FIFA has fined the Albanian soccer federation 100,000 Swiss francs ($100,500) for improper conduct by fans who forced a World Cup qualifying match in Italy to be stopped. Play was delayed for nine...
Coca-Cola reported lower earnings Tuesday on restructuring costs and flat volumes as it touts new low-sugar beverages in response to flagging demand for soda. Net income in the first quarter was $1.2...
The political and economic crisis in Venezuela is costing US companies dearly, as General Motors can attest following the unexpected nationalization of its plant there. The big auto-maker shut down...
Star Wars legend Mark Hamill -- Luke Skywalker in the original trilogy -- goes over to the dark side in a new offbeat comedy to be shown at next month's Cannes film festival. "Brigsby Bear" has...
With a twist of lime and a dash of salt Sydney chef Nowshad Alam Rasel flavours a hot pan full of crickets, tossing them over a flaming stove. The savoury snack, which would not be out of place at a...
The 2017 world Bank/IMF spring meetings are currently ongoing in the United States capital of Washington DC. The event scheduled from April 18 to April 23 is expected to host thousands of people from...
Progress has been made in tackling diseases that blind, disable and disfigure millions of poor in tropical areas each year, but drug companies need to step up donations of medicines, the World Health...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed -- without proof -- his predecessor Barack Obama for allowing the MS-13 criminal gang to take root in US cities. The MS-13, also known as the Mara...
Pope Francis urged an end to "horror and death" in Syria on Sunday as he celebrated the traditional Easter Day mass in Rome. The Easter mass, the highlight of the Christian calendar began under a...
Testimony released by the Brazilian Supreme Court alleges that builders and politicians illegally profited from the construction of stadiums used in the 2014 football World Cup. The plea bargain...
Rock music has long centered around youth but metal band Korn is going to a new extreme -- the 12-year-old son of Metallica's bassist is joining them on tour. Korn said that Tye Trujillo, a bassist...
Twitter on Thursday unveiled a low-data usage version of the social network, which aims to bring in users in emerging markets and areas with slow or expensive mobile networks. The California group...
Uber and Old Mutual have come together to take drivers in Accra, Lagos and Nairobi through a money management course. The course forms part of the Global Money Week celebrations and is being...
Survivalism -- the stockpiling of food and otherwise preparing for a possible end of civilization -- is often associated with isolated, rural and conservative Americans. But liberals are now joining...
A row has erupted over Ecuador's presidential elections after early results indicate a victory for the incumbent party's candidate. With more than 98% of the votes counted, Lenin Moreno of the...
To hear him tell it in court, he has the blood of 78 people on his hands and allegedly shipped 20 tons of cocaine to the United States. He also laundered millions of dollars, and, once imprisoned in...
Panama has a new tourist attraction: the building hosting the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal. That is why, workers there say, the sign announcing...
SpaceX chief Elon Musk hailed a "revolution in spaceflight" after blasting off a recycled rocket for the first time Thursday, using a booster that had previously flown cargo to the International...
The debate surrounding US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has focused almost entirely on the Latino community, leaving other groups affected -- notably Asians -- largely out of the...
SpaceX is poised to launch its first recycled rocket on Thursday, using a booster that sent food and supplies to the astronauts living at the International Space Station in April. The goal of the...
