Fernando Torres celebrated his return to the Spain team with a first half goal as the World and European Champions continued their preparation...

A subdued Venus Williams left the French Open in the second round on Wednesday when she was soundly beaten by third-seeded Pole Agnieszka ...

Japan is hoping to cash in on its rich culture by recreating fashionable districts of Tokyo in foreign cities, determined that enclaves of vibrant...

Thousands of people huddled out of doors in northeastern Italy after the region's second killer earthquake in less than two weeks and officials warned...

Third seed Roger Federer won a record 234th Grand Slam match on Wednesday, fighting his way into the third round of the French Open with a 6-3,...

US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US...

US President Barack Obama said on Memorial Day that troops are coming home after a decade of war and must be respected, with no repeat of the...

NATO on Tuesday said that al-Qaeda's second in command in Afghanistan had been killed in an air strike near the Pakistani border. The US-led...

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan marks one year in office Tuesday with his tenure so far rocked by a deadly Islamist insurgency and growing anger...

Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal bidding for a record seventh Roland Garros crown, sped into the second round at the French Open on Tuesday...

India's rupee, which hit an unprecedented string of all-time lows last week, is set for more falls unless policymakers move quickly to put Asia's...

It has been weeks since miner Sembo Sesay found a diamond in this eastern Sierra Leone town, whose soil was once littered with the stones that fuelled...