CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - A Facebook Inc executive who spent about 24 hours in a Brazilian jail this week said authorities treated him with respect and that the incident will not slow the company’s expansion in Brazil.
LONDON (Reuters) - Poland's Katarzyna Pawlowska was crowned world champion for the third time when she stormed to gold in the points race at the London velodrome on Saturday.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Even as the Department of Justice battles Apple in court over access to encrypted data, the Obama administration remains split over backing requirements that tech manufacturers provide law enforcement with a "back door" into their products, according to a dozen people familiar with the internal debate.
Relegation-threatened Newcastle United were beaten 3-1 at home by Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, heaping more pressure on coach Steve McClaren.
LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren made no excuses for his team's flat display in a 3-1 home defeat by Bournemouth on Saturday that left them staring Premier League relegation in the face.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An underwater research craft has spotted a "ghostlike" octopus that appears to belong to a previously unknown species on the ocean floor near Hawaii, a discovery that highlights how little is known about the deep sea, a U.S. zoologist said on Saturday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An underwater research craft has spotted a "ghostlike" octopus that appears to belong to a previously unknown species on the ocean floor near Hawaii, a discovery that highlights how little is known about the deep sea, a U.S. zoologist said on Saturday.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter said the National Guard's cyber squadrons will play an increasingly important role in assessing the vulnerabilities of U.S. industrial infrastructure and could be asked to join the fight against Islamic State.
Some months ago, Mickey Bakst, general manager of Charleston Grill, was talking with representatives of Krug Champagne about a 2014 event Krug organized in Tokyo at which food, wine and music were combined.
LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez scored a brilliant goal to earn a 1-0 win at Watford that sent them five points clear at the top of the Premier League after Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 with 10-man Arsenal on Saturday.
Thousands of frustrated migrants trapped in camps along a no-man's-land between Greece and Macedonia say they're losing hope, as aid workers warn squalid conditions are taking a toll on the most vulnerable residents. Diane Hodges reports.
Thousands of frustrated migrants trapped in camps along a no-man's-land between Greece and Macedonia say they're losing hope, as aid workers warn squalid conditions are taking a toll on the most vulnerable residents. Diane Hodges reports.
Thousands of frustrated migrants trapped in camps along a no-man's-land between Greece and Macedonia say they're losing hope, as aid workers warn squalid conditions are taking a toll on the most vulnerable residents. Diane Hodges reports.
Thousands of frustrated migrants trapped in camps along a no-man's-land between Greece and Macedonia say they're losing hope, as aid workers warn squalid conditions are taking a toll on the most vulnerable residents. Diane Hodges reports.
DURBAN (Reuters) - Flyhalf Joe Pietersen kicked 14 points as South Africa’s Sharks defeated the Jaguares of Argentina 19-15 in their Super Rugby clash at King’s Park on Saturday.
DURBAN, March 5 (Reuters) - Flyhalf Joe Pietersen kicked 14 points as South Africa's Sharks defeated the Jaguares of Argentina 19-15 in their Super Rugby clash at King's Park on Saturday.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Senior judges in Brazil voiced concern on Saturday over the detention of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, even as they threw their support behind the sweeping corruption investigation that threatens to topple his embattled successor.
Riyad Mahrez scored a sublime goal to earn Leicester City a 1-0 win at Watford on Saturday that took them five points clear at the top of the Premier League.
SAO PAULO, March 5 (Reuters) - Senior judges in Brazil voiced concern on Saturday over the detention of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, even as they threw their support behind the sweeping corruption investigation that threatens to topple his embattled successor.
PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain fielded a second-string side and were held 0-0 at home by Montpellier in Ligue 1 on Saturday as they restored a 23-point advantage at the top of the table.
March 5 (Reuters) - Highlights from round two of Super Rugby:
Mame Diouf secured a late point for Stoke City at Chelsea on Saturday, heading home an 85th-minute goal after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois could only punch at Xherdan Shaqiri's dangerous cross.
MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo, fired up by rival Lionel Messi’s midweek hat-trick for Barcelona, struck four goals in 26 second-half minutes as Real Madrid crushed Celta Vigo 7-1 at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An explosion near an oil field operated by Russian natural gas producer Novatek killed one man and hurt two other people in Siberia's Yamal region on Saturday, Interfax news agency reported, citing regional emergency officials.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Former organising chief Franz Beckenbauer denied any wrongdoing on Saturday in an affair involving the 2006 World Cup in Germany and said he knew nothing of a multi-million payment to a disgraced former FIFA official in Qatar.