PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday to encourage separatists in eastern Ukraine to reach an agreement with the Ukrainian authorities, the French ...

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 ...

The United States said on Wednesday it would increase security at overseas airports with nonstop flights to the country, citing concerns al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes. The new security ...

President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Thursday to make efforts to establish a currency market for direct exchange of the won and yuan. Though China takes over 25 percent of Korea's exports, the won and the yuan currently have ...

Facebook has been facing user ire after it transpired that the company had secretly manipulated the News Feeds of around 700,000 users for its study about “emotional contagion.” In the study, Facebook disclosed how Facebook emotions can be contagious ...

Andy Murray has hinted at the possible cause of his poor performance in yesterday's straight sets defeat to Grigor Dimitrov at Wimbledon. The Scot had hardly put a foot wrong in his first four matches, but he never approached his best tennis against the ...

The cost of breast cancer screening for older women has soared because of increased use of new technologies, but that hasn't led to earlier detection of breast cancer, a new study shows. Researchers compared data from 2001-02 and 2008-09, and found ...

The cost of breast cancer screening for older women has soared because of increased use of new technologies, but that hasn't led to earlier detection of breast cancer, a new study shows. Researchers compared data from 2001-02 and 2008-09, and found ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will reopen some of its domestic scheduled air routes for the first time in years, a China-based tour operator said on Thursday, another sign of moves to bolster tourism in the isolated country. North Korea suffers from chronic ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will reopen some of its domestic scheduled air routes for the first time in years, a China-based tour operator said on Thursday, another sign of moves to bolster tourism in the isolated country. North Korea suffers from chronic ...

New Delhi: With the government using social media like never before, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg that direct communication with people is critical for governance. The Prime Minister said ...

Seoul: China's president held talks in Seoul on Thursday with South Korean leader Park Geun-hye at the start of a state visit seen as a snub to nuclear-armed North Korea, whose weapons programme was high on the summit agenda. It was Xi Jinping's first ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighters from al Qaeda's Nusra Front withdrew from two towns in eastern Syria on Thursday, leaving most of the border province of Deir al-Zor under the control of advancing forces of the Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighters from al Qaeda's Nusra Front withdrew from two towns in eastern Syria on Thursday, leaving most of the border province of Deir al-Zor under the control of advancing forces of the Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...

... * Libya reaches deal with rebels to reopen oil ports. * Iraq's Maliki hopes for government deal by next week. * Coming up: U.S. nonfarm payrolls for June at 1230 GMT (Updates prices, adds fresh quotes, previous SINGAPORE). By Claire Milhench. LONDON ...

Andy Murray's straight-set loss to Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov could have been down to an argument the Scotsman had with his girlfriend just minutes before going onto court. Murray was heard muttering "shut the f*** up" and "five minutes before the f****** ...

Amid escalating regional violence Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on Gaza early on Thursday in response to militants launching rockets on Israel. According to an Israeli official 15 sites were targeted. One rocket reportedly hit houses in the ...

Analysis: Xi Jinping's arrival in Seoul today marks the first time a Chinese leader has visited South Korea ahead of Beijing's traditional ally North Korea. Is this a slap on the wrist for Pyongyang, or a more serious shift in Asia-Pacific relations? Share · Tweet this.

Seoul and Beijing agreed Thursday to take their bilateral partnership to a new level, which may soon become comparable to the former's alliance with Washington. In a joint statement issued prior to a summit, President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President ...

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has nominated a new defense minister and appointed a new armed forces chief in a shakeup of a military currently driving against Russian separatists despite moves for a new cease-fire. Poroshenko told deputies on ...