Football Association chairman Greg Dyke does not expect England to win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Dyke told a conference in London on Wednesday that the national team should aim to reach the Euro 2020 semi-finals and win the...
Rafael Nadal destroyed fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo for the loss of just four games as he powered into the US Open semi-finals in New York.
The 2010 champion, seeded second, won 6-0 6-2 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium against the...
U.S. President Barack Obama's effort to win legislative backing for military strikes against Syria passed its first hurdle on Wednesday when a Senate committee voted in favor, but the narrow margin of victory showed the depth of U.S. caution.
In...
The Egyptian interior minister survived an assassination attempt unhurt on Thursday when a remote-controlled bomb blew up as his convoy drove through Cairo's Nasr City district, security officials said.
Security officials said at least two people had been killed and...
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shared the view that chemical weapons use in Syria was a violation of international law that must be addressed.
Obama and Abe met on the sidelines...
China warned on Thursday that military intervention in Syria would hurt the world economy and push up oil prices, reinforcing Vladimir Putin's attempts to talk U.S. President Barack Obama out of air strikes.
The rift over Syria could overshadow a...
World powers will refrain from raising pressure on Iran at a U.N. nuclear meeting next week to give its new moderate president time to show he is serious about moves to reduce tensions over its atomic activity, Western diplomats...
U.S. stock index futures were little changed Thursday, as investors were reluctant to make big bets following steep gains in the previous session, and ahead of data that could provide a clue on the timing of changes to monetary...
Nigeria's state oil company warned investors interested in three shallow water oil blocks offered for sale by Chevron (CVX.N) that buyers may lose the right to operate them.
U.S.-based Chevron is selling minority stakes in joint ventures that operate five...
Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris, AT&T and America Movil have made contact with the core Telecom Italia investors who want to sell their shares in the Italian group, a source close to the situation said.
The three have not expressed a...
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
