.

President Obama has praised the efforts of the US football team in the World Cup in a phone call to two of its star players. Despite the US being eliminated from the tournament by Belgium, Mr Obama told goalkeeper Tim Howard and team captain Clint ...

President Obama has praised the efforts of the US football team in the World Cup in a phone call to two of its star players. Despite the US being eliminated from the tournament by Belgium, Mr Obama told goalkeeper Tim Howard and team captain Clint ...

Media analyse Beijing-Seoul ties as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in South Korea on a two-day visit. Mr Xi will hold talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on trade and "regional issues". The People's Daily says that the Beijing-Seoul ...

Media analyse Beijing-Seoul ties as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in South Korea on a two-day visit. Mr Xi will hold talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on trade and "regional issues". The People's Daily says that the Beijing-Seoul ...

Media analyse Beijing-Seoul ties as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in South Korea on a two-day visit. Mr Xi will hold talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on trade and "regional issues". The People's Daily says that the Beijing-Seoul ...

Media analyse Beijing-Seoul ties as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in South Korea on a two-day visit. Mr Xi will hold talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on trade and "regional issues". The People's Daily says that the Beijing-Seoul ...

Media analyse Beijing-Seoul ties as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in South Korea on a two-day visit. Mr Xi will hold talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye on trade and "regional issues". The People's Daily says that the Beijing-Seoul ...

Palestinians are preparing to hold the funeral of a teenager abducted and murdered in East Jerusalem. The killing of 17-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdair on Wednesday was condemned by both Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The murder sparked fierce ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that the French justice system is being used for "political ends" in an interview after he was placed under formal investigation for influence peddling. In a joint interview with French TV channel TF1 and radio ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that the French justice system is being used for "political ends" in an interview after he was placed under formal investigation for influence peddling. In a joint interview with French TV channel TF1 and radio ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that the French justice system is being used for "political ends" in an interview after he was placed under formal investigation for influence peddling. In a joint interview with French TV channel TF1 and radio ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that the French justice system is being used for "political ends" in an interview after he was placed under formal investigation for influence peddling. In a joint interview with French TV channel TF1 and radio ...

It was in a woodland beauty spot on the outskirts of Jerusalem that Israeli police found the charred corpse of a 17-year-old Palestinian. Mohammed Abu Khdeir had gone missing only hours earlier. His relatives said he had got up early for dawn prayers and ...

At least nine civilians are reported dead in an attack on a village in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine. The rebels have accused the Ukrainian army of shelling and bombing the village of Luhanska. But Ukrainian officials said their forces were not in the ...

Angel Di Maria's extra-time winner carried Argentina into the World Cup quarter-finals after an unconvincing display against Switzerland. About 40,000 Argentina fans were thought to be inside the Arena de Sao Paulo and Di Maria's late goal sparked wild ...

The man at the centre of the controversy, Jean-Claude Juncker, is a former prime minister of Luxembourg and one of the architects of the euro. Now that he has been nominated for the top job at the European Commission, how is the EU likely to work under ...

The man at the centre of the controversy, Jean-Claude Juncker, is a former prime minister of Luxembourg and one of the architects of the euro. Now that he has been nominated for the top job at the European Commission, how is the EU likely to work under ...