US sidesteps Putin accusation of meddling in FIFA election
US diplomats avoided a clash of words with Moscow on the corruption scandal shaking FIFA after Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Washington of trying to block the re-election of football boss Sepp Blatter.
What's a FIFA? Scandal unlikely to dent US football appetite
Ask the average American sports fan what the words Sepp Blatter mean and they might reach for a medical dictionary.
S.Africa allegedly paid $10 mn to host World Cup: US
South African officials paid more than $10 million in bribes to host the 2010 World Cup and handed over a briefcase stuffed with $10,000 stacks of banknotes in Paris.
FIFA scandal: McDonald's, other World Cup sponsors concerned
Key World Cup sponsors including McDonald's, Adidas and Budweiser expressed strong concerns after global football body FIFA was enveloped by a new corruption scandal.
FIFA office raided in probe linked to 2018, 2022 World Cups
Swiss police on Wednesday raided the headquarters of FIFA, seizing documents in a probe linked to fraud in the awarding of the 2018 and 2020 World Cups.
EU urges Burundi to prosecute opposition leader's killers
The EU urged Burundi's government to prosecute the killers of an opposition leader and prevent the violence in the central African country from worsening.
Ukraine court orders arrest of two 'Russian soldiers'
A Kiev court ordered two suspected Russian soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian troops in the separatist east to be placed in pre-trial detention until July 19.
Turkish paper fined, model on trial for 'Erdogan insults'
A Turkish court fined a leading newspaper for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while a top model went on trial on similar charges.
Hungary's Orban angers EU over death penalty, migrants
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban angered EU lawmakers and officials by insisting that Budapest had the right to debate closing the door to migrants.
Russia indicts extradited tycoon for theft
Russian authorities on Monday issued an indictment for fraud against tycoon Sergei Polonsky, less than a day after flying him in from Cambodia.
Ex-tennis star Bob Hewitt jailed for rape in S.Africa
Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt was sentenced to six years in jail in South Africa for raping and assaulting young girls he coac.
EU denounces Morsi death sentence
The European Union denounced Sunday the death sentence handed down against Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and at least 100 others.
American activist wants cooperation with Kazakh government on fatal police shooting cases
American activist Michael Mohammed seeks contacts with the Kazakh government in order to "bring to justice" the police officer who killed a Kazakhstani citizen four years ago and a black man last month.
Bollywood's Khan jailed for 5 years for deadly hit-and-run
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was sentenced to five years in prison for killing a homeless man with his SUV in a 2002 hit-and-run after a night out drinking at an upmarket bar.
Charlie Hebdo cartoonists reject Texas attack comparison
Two Charlie Hebdo journalists have rejected any suggestion of similarities between a deadly attack on the French satirical magazine and a failed armed assault on a Mohammed cartoon event in Texas.
Merkel defends cooperation with US spy agency
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted her country needed to work with American intelligence agencies, in the wake of claims Berlin helped the US spy on EU leaders and companies.
Boston bomber emotional as aunt breaks down on stand
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showed emotion in court for the first time, wiping his eyes.
Bieber plays down 'rumours' over Italy police quizzing
Pop star Justin Bieber laughed off media reports that he was quizzed by police in Rome over Argentina's request for him to be arrested.
Baltimore braces for fresh large-scale protest
National Guard troops patrolled the tense streets of Baltimore in large numbers in anticipation of a fresh large-scale protest over the death of a young African-American man in police custody.
From drunk to radical, how a Boston bomber was born
Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a flashy dresser who smoked pot and drank alcohol before his dreams of becoming a boxing champion were crushed.