CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Tuesday that his government would work to get an imprisoned Australian journalist back from Egypt "as quickly as possible," adding that Egypt's new president might intervene in the ...

Brazil forward Neymar shot to the top of the World Cup scoring charts with a superb double in a convincing 4-1 win for the hosts over Cameroon on Monday that sent them through as Group A winners to face Chile in the last 16. After grabbing a brace in ...

Hodgson makes nine changes for Costa Rica game. Roy Hodgson announced that he will make nine changes to the team which lost to Italy and Uruguay for today's final World Cup game against Costa Rica, with Luke Shaw, Ross Barkley and Jack Wilshere ...

Brazil set up a last-16 showdown with Chile after beating Cameroon 4-1 to top Group A Monday, while Mexico defeated Croatia 3-1 to finish second and book a clash with Group B leaders the Netherlands. Neymar scored twice in the first half to take the lead ...

When Brazil beat Spain 3-0 in the final of the Confederations Cup last year, Luiz Felipe Scolari's side were confirmed as the team to beat at this summer's World Cup. It's not been as much of a walk in the park as some would have expected, however.

PETALING JAYA: First, they are indoctrinated, then they are given physical and weapons training. After that, local militants can go for their so-called “jihad” in Syria and Iraq, linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It is learnt the militants are ...

BAGHDAD - The civil war is between the two main branches of Islam -- the Sunni and the Shiite. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government is predominantly Shiite. The attacking force, ISIS, is Sunni. ISIS now holds parts of northern Syria and western Iraq.

Video; Image. Netherlands take out Group B with 2-0 win over Chile 1:34. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Netherlands claimed top spot in Group B at the 2014 World Cup, with Leroy Fer and Memphis Depay bagging the goals in a 2-0 win ...

Fans watching the USA vs. Portugal World Cup game hit a record on Sunday night. USA and Portugal match. It may have been a heart-breaking 2-2 draw for Team USA, but for ESPN, the game was a win. In the U.S., 18.22 million fans tuned into ESPN to ...

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 ...

Twice a year, timed with the big supercomputing shows, a group of industry experts publishes a list of the world's fastest supercomputers. The latest Top500 list, as it is known, came out yesterday in conjunction with the International Supercomputing ...

RECIFE Brazil (Reuters) - Javier Hernandez came off the bench to help Mexico reach the last 16 of the World Cup as their watertight defence and swift counter attacks gave them a 3-1 win against Croatia on Monday to emerge from Group A as runners-up ...

Eleven defendants tried in absentia, including one Dutch journalist and two British journalists, were given 10-year sentences. File photo. Image by: ASMAA WAGUIH / REUTERS. An Egyptian court sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists to jail terms ranging ...

Baku-APA. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said that Iraq is facing existential threat and that United States would provide "intensive" support to the country to face the Sunni blitzkrieg, APA reports quoting Xinhua. Baku-APA.A small plane collided ...

Curitiba: Two inspirational passes from the master of tiki taka, Andres Iniesta, the first finished off by one Spanish legend in David Villa, the second by another name from Spain's recent great past, Fernando Torres, paved the way for the former world ...

The Real Madrid star admitted his team-mates were “very limited” and that he never believed they had a chance of glory this summer. The world player of the year was painted as his nation's great hope going into the tournament, and there were suggestions ...

Italy vs Uruguay. Italy and Uruguay, two former winners, clash in the Group D finale on Tuesday, but there is only one last-16 spot available thanks to Costa Rica's heroics. Both sides have already beaten England by the same 2-1 scoreline, while Italy fared ...

Dirk Kuyt has hailed Louis van Gaal for his ability to keep getting results after Netherlands beat Chile 2-0 to finish top of World Cup Group B. The utility man lined up as a left wing-back for the first time in his career as the Dutch recovered from a cagey start to ...

IRBIL, Iraq: Iraqi soldier Bassil Hasan says he wept as he abandoned his base in the face of a Sunni militant advance and is desperate to redeem himself by returning to the fight. He stands outside the Iraqi Airways office in the northern city of Irbil, clamoring ...