Chad executed by firing squad 10 members of Boko Haram on Saturday, the security minister said, marking the first use of the death penalty since the country bolstered its anti-terror measures last month.
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Manuel Lanzini. Made the vital breakthrough early on and then his persistence was rewarded with an assist for the second. He offered a lively outlet down the right all match.
One of Oregon's first hemp farmers says a lack of seed is making it tough to get going.
Tom Briscoe’s record five tries illuminated Wembley’s most one-sided final as Leeds showed why they should win everything this season.
Sunderland supporters must be desperate to see September. For the fifth season running their team have failed to win any of their first four league games yet at least Dick Advocaat’s team have stopped the rot.
There are two articles of faith that underpin Jose Mourinho’s management. The first is that a football season is no longer a marathon but a long-distance sprint and that you can break your opponents in the first 10 games. The second is that the key to any title is to beat the teams likely to finish in the bottom half. It is a pattern that Manuel Pellegrini appears wholeheartedly to have embraced.
If Bournemouth thought that having escaped the lower divisions for the Premier League the contest would now be about brain rather than brawn they were given a crude awakening by Leicester City at Dean Court.
Jose Mourinho was probably expecting three points from his 100th Premier League game at Stamford Bridge - but it was not to be with Crystal Palace stunning the reigning champions with a 2-1 win.
Tony Pulis danced on the touchline, a sight as painful as it is nostalgic for Stoke supporters, as West Bromwich capitalised on two first-half red cards to haul themselves off the foot of the Premier League table.
Stoke sunk to a 1-0 defeat to West Brom after having two men sent off in the space of six first-half minutes on ex-Potters boss Tony Pulis' maiden return to the Britannia Stadium.
EDINBURGH, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Scotland ran in six tries to overwhelm Italy 48-7 in a one-sided World Cup warm-up game at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Aug 29 (Infostrada Sports) - Summary from the Test Match match between Scotland and Italy on Saturday at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland 48 Italy 7 Half Time: 23-7 Scorers: Scotland : Tries: Sean Lamont (8, 62),John Barclay (38),Tim Visser (47, 73),Mark Bennett (79) Conversions: Greig Laidlaw (9, 39),Finn Russell (74) Penalty Goals: Greig Laidlaw (4, 22, 26) Drop Goal: Greig Laidlaw (56) Italy : Try: Michele Campagnaro (29) Conversion: Tommas
TV5 has announced its plan to streamline its programming amid rumors of “retrenchment” supposedly affecting various departments in the network, which, according to a PEP report, could include “research, PR and entertainment.” Talks started early this week with “Misterless Misis” not airing as scheduled on Sunday. The show, starring Lorna Tolentino, Ruffa Gutierrez, Ritz Azul, […]
Most musicians are unusual in that they’re given to certain peculiarities that manifest itself in their work and personal life. Let’s take a look at some of them: Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, better known as Katy Perry, is as pretty as she is weird. She’s not disguising it either, as made obvious in her […]
Slaven Bilic, whose first domestic taste of managing West Ham ended in success at Arsenal, recorded an even more impressive feat with his new employers, overseeing his club’s first victory at Anfield in 52 years against a Liverpool team who had not conceded a goal in their opening three matches.
West Ham ended one of the longest winless runs in top-flight history with their first victory at Anfield in almost 52 years as Liverpool's defensive problems returned to haunt them in spectacularly bad style.
This sort of thing is not meant to happen. Crystal Palace are supposed to reside quietly below stairs in the Premier League. They are expected to tug their forelock and be suitably grateful when the likes of Chelsea offer them a young player to fatten for the market.
Jose Mourinho's 100th Premier League home match as Chelsea boss saw a second loss as Crystal Palace claimed their first win at Stamford Bridge in 33 years.
Planned Parenthood filed a complaint in Alabama federal court on Friday seeking to stop the state from defunding its health clinics after the release of covertly recorded videos attacking the organization's handling of aborted fetal tissue.
Planned Parenthood filed a complaint in Alabama federal court on Friday seeking to stop the state from defunding its health clinics after the release of covertly recorded videos attacking the organization's handling of aborted fetal tissue.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Three people have been arrested in Libya on suspicion of involvement in launching a boat packed with migrants that sank off the country's Mediterranean coast, killing up to 200 people, a security official said on Saturday.
By: Argyll Cyrus B. Geducos, Ellson A. Quismorio, and Mario B. Casayuran Commuters and motorists who were stranded for hours due to the monstrous traffic jam caused by the massive protest rally of thousands of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members at the busy EDSA-Shaw Boulevard intersection in Mandaluyong City since Friday night took their anger and […]
Last Saturday our 16-year-old kept nudging us while in a restaurant. She was (secretly) trying to draw our attention to the table across ours, where an unhappy 40-ish couple sat. Actually, it was the woman who was obviously unhappy. And angry. And about to throw something at her companion. Meanwhile the man beside her was […]
Ten bus passengers were taken to hospital after the driver crashed into a tree in London.
In a matter of days, the balikbayan box issue has taken on a life of its own. Big headlines across the media, frustrated appeals from OFWs, hilarious memes on social media, threats and allegations directed to the Department of Finance and Bureau of Customs and the national government, street demonstrations featuring, well, balikbayan boxes; and […]