PARIS (AP) — Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has accused France's justice system of trying to "humiliate" and "destroy" him, after he was charged in a corruption probe that could spell trouble for his future political ambitions. The former conservative party ...

PARIS (AP) — Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has accused France's justice system of trying to "humiliate" and "destroy" him, after he was charged in a corruption probe that could spell trouble for his future political ambitions. The former conservative party ...

Colombia defender Carlos Valdes praised teammate James Rodriguez for his role during the FIFA World Cup 2014 but also stressed on the fact that the team as a whole is most important. Colombia will face hosts Brazil in the quarterfinals Friday after ...

Colombia defender Carlos Valdes praised teammate James Rodriguez for his role during the FIFA World Cup 2014 but also stressed on the fact that the team as a whole is most important. Colombia will face hosts Brazil in the quarterfinals Friday after ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Did Facebook go too far this time? Facebook sought to defuse a sharp backlash against the giant social network on Wednesday by publicly apologizing for running a psychology experiment on hundreds of thousands of people without ...

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 ...

Milos Raonic ended wildcard Nick Kyrgios' Wimbledon adventure to reach the semi-final of a grand slam for the first time on Wednesday. Australian teenager Kyrgios pulled off one of the great Wimbledon shocks to knock out world number one Rafael Nadal ...

Diego Maradona has provided a withering assessment of Argentina's performances during the FIFA World Cup. The South Americans stuttered into the quarter-finals, where they will face Belgium on Saturday, when Angel di Maria struck towards the end of ...

Ukraine and Russia agreed on the outlines for a sustainable truce in talks brokered by Germany and France after President Petro Poroshenko resumed his offensive against pro-Russian rebels. The bloodshed in eastern Ukraine has reached a “dramatic ...

This photo shows damaged homes due to clashes between fighters of the Al Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) and Iraqi security forces in Tikrit, 80 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. AP. View Caption. Abu Bakr ...

Grigor Dimitrov celebrates his victory over defending champion Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon on July 2, 2014. The last time one of the “Big Four” of men's tennis didn't win Wimbledon, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” was in movie theaters and ...

Given the size of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is inevitably going make waves across the global economy as it moves to raise interest rates, Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen said Wednesday. But the world's most powerful financial institution will do its ...

Given the size of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is inevitably going make waves across the global economy as it moves to raise interest rates, Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen said Wednesday. But the world's most powerful financial institution will do its ...

Like a good swath of America, I played hooky from work Tuesday afternoon to watch the U.S. soccer team's valiant effort in a losing battle against Belgium in the World Cup. Like a good swath of sports fans, I read the stories the next day that announced that ...

NEYMAR-MARCELO-BIKE FORTALEZA, July 2-As Brazil erupted when Chile's Gonzalo Jara struck the post to hand La Selecao an agonising passage to the World Cup quarter-finals on penalties, their star player Neymar collapsed in the centre-circle in tears ...

NEYMAR-MARCELO-BIKE FORTALEZA, July 2-As Brazil erupted when Chile's Gonzalo Jara struck the post to hand La Selecao an agonising passage to the World Cup quarter-finals on penalties, their star player Neymar collapsed in the centre-circle in tears ...

NEYMAR-MARCELO-BIKE FORTALEZA, July 2-As Brazil erupted when Chile's Gonzalo Jara struck the post to hand La Selecao an agonising passage to the World Cup quarter-finals on penalties, their star player Neymar collapsed in the centre-circle in tears ...

NEYMAR-MARCELO-BIKE FORTALEZA, July 2-As Brazil erupted when Chile's Gonzalo Jara struck the post to hand La Selecao an agonising passage to the World Cup quarter-finals on penalties, their star player Neymar collapsed in the centre-circle in tears ...

France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (left), Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, and Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrive for a meeting to discuss the Ukrainian crisis in Berlin on July 2, 2014. Tweet · Follow @RFERL ...

SummaryFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy was placed under formal investigation on Wednesday on suspicions he tried to use his influence to thwart an investigation of his 2007 election campaign, the prosecutor's office said.