So rare is it in the modern world to see a leader — in government, business, public or private sector or anywhere in between — do the right thing with conviction that it is almost unrecognizable when it happens. Enter Adam Silver, the new NBA commissioner, ...

A ruthless first-half display helped Real Madrid to a 4-0 win over defending champions Bayern Munich, sending the Spanish side to their first Champions League final in 12 years. 30/04/14. Real Madrid thrash Bayern Munich to reach Champions League final.

Pep Guardiola takes full responsibility for Bayern Munich being dumped out of the Champions League, claiming his side didn't do enough in possession to warrant progressing. The Bavarians were taught a lesson in counter-attacking by a slick Real Madrid ...

Donald Sterling is a crank and a jerk. Cliven Bundy is a crank and a jerk. Somehow in the spring of 2014 it came to pass that two old men who hold crank views on race in America bubbled to the surface of the modern media cauldron. Now a debate has ...

A recent rumor hinted a launch of updated MacBook Airs with minor hardware improvements. Turns out, the rumor was actually correct. Apple has updated their stores with the new Macbook Airs that have the latest Haswell processors, and a reduction in price ...

A recent rumor hinted a launch of updated MacBook Airs with minor hardware improvements. Turns out, the rumor was actually correct. Apple has updated their stores with the new Macbook Airs that have the latest Haswell processors, and a reduction in price ...

In what must be a childhood dream come true, Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson has been announced as one of the stars that will join with the original Star Wars cast for the latest movie in the blockbuster franchise. The cast of Star Wars: Episode VII includes ...

TRIPOLI: Gunmen stormed the seat of Libya's General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli on Tuesday as it was preparing to elect a new prime minister, an MP said. "Armed men have besieged the congress, but we do not know the motive of the attack," Tahar ...

Khirbet Al Taweel, West Bank: Israeli forces demolished several structures, including a mosque, in a Palestinian village on Tuesday, the day a deadline for a deal in now-frozen peace talks expired. Several hundred soldiers were deployed in Khirbet Al Taweel ...

Name one high-profile issue that's going well right now for Secretary of State John Kerry. Russian troops are still sitting on the Ukrainian border, and Russian-backed militants haven't backed off inside the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is still ...

Poor George Clooney. Poor tragic, oldster, childless, longterm singleton George Clooney. Did you know he's over 50? Did you know he got divorced over 20 years ago and has not been married since? Instead, he has lurched pathetically, hopelessly from one ...

Poor George Clooney. Poor tragic, oldster, childless, longterm singleton George Clooney. Did you know he's over 50? Did you know he got divorced over 20 years ago and has not been married since? Instead, he has lurched pathetically, hopelessly from one ...

Poor George Clooney. Poor tragic, oldster, childless, longterm singleton George Clooney. Did you know he's over 50? Did you know he got divorced over 20 years ago and has not been married since? Instead, he has lurched pathetically, hopelessly from one ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter booked a net loss in the first quarter because of stock compensation costs, but its results surpassed Wall Street's expectations thanks to a sharp increase in advertising revenue. Investors were looking for stronger user growth from ...

WHILE the buzz on 9to5Mac on Monday was that Apple would bump up the processors in its popular MacBook Air laptops, the news today is that the minor spec adjustment comes with a $100 price drop across the board. In the US, the 11-inch MacBook Air ...

Philipp Lahm was left "incredibly bitter" after Bayern Munich crumbled to a 5-0 aggregate Champions League semi-final exit at the hands of Real Madrid on Tuesday. The reigning European champions headed into the second leg at the Allianz Arena with only ...

The Los Angeles Clippers may soon be for sale, triggering a billionaire bidding war that probably will result in a record price for a National Basketball Association team. Commissioner Adam Silver today took the unprecedented step of banning Clippers owner ...

KIEV, Ukraine — The National Art Museum of Ukraine has just opened an exhibition of objects from the compound of former President Viktor F. Yanukovych, including a folk-art portrait of him made of poppy seeds and beans. A folk-rock group, all women, ...

KIEV, Ukraine — The National Art Museum of Ukraine has just opened an exhibition of objects from the compound of former President Viktor F. Yanukovych, including a folk-art portrait of him made of poppy seeds and beans. A folk-rock group, all women, ...

KIEV, Ukraine — The National Art Museum of Ukraine has just opened an exhibition of objects from the compound of former President Viktor F. Yanukovych, including a folk-art portrait of him made of poppy seeds and beans. A folk-rock group, all women, ...