McIlroy hits it all over the place at US Open Rory McIlroy sprayed the ball all over the place. Casting aside his own advice, he decided to stay for another day at the U.S. Open. McIlroy hit just five of 14 fairways on his way to a 6-over 78 in […]
Montana, Brown and Staubach give Israeli football huge boost Some of the greatest NFL players of all time descended on a converted soccer field outside Tel Aviv to watch local youths scrimmage in a big boost for the burgeoning sport of American football in Israel. Joe Montana, Jim Brown, Roger […]
Swiss prosecutors confirm about 25 FIFA investigations About 25 separate investigations of suspected corruption linked to FIFA and World Cup bidding are being led by federal prosecutors in Switzerland, the country’s office for the attorney general said Friday. The office of Michael Lauber confirmed the scale of “football-related cases” after […]
Catalans woo immigrants in quest to split from Spain In a community hall in the Spanish region of Catalonia, two independence activists take the stage against a backdrop of red and yellow striped Catalan flags: a Syrian-born tourist guide and a Spanish member of parliament born in Uruguay. With barely […]
U.N. rights envoy urges North Korea to clarify U.S. student case The United Nations human rights investigator on North Korea called on Pyongyang on Friday to provide a full explanation of why an American student was returned home this week in a coma after being in custody for more than […]
Trump to clamp down on Cuba travel, trade, curbing Obama detente President Donald Trump on Friday will announce plans to tighten restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba and clamp down on U.S. business dealings with the island’s military, rolling back parts of former President Barack Obama’s historic opening to Havana. […]
British PM May faces mounting criticism over London tower block blaze British Prime Minister Theresa May faced increasing criticism on Friday for not meeting survivors of a deadly London tower block blaze as she scrambled for a deal to stay in power after a botched election gamble. May pledged to […]
Kremlin says takes negative view of proposed new U.S. sanctions The Kremlin takes an extremely negative view of the proposed new U.S. sanctions against Russia and believes that they can harm other countries that have to adhere to these sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. The U.S. Senate […]
Philippines says some militants may have slipped out of embattled city The Philippines military said on Friday that some of the Islamist militants who stormed Marawi City in the south of the country last month may have mingled with evacuees to slip away during the battle that has raged for […]
Russia military says may have killed IS leader Baghdadi Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Friday it was checking information that a Russian air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in late May. The air strike was launched after the Russian […]
