(CNN) -- Iraqi lawmakers elected a Sunni politician as parliament speaker Tuesday, finally taking a step to form a new government after two weeks of deadlock while the country faces a powerful Islamist militant insurgency. Lawmakers elected Salim al-Jabouri ...

BERLIN: Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany. Full Coverage: World Cup

BERLIN: Hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans massed at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate Tuesday to cheer the World Cup winners and new national heroes bringing home football's top prize for the first time to a reunified Germany. Full Coverage: World Cup

As Tiger Woods bids for a 15th major this week at the Open, the American also admitted his thoughts are preoccupied with September's Ryder Cup and qualifying for Tom Watson's 12-man team. The 38-year-old megastar has not enjoyed his greatest success ...

KABUL, Afghanistan - A huge truck bomb killed at least 50 people and injured about 70 more in a market in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to a local official. The blast struck Orgun district in Paktika province, district governor Mohammad Raza ...

HOYLAKE, England, July 15 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods's back operation in March robbed the former world number one of a quarter of the golf season but at least it has given him a fresh outlook on his career. The 14-times major champion will be making his ...

VIENNA—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry strongly condemned Hamas' continued rocket attacks on Israel on Tuesday, accusing the group of putting innocent lives in danger to “play politics.” At a news conference in Vienna, Mr. Kerry said the U.S. strongly ...

Germany were intent on enjoying themselves as they arrived back in Berlin to celebrate winning the World Cup - even pre-rehearsing a hilarious routine to delight supporters. Around half-a-million fans flocked to Brandenburg Gate in the country's capital on ...

I get nervous when Russian President Vladimir Putin goes to big international sporting events. He was in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games, when Georgia launched an assault on pro-Russian separatists in that country. He rushed home to oversee ...

Germany's world cup squad arrives back into the capital Berlin as heroes after beating Argentina 1-0 on Sunday to win the World Cup. Captain Philipp Lahm, trophy in hand, was the first to leave the plane, followed by Bastian Schweinsteiger wrapped in a ...

A rush-hour subway train derailed on Tuesday in Moscow, killing 19 people and sending at least 150 others to the hospital, many with serious injuries, Russian emergency officials said. Several cars went off the track in the tunnel after a power surge triggered ...

Former Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole has opened up about his relationship with Jose Mourinho and why he thinks English players are scared to play abroad. Tweet · submit · fark · Add to Flipboard Magazine. Share. Email this article to a friend.

GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A car packed with explosives exploded on Tuesday as it sped through a crowded market in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika, killing at least 89 people, officials said, one of the most violent attacks in the country in a ...

You've got to feel for William Hague. There he was, on Tuesday 10 June, at the first day of the biggest ever international meeting about rape in war, with an already packed schedule, when it suddenly starts kicking off in Iraq. As reports and pictures of the ...

RICHMOND, VA.—Cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. is planning to buy rival Lorillard Inc. for about $25 billion in a deal to combine two of the nation's oldest and biggest tobacco companies. The deal announced Tuesday would create a formidable No.

The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Fortaleza, Brazil on 15 July 2014. He met the Chinese President on the sidelines of Sixth BRIC Summit being held in Fortaleza. The meeting was the first-summit level interaction ...

A warplane has attacked a rebel-held town with rockets in eastern Ukraine, shattering homes and killing at least four people. Rockets struck the town of Snizhne in Donetsk region around 07:00 (04:00 GMT), hitting a block of flats and a tax office. The rebels ...

HOYLAKE, England – Eight years ago, as he won his third Claret Jug on the sun baked links at Royal Liverpool Golf Club with an overpowering display of skill, precision and control, Tiger Woods felt an unmistakable and uncommon calm during an emotional ...

Nineteen people were killed on Tuesday and up to 120 injured when a Moscow underground train derailed between two stations during the morning rush hour, the Emergencies Ministry said. Russia's investigative committee said it was looking into the causes ...

Newport cigarettes are stacked on a shelf inside of a tobacco store in New York. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. View all comments. Tweet. Published: 7:29 PM, July 15, 2014. Camel cigarettes maker Reynolds American Inc said it would buy rival Lorillard Inc in a ...