Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah, who lost the last election to President Hamid Karzai, wants a comprehensive audit of last month's runoff election ballots. By Chelsea Sheasley, Staff writer July 11, 2014. close. Afghanistan's presidential candidate ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media on Friday branded Apple Inc's iPhone a threat to national security because of the smartphone's ability to track and time-stamp user locations. A report by broadcaster CCTV criticised the iPhone's "Frequent Locations" ...

Lionel Messi is underperforming at the World Cup because he is so tired, according to his father Jorge. “He is exhausted and feels as if his legs weigh 100 kilos each,” said Messi Sr. His words will not reassure Argentina fans who will be hoping for a dazzling ...

Nottingham: Today England will resume from 43 for one. The home team is trailing by 414 runs with three full days play left in the match. For England the key would be play the entire day and score as many runs they can. But the first session of play would be ...

The Chiefs have kept their Super Rugby title hopes alive with an 11 - 8 victory over the Blues at Eden Park. The season for both teams were riding on this game, the Blues having to win by 39 points and deny the Chiefs a bonus point, while the two time ...

A Palestinian man reacts after what police said was an Israeli air strike on a house in Gaza City. Mohammed Salem/Reuters. Tweet. AA. Filed Under: World, Gaza, Palestine, Israel. GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed four more ...

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is holding separate meetings in Afghanistan with the two political rivals who are both claiming victory in the recent presidential election. Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani stood in a run-off in June with official results ...

Gold is on track for a sixth consecutive weekly gain on the European spot market, its longest winning streak since late February. The metal hit a near four-month high $1,345.28 a troy ounce Thursday when news of financial problems at Portuguese lender ...

Multi-talented Zohra Sehgal was ahead of her times. One of the first few Indian women to learn ballet in Germany, Zohra traveled across the world with renowned dancer-choreographer Uday Shankar as a part of his troupe. A few pictures of the young Zohra ...

Ramadan Abu Ghazal carries the body of his four year old son, Abdallah during his funeral in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 10, 2014. Abdullah was killed at his family's family house when an Israeli air strike hit a farm nearby, relatives ...

Lionel Messi of Argentina, centre, will keep Germany's defenders busy in the World Cup final. Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images. How do Germany stop Messi? Germany kept Lionel Messi quiet in their 4-0 thrashing of Argentina in the 2010 ...

Our politicians have had their say on Arun Jaitley's maiden budget effort. But what do the thinking types, economists and experts, among them,have to say about it? Here's a summary. A deep disappointment. Writing in the Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, ...

An explosion in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, after what police said was an Israeli airstrike. PHOTO: REUTERS. The past few weeks have seen a sharp rise in tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, following the tragic death of three Israeli teenagers ...

So, it is Argentina v Germany in the final, just as it was in 1986 when Northern Ireland last played in the World Cup. Also in this Section. Argentina's Masherano is key man against Germany · Lionel Messi's date with destiny and greatness · Germany has a plan ...

At the outset, Arun Jaitley's first budget has nothing much to be happy about for economists. The finance minister retained the fiscal deficit target set by his predecessor, which is worrying because it raises questions about the quality of fiscal consolidation.

The German Stock Market Index DAX is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany. AFP PHOTO. European stock markets fell back on Thursday on the back of weak industrial output data and a growing crisis at Portugal's largest lender, Banco Espirito ...

EDINBURGH, July 11 (Reuters) - European shares edged higher on Friday, stabilising after steep falls in the previous session but with sentiment still cautious as Portugal's biggest bank attempted to reassure investors after trading in its shares was suspended ...

Wesley Sneijder has so far covered more kilometres than any other player during the football World Cup, according to Fifa statistics. The 30-year-old midfielder has so far run 69.6 kilometres and is followed by Arjen Robben on 69.1. Germany's striker Thomas ...

An Israeli air strike on a police station on the road towards Khan Younis. Photograph: Heidi Levine/SIPA/Rex. Israel is keeping up air strikes on Gaza but has failed to stop Palestinian militants firing rockets across the border, as the United States offered to help ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - The comparisons with flamboyant and outspoken legend Diego Maradona have surely become tiresome to World Cup star Lionel Messi, of Argentina, but they will be intensified to a whole new decibel over the next 48 hours. Nearly 3 ...