The House Intelligence Committee's top Democrat says a request by the fired US national security adviser for immunity to testify to the panel is "momentous". Representative Adam Schiff said they were...
Syria's army and allies have regained most of the territory they lost during an assault by rebels and jihadists earlier this month in the country's centre, a monitor said Friday. "The regime has...
The Ballon d'Or is on Neymar's mind, but his personal ambition isn't his sole reason for playing football. A sensational 2017 has shown what the Brazilian star is capable of, and he looks bent on...
Egypt defeated Ghana when they met at the 2017 AFCON Former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor says Egypt hold the aces to edge Ghana in the 2018 World Cup qualifying race. The Black Stars are in real...
The US Treasury hit 11 North Korean business representatives and an industrial firm with sanctions Friday, seeking to further isolate the country's economy for pursuing nuclear weapons. Most of the...
Brazil became the first team to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday after beating Paraguay to clinch an eighth consecutive victory as Argentina's campaign stumbled after the shock suspension of...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russia's 'aggression' in Ukraine, toughening the Trump administration's tone toward Moscow....
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...
South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as "totally unacceptable". His late night dismissal led to a 5% plunge in the value of the...
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson headed to Brussels on Friday to push President Donald Trump's demand for NATO allies to boost defence spending. Tillerson is meeting fellow NATO foreign ministers...
Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic growth data, while South Africa's rand plunged after President Jacob Zuma sacked his...
The United States has said that it is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar al-Assad as it seeks a new strategy to end Syria's civil war. American officials have been shifting away from their...
Ousted White House national security advisor Michael Flynn has agreed to provide testimony to officials investigating alleged ties between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign, in exchange...
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who briefly served as national security adviser to President Donald Trump, is seeking immunity from prosecution in exchange for testifying on the president's ties to...
When Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey teased that he had joined the world of social media with secret Facebook and Twitter accounts, tech writer Ashley Feinberg took the dare....
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday said China can and must do more to force North Korea to halt its nuclear and missile programs. Ambassador Nikki Haley said President Donald Trump...
China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong survived a fall to claim a first pairs gold at the world figure skating championships in Helsinki on Thursday. The two-time world silver medallists led all the way to...
Russia tried to hijack the US democratic process, says a senator investigating alleged interference in the US election. A hearing by the Senate Intelligence Committee opened on Thursday. Jared...
A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside the International Space Station, setting a new record for the most spacewalks...
US senators warned Thursday of Russia's "unprecedented" threat to American and European democratic institutions Thursday as they opened their first public hearing into Moscow's interference in the...
