Germany coach Joachim Loew has accused Brazil of going "beyond the limits" in their tackling and says he expects "a battle" in Tuesday's (Wednesday AEST) World Cup semi-final against the Selecao. Loew turned up the pressure for the semi-final at Belo ...

Marcel Kittel won his second stage of the Tour de France after sprinting clear on the Marcel Kittel took his second stage victory on British soil at the Tour de France after sprinting imperiously clear of his rivals on the Mall in London, in a finish close to ...

It didn't breathe fire so far as we know, but when the newly dubbed species Pelagornis sandersi flapped its massive wings 25 million years ago, it would have been quite a sight. by Eric Mack · @ericcmack; July 7, 2014 3:46 PM PDT. comments. 0. facebook.

The mayors of 14 Jewish and Arab towns in the Galilee on Monday called on Israelis to “maintain calm and normality” amid the violence that has beset the country since Israeli security forces' discovery last week of the bodies of three Israeli teens kidnapped ...

BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) - Brazil remain bitter about the tackle that ended their marquee striker Neymar's World Cup but hope his absence will inspire the rest of the team in Tuesday's semi-final against Germany. Neymar broke a vertebra in Brazil's ...

A passenger plane getting ready to leave a Spain airport taxied across a runway where another was about to land, forcing the arriving plane to abort its landing and climb sharply to avoid a disaster. Amateur video footage filmed Saturday showed the ...

MARCEL Kittel dominated another sprint finish at the Tour de France as his main rival Mark Cavendish discovered he needed surgery on his separated shoulder. German Kittel was in a class of his own on the Tour de France's 155km third stage from sunny ...

The TSA announced Sunday that it will begin requiring users to power on their devices in order to board flights bound for the United States. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on Sunday that it will no longer allow users with ...

Companies generally love seeing their names in headlines, but for mobile wallet app maker Isis, the horrifying recent news out of Iraq has forced the company to rebrand. Isis will change its name to avoid association with the group Islamic State in Iraq and ...

Companies generally love seeing their names in headlines, but for mobile wallet app maker Isis, the horrifying recent news out of Iraq has forced the company to rebrand. Isis will change its name to avoid association with the group Islamic State in Iraq and ...

Airports including London Heathrow, Europe's busiest, stepped up security checks with unspecified measures in response to the U.S. warnings. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg. Travelers bound for the U.S. face longer waits at some airport security ...

According to Sir Bobby Charlton, Alfredo di Stéfano, who died on Monday, was the greatest player he ever saw kick a football. Since the great Real Madrid stalwart, the man who scored in five successive European Cup finals, played out his career long before ...

MONDAY, July 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified the remains of an extinct bird that may have been the largest ever to fly Earth's skies. The fossilized remains indicate that the bird -- called Pelagornis sandersi -- had a wingspan of almost ...

Pope Francis publicly begged the victims of clerical sex abuse for forgiveness for the “grave crimes” committed against them before holding private meetings with six abuse survivors at the Vatican yesterday. The encounter with the victims, two each from ...

After a meeting with the victims of sexual abuse by clergy, Pope Francis publicly asks for forgiveness at the Vatican. 08/07/14. Pope asks sex abuse victims for forgiveness. LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 06: Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the Gentlemen's ...

Vatican City: Pope Francis, in his strongest words ever on the sexual abuse of minors by Roman Catholic clerics, told victims on Monday that the abuse was "camouflaged with a complicity" and begged forgiveness.

By Mirwais Harooni and Maria Golovnina. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah's camp rejected preliminary results of last month's run-off election on Monday as a "coup" against the people, putting him on a dangerous collision ...

Kabul: Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah has rejected preliminary results of last month's run-off election which put his rival Ashraf Ghani in the lead, his spokesman said on Monday. "We don't accept the results which were announced today ...

Kabul: Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah has rejected preliminary results of last month's run-off election which put his rival Ashraf Ghani in the lead, his spokesman said on Monday. "We don't accept the results which were announced today ...

Kabul: Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah has rejected preliminary results of last month's run-off election which put his rival Ashraf Ghani in the lead, his spokesman said on Monday. "We don't accept the results which were announced today ...