TORONTO (Reuters) - Badminton may be seen as an oft-mocked pastime to many North Americans, but at this year's Pan American Games in Toronto, where there are an estimated 20,000 badminton-playing enthusiasts, the sport is right at home.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp is set to swing to an operating loss in the April-June quarter, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday, reflecting a sharp downturn in its smartphone display business which forced it to seek a bailout from banks in May.
RIYADH (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Saudi Arabia's highest security prison at sunset on Thursday, killing the driver and wounding two security officials, the interior ministry said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's transitional council has indicted former president Blaise Compaore and some senior members of his government for high treason, the governing council said in a statement on Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that online television service FilmOn X LLC should be treated like a traditional cable system in order to transmit the programs of the nation's broadcasters over the Internet.
Family and friends sought more details Thursday about the death of a black woman who authorities say hanged herself in a Texas jail after her arrest for allegedly kicking an officer following a traffic stop, saying the...
RIYADH, July 16 (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Saudi Arabia's highest security prison at sunset on Thursday, killing the driver and wounding two security officials, the interior ministry said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
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July 17 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Barbasol Championship at the par-71 course on Thursday in Opelika, Alabama -7 Sam Saunders (U.S.) 64 -6 Jason Gore (U.S.) 65 -5 Martin Flores (U.S.) 66 Maverick McNealy (U.S.) 66 Will Wilcox (U.S.) 66 Carlos Ortiz (Mexico) 66 Carlos Sainz Jr. (U.S.) 66 -4 Michael Thompson (U.S.) 67 Boo Weekley (U.S.)
MONTGOMERY -- An Alabama state senator Thursday said he wants to pass legislation prohibiting the removal of historic monuments, markers and school names after debate about the display of Confederate…
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Scottish MPs are causing a stir in the House of Commons, after an increase in the number of member surnames beginning with ‘Mc’ triggered a change in the House’s voting system.
DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran's security hawks have begun sniping at their country's historic nuclear deal, emboldened a day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described some of the world powers that signed it as "untrustworthy".
DUBAI, July 16 (Reuters) - Iran's security hawks have begun sniping at their country's historic nuclear deal, emboldened a day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described some of the world powers that signed it as "untrustworthy".
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Former FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb has been extradited to the United States following his arrest in Switzerland on racketeering and bribery charges filed by American...
Airline employees cannot be held liable if they misinterpret a passenger's reference to a bomb as a threat when they report it to security authorities as long as their statements are not false on key facts, an appeals...
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UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Monday on a resolution that would endorse a deal placing long-term curbs on Iran's nuclear program but would retain an arms embargo and ban on the supply of ballistic missile technology, said a U.S. diplomat.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela has banned a second opposition member, former mayor Vicencio Scarano, from holding public office for a year, meaning he will not be able to run in December's parliamentary election.
The brother of the man killed outside a Holly Hill home Wednesday morning says he has no idea why his brother was at that house the day of the quadruple homicide.
Washington (Reuters) - Japan's top military commander, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, said on Thursday he expected China to become increasingly assertive in the South China Sea and it was possible Japan would conduct patrols and surveillance activities there in the future.
Washington (Reuters) - Japan's top military commander, Admiral Katsutoshi Kawano, said on Thursday he expected China to become increasingly assertive in the South China Sea and it was possible Japan would conduct patrols and surveillance activities there in the future.
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the White House on Friday in his first meeting with a key ally following the Iran nuclear deal, a White House official said on Thursday.
UNITED NATIONS, July 16 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Monday on a resolution that would endorse a deal placing long-term curbs on Iran's nuclear program, but retain an arms embargo and ban on the supply of ballistic missile technology, said a U.S. diplomat.