The number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon has surpassed 1 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday, calling it a “devastating milestone” for the tiny Arab country with about 4.5 million people of its own. Also, three years after Syria's conflict started, ...

Amazon has launched a $99 internet-streaming device for TVs in a move that puts it in direct competition with similar offerings from Google and Apple. The Fire TV offers instant access to more than 200,000 films and television series through various services ...

Residents on Chile's northern coast spent a second sleepless night outside their homes after a major aftershock rattled an area hit a day earlier by a magnitude-8.2 earthquake that caused six deaths.

Ukrainian acting President Oleksandr Turchynov (C) visits a military exhibition near the settlement of Desna in Chernigov region, April 2. Russia has massed all the forces it needs on Ukraine's border if it were to decide to carry out an "incursion" into the ...

An inspired Paris Saint Germain performance gave the French champions a two goal advantage to take to Stamford Bridge next week and left Chelsea with it a mountain to climb if they are to be in the draw for the semi-finals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic may be PSG's ...

The deadliest strain of Ebola virus is spreading through West Africa. Confirmed cases in Guinea, where the outbreak began, now number 127, of whom 83 victims have died. Eight deaths have occurred in the capital, Conakry, with further cases in ...

With the dust still settlling on a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp on Tuesday that could keep Barcelona out of the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in seven years, the club were told by Fifa on Wednesday that they cannot sign ...

A senior police officer is among two people killed after bombs exploded outside Cairo University, according to security officials. Also in this section. 'It's complete b******s' - Police officer behind Gangnam Style spoof video sacked for gross misconduct ...

They came fearing a rout, a Champions League quarter-final humbling to cast Manchester United into European oblivion, but as Bayern Munich's players trudged off the pitch shaking their heads, Old Trafford was filled with renewed belief.

Karl MacGinty – Published 02 April 2014 02:30 AM. Paul McGinley was among the first to offer Tiger Woods sincere wishes for a speedy recovery from the back surgery which has forced the World No 1 to withdraw from the US Masters. Also in this section ...

(L-R) Crash survivor Samantha Denti and grieving mothers Kim Langley and Laura Christian join fellow family members of victims of the GM recall failure for a news conference on the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington April 1, 2014. General Motors has not ...

The Middle East peace process appears to be disintegrating after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas applied to join 15 international organisations, a step Israel views as incompatible with the continuation of the troubled peace negotiations.

Published 01 April 2014 10:12 PM. Manchester United will go to Munich for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final with Bayern boosted in confidence after a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. Also in this section. Manchester United v Bayern Munich: How ...

A 17-year-old from New York has been accepted to study at all eight of the elite universities that make up the US Ivy League. Kwasi Enin, from the Long Island hamlet of Shirley, began receiving replies to his college applications on 27 March. The student from ...

The official death toll from the US mudslide has increased to 27, with medical officials saying 19 victims have been positively identified. Related Articles. [TICON-A SLIDESHOW] US mudslide: death toll rises as search for victims continues. Also in this section ...

France's new Prime Minister is taking office and diving straight into a huge and thankless challenge: bringing back investors, jobs and hope to Europe's second-biggest economy. Also in this section. Doubt cast on stem cell research · 3 dead, 2 missing in boat ...

Japan has been ordered to end whale hunts in the Antarctic in a historic ruling that saw United Nations judges dismiss longstanding Japanese arguments that the hunting of more than 900 whales a year was carried out for scientific research purposes only.

Japan has been ordered to end whale hunts in the Antarctic in a historic ruling that saw United Nations judges dismiss longstanding Japanese arguments that the hunting of more than 900 whales a year was carried out for scientific research purposes only.

Manchester United's Premier League match with Aston Villa was merely two minutes old when the first of two planes appeared over Old Trafford calling for the sacking of manager David Moyes. In the build-up to Saturday's early kick-off, Moyes had simply ...

President Barack Obama has stepped up the rhetoric against Russian intervention in Ukraine calling on Moscow to "pull back its troops" immediately. Mr Obama urged Moscow to reduce the number of Russian troops deployed on the Ukrainian border and ...