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America’s former first daughter Chelsea Clinton announced in New York on Thursday that she is pregnant with her first baby, giving her parents Bill and Hillary a long-awaited grandchild. Chelsea, 34, made the announcement at a public event with her…

With his baseball cap and tracksuit, Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis is an unlikely trendsetter, but his exploits this season have made him the name on everyone’s lips. On the day the 56-year-old Welshman was appointed manager last November, Palace…

The United States has authorized the release of a $450 million installment in Iranian assets that were frozen as punishment for Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, the State Department said Thursday. It came after a new report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog…

Sunday afternoon is showtime in Soweto, a time when it seems everyone in South Africa’s iconic township is out on the streets strutting their stuff. An armada of sleek German sedans — the must-have ride for South Africa’s black nouveau riche — slithers…

Colombia’s Nobel-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday in Mexico City at the age of 87, the Colombian president said. “One thousand years of solitude and sadness for the death of the greatest Colombian of all time,” Juan Manuel Santos…

Former All Blacks full-back Bruce Reihana announced his retirement on Thursday after the 38-year-old revealed that his contract with French side Bordeaux Begles was not being renewed. The announcement was not a surprise as Reihana, who played two Tests…

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said on Thursday that there was no extra pressure on his side despite the fact they are within sight of a first league title since 1990. “We’ll deal with it the same as we have from the very first game of the season…

Arsenal’s record signing Mesut Ozil could make his return from a hamstring injury at Hull City this weekend, manager Arsene Wenger revealed on Thursday. “I think (Kieran) Gibbs will be out for the weekend but (Nacho) Monreal is possibly available and…

Cardiff City have demanded the Premier League annul a 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace over allegations of cheating, the BBC said Thursday. Cardiff’s lawyers allege in a five-page letter that Palace’s sporting director Iain Moody tried to obtain information…

South Korean rescuers and dive teams worked frantically under floodlights as fears rose for nearly 300 people missing after a ferry sank Wednesday with 475 on board, mostly high school students bound for a holiday island. Yonhap news agency said 179…