Tiger Woods struggled on Thursday with five bogeys in the opening nine holes of his first competitive round after a three-month injury layoff, making the turn at four-over par 39. PHOTOS. US golfer Tiger Woods reacts after teeing off during the first round of the ...

Ghana stars Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng have been indefinitely suspended from their country's World Cup squad after bust-ups with management, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Thursday. PHOTOS. Ghana's Sulley Muntari (L) ...

Controversial Indian cricket chief N. Srinivasan said his conscience was clear after being elected on Thursday as the new ICC chairman despite figuring in a corruption inquiry. PHOTOS. Newly-elected and first ICC chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan of ...

A bomb blast on Monday at a public health college in Nigeria's second city of Kano killed at least eight people and wounded 12, police said. PHOTOS. File photo shows a police station in Kano's Sheka neighbourhood. (AFP/Aminu Abubakar). Enlarge ...

Forward Jozy Altidore will miss the United States' crucial World Cup match against Portugal on Sunday with a hamstring injury, the US Soccer Federation announced on Thursday. PHOTOS. US forward Jozy Altidore gestures in pain during a Group G World ...

Defending champions Spain could be knocked out of the World Cup on Wednesday if they crash and burn against Chile at the Maracana stadium, the spiritual home of the Brazilian game. PHOTOS. Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas performs during a training ...

Israeli troops on Monday killed a Palestinian and arrested more than 40 overnight, including the parliament speaker, in a massive crackdown on Hamas whom Israel accuses of kidnapping three teenagers. PHOTOS. Israeli soldiers stand guard near armored ...

Ukraine's new pro-Western leader enters a defining week seeking to head off a Russian gas cut and secure US President Barack Obama's backing with his country threatened by civil war. PHOTOS. Ukraine's new leader Petro Poroshenko (AFP/Sergei ...

A Ukrainian prankster accused of punching Brad Pitt at a Hollywood red carpet remained behind bars Thursday and was given a restraining order not to approach the star, police said. PHOTOS. Journalist Vitalii Sediuk is walked off the carpet in handcuffs after ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday arrived in the Kazakh capital where he was set to sign a deal with his Kazakh and Belarussian counterparts creating a new economic union championed by Moscow. PHOTOS. Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

Taliban insurgents Wednesday denounced US plans to keep troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2016, threatening to wage war against the "occupation" until the very last foreign soldier pulls out. PHOTOS. US soldiers patrol a mountainous area in Khost ...

10 fishermen were rescued on Monday after a Chinese boat allegedly attacked and sank a Vietnamese fishing vessel in disputed waters in the South China Sea. But China's Xinhua news agency reported that the Vietnamese vessel had "jostled" with the ...

In the wake of the Thai military coup, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs early on Friday morning (May 23) advised all Malaysians to "postpone any non-essential visits to Thailand for personal safety and security reasons". PHOTOS. Thai soldiers patrol ...

The ongoing political crisis in Thailand has so far had little impact on imports from, and exports to, the country. PHOTOS. Thai soldiers prepare to patrol at the Army Club in Bangkok. (AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul). Enlarge; Caption. SINGAPORE: The ongoing ...

The Philippine military said Wednesday it had launched an air and ground assault against Islamic militants wanted for a spate of kidnappings, with 14 militants and one soldier killed in the clashes. PHOTOS. File photo: Philippine soldiers on a military truck.

Australian authorities on Wednesday dismissed claims by a marine exploration company that material found in the Bay of Bengal could be from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. PHOTOS. Operators aboard the Australian vessel Ocean Shield move ...

Australia's prime minister on Monday announced an expanded search across a huge swathe of seabed where Flight MH370 might have crashed seven weeks ago, admitting it is now "highly unlikely" that any surface wreckage will be found. PHOTOS; VIDEOS.

President Barack Obama landed in the Philippines on Monday to cement new defence ties on the last leg of an Asian tour conducted against a backdrop of territorial tensions between US allies and China. PHOTOS. US President Barack Obama (L) shakes ...

US President Barack Obama heads to the Philippines Monday for the most complex leg of his Asian tour balancing act of reassuring allies wary of a rising China while avoiding antagonising Beijing. PHOTOS. US President Barack Obama waves as he boards ...

US President Barack Obama heads to the Philippines Monday for the most complex leg of his Asian tour balancing act of reassuring allies wary of a rising China while avoiding antagonising Beijing. PHOTOS. US President Barack Obama waves as he boards ...