Ethopian runners dominated Sunday’s 20th edition of the Rome marathon with Shume Hailu Legese winning the men’s event and Ayelu Lemma Geda the women’s race. Under the driving rain, Legese clocked 2hr 09min 47sec to finish ahead of countryman Sisay Jisa…
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Umar Akmal smashed 94 off 54 balls as Pakistan bounced back after a morale-sapping loss against India to defeat Australia by 16 runs in the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday. Elder brother Kamran Akmal contributed a run-a-ball 31 and Shahid Afridi returned…
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Gunmen killed the mayor of a town in the troubled Mexican state of Michoacan on Saturday, more than a year after he had survived a previous assassination attempt, officials said. “With deep consternation and indignation, I strongly condemn the cowardly…
Violence broke out at a mass demonstration in Madrid late Saturday when dozens of youths began throwing projectiles at police, who responded by charging at them. Tens of thousands of people marched on the Spanish capital in a mostly peaceful protest…
Legendary lock Victor Matfield marked his return as captain by leading Northern Bulls to a 23-19 victory over Coastal Sharks in a captivating Super 15 clash Saturday. Matfield, the second most capped Springbok with 110, ended a two-year retirement to…
A new window air conditioning unit looks to add Nest-like smart home functionality to an appliance that, to this point, hasn’t been all that smart. It’s called the Quirky+GE Aros, and it’s a Wi-Fi-capable, smartphone-compatible 8,000 BTU system…
Today is a sad day for those of us who actually used Twitter’s floundering Twitter Music service, originally released last April, just shy of a year ago. While the service has been rumored to be on the chopping block for quite some time now, Twitter…
Malaysia’s missing-plane crisis has exposed the shortcomings of a ruling regime already wrestling with a rapidly shrinking support base, fierce racial divisions and international criticism of its tough handling of political opponents. The same government…
Stoke boss Mark Hughes is feeling optimistic about the chances of 2013/14 ending up as a season of significant Premier League personal bests for the club.
At least seven Syrian soldiers and 17 rebels were killed Friday as three Islamist groups battled to take a border crossing into Turkey. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamists included the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front. “Al-Nusra…
A Norwegian art museum on Friday returned a precious Matisse painting looted by the Nazis in the Second World War to the American heirs of the French art dealer Paul Rosenberg. The 1937 painting by Henri Matisse — “Woman in Blue in Front of a Fireplace…
From putting shoes on poor children’s feet to providing Internet from balloons in the sky, Internet Age companies are catching on to the power of mixing business with social good. TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie championed the idea at a prestigious TED…
Israel Folau scored a try double and Kurtley Beale ran the show as the New South Wales Waratahs claimed a 32-8 bonus-point Super 15 win over the Melbourne Rebels on Friday. Wallaby fullback Folau has now scored eight tries in four matches in this year…
Runaway Serie A table-toppers Juventus will play French club Lyon in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, the continent’s second-tier tournament, following the draw at Nyon, Switzerland on Friday. With the final to be played at Juve’s Turin stadium…
Canada’s high court on Friday rejected Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s appointment of a like-minded justice to the top court, saying the vacancy must be filled by a judge or lawyer from Quebec. In a 6-1 decision, Supreme Court justices barred Marc Nadon…
A London doctor and another man have become the first people to be charged in Britain over female genital mutilation, state prosecutors announced on Friday. Dr. Dhanuson Dharmasena, 31, is accused of re-performing an FGM procedure on a woman who gave…
England full-back Mike Brown was on Friday named player of the 2014 Six Nations, beating off competition from Ireland legend Brian O’Driscoll. Brown, a key member of the English team that finished second behind Ireland, secured more than 34 percent…
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra grabbed two wickets for 22 runs in four overs as India kept Pakistan down to 130-7 in the opening match of the World Twenty20 Super-10 round in Dhaka on Friday. Left-arm slow bowler Ravindra Jadeja chipped in with 1-18 from his…
Defending champions Bayern Munich drew Manchester United in a repeat of the classic 1999 Champions League final as a star-studded quarter-final draw was made in Nyon on Friday. Four-time champions Barcelona will play the first leg at the Nou Camp against…