Hamas spokesman issues clarification, saying group's stance is that it knows nothing about the kidnapping. By Jack Khoury | Jul. 3, 2014 | 1:46 PM. Tweet. Hamas political bureau head Khaled Meshal is adamant that his organization was not behind the ...

According to the U.S. Embassy in Kampala, Uganda, Ugandan police have passed along intelligence on a "specific" threat to the Entebbe International Airport, the main international airport in the country. In a statement, the embassy said the intelligence ...

Neymar admits Brazil are not trying to entertain at the World Cup and says he would be happy if the tournament hosts won all of their subsequent games 1-0. Despite the Selecao remaining favourites to win the competition and having progressed to the ...

US authorities have warned of a "specific threat" to Entebbe Airport in Uganda later today. The US embassy in Kampala said Ugandan police had informed them that intelligence sources believe there is a threat to the airport from an unknown terrorist group.

KAMPALA, Uganda – The U.S. Embassy in Uganda warns of a specific threat by an unknown terrorist group to attack the country's only international airport. Citing information obtained from Ugandan police, the embassy said on its website Thursday that ...

KAMPALA, Uganda – The U.S. Embassy in Uganda warns of a specific threat by an unknown terrorist group to attack the country's only international airport. Citing information obtained from Ugandan police, the embassy said on its website Thursday that ...

By Michael Roddy. LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray's defeat at Wimbledon on Wednesday should have come as no surprise, according to a new IBM system that claims the Briton was a less aggressive player than opponent Grigor Dimitrov. Computer giant ...

The jihadist Islamic State of Syria and the Levant has taken over a string of towns and cities in Syria's oil-rich province of Deir Ezzor, and now also controls most of the countryside. The province, next to Iraq, forms part of ISIL's newly declared 'caliphate', which ...

Andy Murray's Wimbledon defeat has led to a rush of fans trying to re-sell their men's final tickets. Online firm Viagogo saw a 23% increase in ticket listings after Murray mania came to an abrupt end yesterday. The increased availability has forced down the ...

Tuesday's U.S. match against Belgium held viewers' attention across the Southland, including at the Bunker Hill Bar & Grill in downtown Los Angeles. Tuesday's U.S. match against Belgium held viewers' attention across the Southland, including at the Bunker ...

UN human rights chief condemns Palestinians and Israelis for a flare up of violence across the Israel-Gaza border (Reuters). Hollande, Merkel urge Putin to encourage separatists to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukrainian authorities – French President's ...

UN human rights chief condemns Palestinians and Israelis for a flare up of violence across the Israel-Gaza border (Reuters). Hollande, Merkel urge Putin to encourage separatists to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukrainian authorities – French President's ...

The building in the West Bank houses an extended Palestinian family in which one brother, a Hamas operative and former prisoner, is accused of the murder of an Israeli police officer. By Simon Montlake, Staff Writer July 2, 2014. close. Palestinian inspect the ...

Political chaos gripped Iraq yesterday after the Kurds controlling much of the country's north announced a unilateral vote for independence and Nouri al-Maliki's government appeared on the brink of collapse. Sunni and Kurdish MPs boycotted the first meeting ...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has given government workers Friday afternoon off to watch the national team play Brazil in the quarter-finals of the football World Cup. The president will fly to Brazil to watch the match played in Fortaleza.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has given government workers Friday afternoon off to watch the national team play Brazil in the quarter-finals of the football World Cup. The president will fly to Brazil to watch the match played in Fortaleza.

Howard Tim Howard plays the ball not the man as Belgium's Divock Origi throws himself into the net against the USA. Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters. Even for those of us not invested in the 16 teams that remained in the competition, the second round of ...

NEW DELHI: Communication and Information technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday said social networking website Facebook has an enormous potential to grow in India in areas like education, healthcare and other sectors. "We wish to work ...

Ahead of Friday's quarter-final meeting, we find a few reasons for Didier Deschamp's France to be feeling optimistic against the Germans. 1. They are the best they've been since 2000. French teams are prone to implode, it's happened all too often before.

London: The failure of successive governments to protect vulnerable girls from female genital mutilation is an “ongoing national scandal”, according to a report by MPs published on Thursday. The cross-party Commons home affairs select committee calls for ...