Hurricane Arthur was upgraded to a Category 2 storm Thursday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. By late Thursday night it had made landfall between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, North Carolina. "The hurricane's strongest ...

Hurricane Arthur was upgraded to a Category 2 storm Thursday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. By late Thursday night it had made landfall between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, North Carolina. "The hurricane's strongest ...

It was just three short years ago that a relatively unknown youngster took the tennis world by storm by marching through the Wimbledon field and easily defeating favorite Maria Sharapova in the finals in straight sets. Petra Kvitova, who was only 21 at the time, ...

Hurricane Arthur is expected to pass over or near the Outer Banks of North Carolina Friday Morning. Members of the large Garrison family from Kansas City, MO., play in the. Vacationers play in the surf before complying with the mandatory evacuation orders ...

Published photo of young boys lined up in front of a “membership office” for ISIL, in the Syrian town of Al-Bab. Tags. Children, Crime, Health, Iraq, Violence, War. Sunni ISIS jihadists are recruiting children as young as 10 years old to fight for an Islamic state in ...

Published photo of young boys lined up in front of a “membership office” for ISIL, in the Syrian town of Al-Bab. Tags. Children, Crime, Health, Iraq, Violence, War. Sunni ISIS jihadists are recruiting children as young as 10 years old to fight for an Islamic state in ...

Midfielder John Mikel Obi has played down Nigeria's bonus row and insisted it will not affect the team in Monday's last-16 game against France. The players boycotted training on Thursday, prompting Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to give his ...

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has lost one of his financial backers after he was banned for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini. Online gambling firm 888poker said it had "decided to terminate its relationship" with "immediate effect". The 27-year-old Liverpool ...

Chris McDaniel addresses his supporters after falling behind in a heated GOP primary runoff election against incumbent U.S. Senator Thad Cochran on Tuesday. By Teresa Welsh June 25, 2014 | 11:00 p.m. EDT + More. Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran, the ...

From Montevideo to Mumbai, Luis Suarez's alleged bite on Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini drew - and continues to draw - plenty of interest. Here, BBC Sport looks at some of media and social media reaction to Tuesday's controversial incident.

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer describes Luis Suarez's bite on Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini as "staggering". Former Wales player Robbie Savage calls for the Liverpool striker to be banned for life from international football. Suarez was convicted of ...

The German side which confronts the United States in their final group game on Thursday is that of Joachim Loew and not his predecessor and now USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann said Germany striker Thomas Mueller on Tuesday. "We are playing against the ...

Neymar scores twice in the 4-1 victory over Cameroon to put Brazil top of Group A and into the last 16, setting up an all South American tie against Chile. Neymar netted the 100th goal of the tournament and Brazil's first of the game, before Cameroon replied a ...

A powerful and pacey Netherlands side beat Chile 2-0 on Monday in a game that only burst into life late on, securing them top spot in World Cup Group B and ensuring they avoid a tricky meeting with hosts Brazil in the last 16. Substitute Leroy Fer scored with ...

Shiite tribal fighters chant slogans against ISIL in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, on June 16. By Susan Milligan June 23, 2014 | 12:01 a.m. EDT + More. You break it, you own it. That was the so-called “Pottery Barn rule” that former Secretary of State Colin ...

It is set to be a manic Monday, with hosts Brazil, Mexico and Croatia all vying for a last-16 berth in the final round of Group A matches. Luiz Felipe Scolari's Brazil should be safe, needing just a draw to go through against eliminated Cameroon, although victory ...

All Black winger Julian Savea scored a hat-trick of tries to demonise England and help his side ensure a clean sweep of the series with a clinical 36-13 win in Hamilton on Saturday. Savea, who has now scored 23 test tries for New Zealand, took his chances ...

Militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) riding in a captured vehicle left behind by Iraqi security forces at an unknown location in the Salaheddin province. (AFP Photo). Trends. ISIS in Iraq, Iraq carnage. Tags. Al-Qaeda, Arms, Army, Clashes, ...

Patrick L Young is expert in global financial markets working in multiple disciplines, ranging from trading independently to running exchanges. Get short URL. Published time: June 18, 2014 09:55. Reuters / Gleb Garanich. Tags. Conflict, EU, Finance, Gas, ...

After a drab first half, Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev let Lee Keun-ho's shot to slip through his hands and into the net before substitute Aleksandr Kerzhakov hauled Russia level. Akinfeev's howler was reminiscent of Robert Green's error for England against ...