The construction and renovation of the FIFA World Cup stadiums have ran into a gamut of issues, including overspending, displacement of the poor, failure to meet building safety codes and even the deaths of three construction workers. The stadiums in Sao ...

SAO PAULO --. The eternally clogged local traffic has claimed its first World Cup victim: the scrimmage between the United States men's national team and Belgium planned for Thursday. On the day the 2014 FIFA World Cup is set to open across town at the ...

SAO PAULO --. The eternally clogged local traffic has claimed its first World Cup victim: the scrimmage between the United States men's national team and Belgium planned for Thursday. On the day the 2014 FIFA World Cup is set to open across town at the ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States "stands ready" to help Iraq as it confronts a lightning offensive by jihadists who have seized at least two cities, a US official said on Wednesday. Washington was committed to "working with the Iraqi government and ...

Russia said its foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, told his U.S. counterpart by telephone that the Ukrainian military operation in the south and east should stop and that efforts should focus on cease-fire terms, humanitarian problems, and "a national dialogue on ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is calling on soldiers and civilians to fight back against al-Qaeda-inspired gunmen who have taken over the country's second city of Mosul. It Is the biggest success yet for fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ...

Brazil's president has taken to the prime-time airwaves to deliver a pre-recorded speech to try to rally the nation behind the World Cup, which has stoked countless protests from those angered by the billions spent on the event opening early tomorrow morning ...

London black cab drivers take part in a protest against Uber on the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in central London on June 11, 2014. (CARL COURTCARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images). Across Europe today, cab drivers have been snarling traffic and ...

An Uzbek terrorist group, whose members are believed to be hiding in Pakistan's restive Waziristan tribal region, has claimed that its fighters had had staged Sunday's deadly attack on Karachi airport. Head of the Pakistani paramilitary forces, Rizwan Akhtar, ...

The U.S. stock market is falling at midday after the World Bank cut its outlook for global growth. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped five points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,945 as of 12 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 84 ...

Rio de Janeiro - Fears about the fitness of England forward Danny Welbeck were confirmed on Wednesday when he missed a training session ahead of his side's opening World Cup game against Italy. British newspaper reports on Tuesday claimed the ...

Mercedes-Benz's new entry-level car, the CLA, is a fun-to-drive, turbocharged, front-drive, compact sedan that looks more expensive than its $30,825 starting retail price. In fact, this lowest-priced Mercedes presents a competitive alternative to the 2014 BMW ...

The capture of large parts of Mosul and a sustained attack on Samarra by Islamic radicals of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) is a significant setback for Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki's struggling Iraqi government, which has also failed to recapture ...

2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. BASE PRICE: $29,900. PRICE AS TESTED: $43,246. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passenger, compact sedan. ENGINE: 2-liter, single overhead cam, turbocharged, direct injection, inline four cylinder. MILEAGE: ...

2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. BASE PRICE: $29,900. PRICE AS TESTED: $43,246. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passenger, compact sedan. ENGINE: 2-liter, single overhead cam, turbocharged, direct injection, inline four cylinder. MILEAGE: ...

2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. BASE PRICE: $29,900. PRICE AS TESTED: $43,246. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passenger, compact sedan. ENGINE: 2-liter, single overhead cam, turbocharged, direct injection, inline four cylinder. MILEAGE: ...

2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. BASE PRICE: $29,900. PRICE AS TESTED: $43,246. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passenger, compact sedan. ENGINE: 2-liter, single overhead cam, turbocharged, direct injection, inline four cylinder. MILEAGE: ...

2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. BASE PRICE: $29,900. PRICE AS TESTED: $43,246. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-passenger, compact sedan. ENGINE: 2-liter, single overhead cam, turbocharged, direct injection, inline four cylinder. MILEAGE: ...

In this undated product image provided by Mercedes-Benz shows the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. (Mercedes-Benz/Associated Press). By Associated Press June 11 at 12:11 PM. Mercedes-Benz's new entry-level car, the CLA, is a fun-to-drive, ...

In this undated product image provided by Mercedes-Benz shows the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. (Mercedes-Benz/Associated Press). By Associated Press June 11 at 12:11 PM. Mercedes-Benz's new entry-level car, the CLA, is a fun-to-drive, ...