Senegal's president Sall appoints technocrat Mohammed Dionne as new prime minister, according to state television (Reuters). An Israeli air strike killed six Hamas militants on Monday (July 7), the Hamas armed wing says, in what would be the biggest single ...

DONETSK — Driven out of their key stronghold in eastern Ukraine, pro-Russia separatists regrouped yesterday in the city of Donetsk, vowing to renew their fight against the government in Kiev before thousands of cheering supporters at a rally. Ukrainian ...

A semi-final showdown with Germany lies ahead tomorrow but Brazil is still wallowing in sadness after star man Neymar's exit. So then, a largely uneventful couple of days at the World Cup here in Brazil — apart from the assassination of JFK and the death of ...

At Wimbledon, Roger Federer offered a charge of the old greatness that tennis presumed had slipped into the rear view. Action Images/Zuma Press. Roger Federer wasn't supposed to be there. In the wake of this maddening but beautiful loss, remember that.

The man standing next to me in Burngreave, an inner city district of Sheffield, pretty much said it all. Hardly anybody could believe that the world's most famous cycle race was taking place in these parts. They'll probably be laughing about it for years to come ...

PHILADELPHIA – Smoke detectors were installed last year inside a row home where four young children died in a fast-moving blaze that engulfed at least 10 residences, fire officials said. Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer said the department installed two ...

The tragic deaths of four children in Saturday morning's rowhome blaze in Southwest Philadelphia has brought an outpouring of support from people across the city. Embed.