The ministry of external affairs confirmed on Wednesday that 40 Indian construction workers had been kidnapped in Northern Iraq. The issue appears to be prime minister Narendra Modi's first major challenge. A government source said Modi was monitoring ...

The ministry of external affairs confirmed on Wednesday that 40 Indian construction workers had been kidnapped in Northern Iraq. The issue appears to be prime minister Narendra Modi's first major challenge. A government source said Modi was monitoring ...

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which dealt a spectacular blow to Baghdad's Shiite-led government by grabbing Iraq's second city Mosul and has since rapidly advanced across the country, now poses a threat across the Middle East. Known for ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers clashed with Palestinians during an arrest raid early Thursday in the most violent confrontation so far in the weeklong search for three missing Israeli teens believed to have been abducted in the West Bank. The military ...

Gold edged up early on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hinted at a slightly faster pace of interest rate increases next year but slashed its forecast for US economic growth this year, lifting bullion's safe-haven appeal. After a two-day policy meeting, the ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Japanese and Australian stocks led Asian markets higher on Thursday after the Fed signaled that interest rates would remain at record lows and China's leader vowed that the country's economic slowdown would not end badly.

US President Barack Obama has indicated that he does not need authorisation from Congress to take any steps over action in Iraq, top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell has said. Iraq yesterday asked the United States to conduct air strikes against Sunni ...

Spain coach Vincente Del Bosque admitted he and a number of players may face consequences from their humiliating World Cup exit after the 2-0 defeat by Chile in the Maracana. 4 minutes ago PA Sport. 0 shares. Football - Exit puts Del Bosque in firing line.

Cameroon defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto suffered a brain snap late in the African nation's 4-0 loss to Croatia in the World Cup on Thursday morning (AEST). The clock was ticking down on the match with Cameroon trailing by four goals and their World Cup ...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos walks on stage for the launch of the new Amazon Fire Phone, Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Seattle. Buy Photo | Store |. http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2014/06/18/16/28/220-EQXlY.Em.55.jpeg|185. Ted S. Warren - AP ...

U.S. defenders Geoff Cameron, left, and Matt Besler take on Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, but they'll have to worry about Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday. U.S. defenders Geoff Cameron, left, and Matt Besler take on Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, ...

U.S. defenders Geoff Cameron, left, and Matt Besler take on Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, but they'll have to worry about Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday. U.S. defenders Geoff Cameron, left, and Matt Besler take on Ghana's Asamoah Gyan, ...

The U.S. World Cup soccer team wasn't the only winner this past Monday, when the Americans bested Ghana 2-1. WatchESPN.com--the cable sports network's streaming service accessed online or through the WatchESPN app--also had reason to celebrate ...

Samsung has picked up the gauntlet that Apple threw down with the new iPads. Is the fight going to shift to big screens? Tablet makers of the world are now competing aggressively in terms of both specs and form-factors. The challenge now, is to produce a ...

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is signaling that it wants a new government in Iraq without Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, convinced the Shiite leader is unable to reconcile with the nation's Sunni minority and stabilize a volatile political landscape ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy still isn't healthy enough to grow at a consistently strong pace without the Federal Reserve's help. That was the message Fed Chair Janet Yellen sent Wednesday at a news conference after the central bank ended a ...

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has not decided how to respond to rampant Sunni militants grabbing swathes of Iraq, but is looking at every option short of sending US combat soldiers back to war. Officials said Wednesday that Obama had not ruled ...

Cameroon coach Volker Finke said an on-field bust-up between two of his players during the team's abject 4-0 defeat against Croatia on Saturday was "disgusting" and bemoaned a lack of discipline and effort by his players. In the first half midfielder Alex ...

The morning of the USMNT's World Cup opener against Ghana, I saw a tweet from SI's Paul Fichtenbaum that read: "How important is the World Cup to Ghana? The country is rationing electricity so the population can watch the games." For a moment I felt ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday the United States would work with its allies to "impose further costs on Russia" if Moscow failed to use its influence to stop separatist violence ...