SAO PAULO - (AP) -- Chile has left midfielder Arturo Vidal out of its starting lineup for the World Cup Group B decider against the Netherlands. The Juventus star underwent knee surgery last month and has hurt his right Achilles tendon while in Brazil. Charles ...

SAO PAULO - (AP) -- Chile has left midfielder Arturo Vidal out of its starting lineup for the World Cup Group B decider against the Netherlands. The Juventus star underwent knee surgery last month and has hurt his right Achilles tendon while in Brazil. Charles ...

KANO Nigeria (Reuters) - An explosion tore through a state college in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Monday, killing at least seven people, a security source said. The blast in the north's biggest city hit the Kano State School of Hygiene, the source said.

World Cup TV ratings (US v. Portugal) 1. DC, 13.3 2. Columbus, 12.6 3. NYC, 12.5 4. Boston, 11.5 5. Baltimore, 11.0 http://t.co/pDtDkO52jo. — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 23, 2014 ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Monday told visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry that the crisis in his country was a threat to peace in the region and the world as well. "What is happening in Iraq poses a threat not only to Iraq but to regional and global ...

The three jailed al-Jazeera journalists: Australian Peter Greste, Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian producer, and Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy. Photograph: Rex. Egypt's military-dominated government has delivered a humiliating, public slap in the face to ...

Andy Murray's glossy girlfriend, Kim Sears, fluttered onto Centre Court this lunchtime to cheer him on as he kicked off his Wimbledon defence with a convincing win. And maybe she was feeling slightly superstitious as she donned a long-sleeved lace dress ...

Nicosia: The head of the international team of weapons experts charged with overseeing the elimination of Syria's chemical stockpile told Reuters on Monday that Syria had removed all its declared arsenal from its territory. "Today the joint mission confirms the ...

United States coach Juergen Klinsmann says there is no question of a 'convenient' draw between his team and Germany in the final Group G game on Thursday. 7 minutes ago Reuters. 0 shares ...

Michelle Wie didn't just give us a defining moment Sunday in her breakthrough victory in a major championship. Her U.S. Women's Open victory was too massive in importance to the women's game to be contained in a single moment. No, she gave us a pair ...

A Christian woman sentenced to be whipped and hanged for apostasy has been freed from prison in Sudan and is on her way home, her lawyer said today. Meriam Ibrahim, 27, was eight and a half months pregnant when a judge in Khartoum ruled that her ...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Markit Economics flash manufacturing purchasing managers index for the U.S. edged higher to a 57.5 reading in June from 56.4 in May. The index, similar in design to the Institute for Supply Management manufacturing ...

Japan need to beat a Colombia side aiming to win Group C to stand any chance of progressing to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup. Alberto Zaccheroni's side have endured a disappointing tournament so far, having taken just one point from games against ...

The parents of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste found out about their son's prison sentencing while cameras were rolling on Monday. Greste was sentenced to at least seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges along with two other Al Jazeera ...

Fortaleza - Following their tremendous and hard-fought 2-all stalemate against Germany over the weekend, Ghana skipper Asamoah Gyan has hailed his team-mates for the bravery and determination they displayed in the four-goal thriller. The Black Stars ...

The last games for Group G, which includes the U.S.A., Germany, Ghana and Portugal, take place on Thursday at noon: The U.S. plays Germany in Recife, and Portugal plays Ghana in Brasilia. The top two teams from the group advance to the knockout round.

Rafael Márquez, a four-time World Cup participant, will lead Mexico's defense against Croatia on Monday. Credit Kai Foersterling/European Pressphoto Agency. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main ...

Baghdad: As the talks between Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and US Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss crisis in the besieged nation are underway, the former on Monday said that the militant onslaught is a threat to the region and the world.

Malaysia today rejected as "speculation" a report in a British newspaper which alleged that the pilot of the missing Flight MH370 was a prime suspect behind the baffling disappearance of the aircraft. "Don't listen to speculation, basically it's not fair to the pilot's ...

With the second set of matches over, Goal takes a look at which teams are qualified, which ones are going home and which are still battling to make the knockout stage. Bet. 5$, 10$, 20$, 50$, 100$. = AUS Draw · ESP · WilliamHill. GROUP A. Despite being ...