NOVAK DJOKOVIC proved too hot to handle for Canadian outsider Milos Raonic as the Serb qualified for the French Open semi-finals for the sixth time with a clinical 7-5 7-6 (5) 6-4 victory today.

Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah, at head of table, attending his first meeting of the new unity government Cabinet in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 3, 2014. (Issam Rimawi/Flash90). WASHINGTON (JTA) — The new Palestinian unity government ...

In an upset-heavy French Open on the women's side, it was almost another big name that got dropped on Tuesday at Roland Garros. Maria Sharapova was up against Garbine Muguruza in the quarterfinals, with Muguruza playing the spoiler already at this ...

DAMASCUS: On Tuesday morning, a 40-year-old woman called Ferial Mustafa whose son was tortured to death by militants in Syria cast her vote for President Bashar Al Assad at a polling booth in Gundanieh, on the outskirts of Damascus. She stood proudly ...

All hail, Angelina Jolie as Maleficent—the most beautiful villainess ever created. The film in which she plays her aside, it's admittedly hard to take your eyes off of Jolie, partly due to her obscenely dominant presence, but more so, for lack of a better word, ...

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Tuesday that he is “deeply troubled” by the Obama administration's decision to work with the new Palestinian government, signaling new strains in the often rocky relationship between ...

The world's top industrial powers may discuss imposing additional sanctions on Russia when they meet in Brussels tomorrow amid continuing fighting in eastern Ukraine. President Barack Obama will talk with Group of Seven counterparts, including leaders of ...

Riyadh: Saudi King Abdullah hailed as a "historic day" the election of Egypt's ex-army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi as a president, calling for donors a donors conference to help Egypt through its economic troubles.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed the formation of a new Palestinian unity government that came about thanks to a reconciliation deal between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah and Hamas Islamists.

Have you ever wanted to read Riri and Anna Wintour's texts? Well...*take deep breaths*... now you can. Sort of. Wintour presented Rihanna with the CDFA Fashion Icon Award last night -- which is no surprise considering the pop star's insane ability to actually ...

Professional historians working under the Soviet Union found themselves in a pinch. Early on, authorities proved adept at seizing control of history and deploying it as propaganda drenched in Communist ideology. Scholars were given little space to challenge ...

Syria's presidential poll has been extended five hours under surreal conditions, with shelling around Damascus and 60 percent of the country excluded. Bashar al-Assad faces two little-known, pre-selected challengers. Syrien Präsidentenwahl Wahlzettel in ...

iOS/Android: Instagram is releasing a major update today, allowing you to adjust how much of a filter you apply to a photo, along with other editing tools. The filter slider is a very nice touch, letting you apply much more subtle filters. You can also adjust ...

How do you out-do a room filled with A-list celebrities and big-name fashion designers, all dressed to the nines? Try a see-through dress. Click here for a slideshow from the red carpet. Rihanna lived up to the Fashion Icon Award honor bestowed upon her at ...

Pro-Russia militants fire from a residential area at Ukrainian border guards defending the Federal Border Headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine. Photographer: Sergey Gapon/AFP/Getty Images. Ukraine said it's deploying heavy weaponry and armored ...

Pro-Russia militants fire from a residential area at Ukrainian border guards defending the Federal Border Headquarters in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine. Photographer: Sergey Gapon/AFP/Getty Images. Ukraine said it's deploying heavy weaponry and armored ...

Organizers of tonight's vigil in Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are expecting more than 150,000 people to attend, as memories of the student protests strike a chord with locals demanding universal suffrage.

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard reached her second straight Grand Slam semifinal as she defeated Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (4), 2-6, 7-5 at the French Open on Tuesday. The spot in the final four comes four months after the 18th seed from Montreal lost ...

Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the French Open for the fourth straight year, beating Garbine Muguruza of Spain 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Tuesday. The seventh-seeded Russian made a slow start on Court Philippe Chatrier, falling behind 4-0 before ...

BOISE, Idaho -- Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl always seemed to be searching for something to define his life. Growing up in the mountain town of Hailey, Idaho, Bergdahl was as likely to be pouring over a library book, as he was to be spotted bicycling through the hills ...