Manchester United defenders have impressed new coach Louis van Gaal in their unbeaten pre-season tour. Photo by: Tony Ding. Manchester United defenders have impressed new coach Louis van Gaal in their unbeaten pre-season tour with the Dutchman ...

Israel has confirmed the soldier it claimed had been captured by militants was killed in combat, as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Hamas will pay an "intolerable price" for its shelling of Israeli land. Second Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, 23, went ...

Arsenal football team manager Arsene Wenger has said that his side has not made an offer for rumoured transfer target Sami Khedira, who plays for Real Madrid as a midfielder. Khedira, a member of Germany's World Cup-winning side, is facing renewed ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai-based airline Emirates says it is halting flights to the West African nation of Guinea because of concerns about the spread of the Ebola virus there. The Mideast's largest carrier said Sunday that flights to the Guinean ...

THERE have been scenes of chaos as rebels from Syria raided a border town in Lebanon, killing members of the security forces and abducting others. Fighters said to be from the Nusra Front briefly seized a police station in Arsal, which is home to thousands ...

Since his winning goal for Real Madrid in last season's Champions League final, Gareth Bale has not missed a beat. Cristiano Ronaldo's injury had Portugal in disarray during the World Cup and ensured plenty of sleepless nights for Carlo Ancelotti, but it has ...

After English television presenter Gabby Logan remarked that the Glasgow 2014 didn't need Usain Bolt or Yohan Blake to have a good time; Bolt returned the favor by furnishing a sassy retort. While lauding Jamaica's victory in the 4x100 relay race in ...

The situation in Gaza is "simply intolerable and must be addressed", Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says. His comments follow a row between Ed Miliband and No 10 after the Labour leader said PM David Cameron was "wrong" not to oppose Israel's ...

Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt stole the show to give the Commonwealth Games the moment it had been waiting for by leading Jamaica to gold in the 4x100 metres relay on Saturday. After weeks of build-up, anticipation and controversy, eight-times ...

A US doctor infected with the Ebola virus has arrived in the state of Georgia for treatment. Doctor Kent Brantly, who had been working for an aid group in Liberia, was brought back home on board a private plane fitted with a portable tent designed for ...

Beijing: China has said that militants from outside the country took part in last week's mass attack in the restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang province that left 37 civilians and 59 "terrorists" dead. A total of 37 civilians were killed and another 13 injured in July 27 ...

The Portugal international got back into action against his former club but it was the Wales star who impressed the most ahead of the UEFA Super Cup clash in Cardiff. Bet. 5$, 10$, 20$, 50$, 100$. = RMA Draw · SEV · WilliamHill. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Since ...

The IDF spokesman on Sunday morning announced the death of of IDF officer Lt. Hadar Goldin, who fell in battle inthe Gaza Strip on Friday. More >. Create alert for GazaGaza. ,. Create alert for Palsar GivatiPalsar Givati. ,. Create alert for Simcha ...

Netanyahu added that the Islamist group Hamas would pay an "intolerable price" for attacks on Israel. Speaking on Saturday evening, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that the IDF will not stop its operation in Gaza even after the tunnels' network was ...

On a soggy track following torrential rain, Usain Bolt gave the Commonwealth Games a display of showmanship and speed to anchor Jamaica's 4x100-meter relay team to a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Jamaica finished ahead of ...

On a soggy track following torrential rain, Usain Bolt gave the Commonwealth Games a display of showmanship and speed to anchor Jamaica's 4x100-meter relay team to a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Jamaica finished ahead of ...

Family notified by Minister Ya'alon, IDF officials; Israel scales back Gaza op, considering withdrawing from Gaza without truce deal; Palestinian death toll exceeds 1,700. By Haaretz | Aug. 3, 2014 | 7:28 AM ...

Russian virologists arrived in Guinea to help local doctors in their fight against a massive Ebola outbreak, which infected at least 1,323 people and so far resulted in 729 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “Our virologists arrived in Guinea and started ...

Russian virologists arrived in Guinea to help local doctors in their fight against a massive Ebola outbreak, which infected at least 1,323 people and so far resulted in 729 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “Our virologists arrived in Guinea and started ...

Russia leant on Kiev to renounce a completely unthreatening association agreement with the European Union. In so doing it created the conditions for a popular uprising that ended in the removal of the corrupt president. Russia's response was to organise an ...