Washington (CNN) - As the Ukrainian military readied for a possible widespread Russian incursion into its Crimea region, Republican lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to take action to prevent the situation from descending into chaos. In a statement ...

JOHANNESBURG — A toilet door, a gun, an iPhone — and some prosthetic legs. A stray bullet and the difference between a man and a woman screaming. All are pieces of the Oscar Pistorius puzzle that will likely be scrutinized at the Olympian's murder trial ...

Australian captain Michael Clarke was on track for a Test double century when rain stopped play on day two of the third and deciding Test with South Africa in Cape Town. Clarke was the star on day two, reaching 161 not out at stumps - his eighth-highest Test ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday said it was halting air strikes against Taliban militants in response to a month-long ceasefire announced by the insurgents a day earlier. “After the positive announcement yesterday by the Taliban, the government has decided ...

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew's headbutt on Hull player David Meyler was labelled "unacceptable" by England's League Managers' Association chief executive Richard Bevan on Sunday. The Magpies boss was involved in one of the most ...

(CNN) -- A day after men armed with long knives stormed a railway station in the southwest Chinese city of Kunming, killing dozens of people and wounding more than 100, authorities described what happened as a premeditated terrorist attack. Police shot ...

NATO's secretary-general warned Moscow on Sunday it was threatening peace in Europe with its seizure of Crimea and should “de-escalate tensions”, but diplomats said the alliance was unlikely to agree on major steps to rein Russia in. Speaking moments ...

Washington (CNN) - As the Ukrainian military readied for a possible widespread Russian incursion into its Crimea region, Republican lawmakers urged President Barack Obama to take action to prevent the situation from descending into chaos. In a statement ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A witness and official say suspected Islamic extremists attacked a northeast Nigerian village overnight, killing 39 people and razing all the thatched-roof huts. Taxi driver Mansu Buba said he returned to Mainok village Sunday to ...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis is urging world leaders to promote dialogue as a way of resolving the crisis in Ukraine. Speaking to thousands of people in St. Peter's Square during his traditional Sunday midday appearance, he said: "I am making a heartfelt ...

CAIRO: Egypt's new prime minister said Sunday that security was his cabinet's top priority, as security forces have faced near daily attacks since the July ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. In his first address to the nation, Ibrahim Mahlab, a former ...

ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif government is expected to stop air strikes against the Tehrik-I-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Sources told Geo News that the government is likely to announced its decision tonight. The decision comes a day after Taliban declared a ...

MAIDUGURI, Mar 2 – At least 35 people were killed following two explosions in a crowded neighbourhood of Nigeria's restless northeastern city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists, police said Sunday. “We are still counting. So far we have ...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police say they will be closing the main highway to Jerusalem and the city's central roads for a massive rally of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Hundreds of thousands are expected to demonstrate Sunday evening against government plans to ...

We're getting some new details on Apple CEO Tim Cook from a forthcoming book on Apple in the post Steve Jobs era. The book is called " Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs." It was written by former Wall Street Journal Apple reporter Yukari Iwatani ...

Forensic evidence is likely to play a dominant role in the murder trial of paralympian, Oscar Pistorius. He goes on trial on Monday in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria for the murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. He allegedly shot and killed ...

MICHAEL Clarke has brought up his 27th Test century wearing a borrowed arm guard and spread of bruises. The South Africans are in trouble with Dale Steyn unable to bowl in the innings due to a hamstring strain. The Australian captain, still in pain from a ...

Pro-Russian protesters with Russian flags take part in a rally in central Donetsk on Saturday. Picture: REUTERS. Related articles. EU states freeze former Ukrainian leaders' assets · Ukraine warns Russia as gunmen seize parliament. In this article. People: ...

An injured man is seen lying in a hospital bed after a knife attack at Kunming railway station in China's Yunnan province. Photograph: Reuters. Topics: News · World · Asia-Pacific · Communist Party · China · Yunnan Province; More Topics. Sun, Mar 2, 2014, ...

The Magpies boss has been hit with a fine and a formal warning for his headbutt on David Meyler but should he face further action or is his club's response the right one? POLL Newcastle have confirmed that they have fined manager Alan Pardew £100,000 ...