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Black armbands for Italy after Dhaka attack

Published On: July 2, 2016 07:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press

PARIS, July 2: UEFA has agreed to a request by the Italian soccer federation for its players to wear black armbands in their quarterfinal against Germany on Saturday.

France coach Deschamps must choose either Umtiti or Mangala

Published On: July 2, 2016 06:53 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps has a dilemma in defense for the European Championship quarterfinal against Iceland on Sunday.

5 Italy players to watch against Germany at Euro 2016

Published On: July 2, 2016 04:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BORDEAUX, FRANCE ,July 2: Italy is facing Germany in a European Championship quarterfinal in Bordeaux on Saturday. Here are five Italy players to watch:

5 Germany players to watch against Italy at Euro 2016

Published On: July 2, 2016 03:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BORDEAUX, France, July 2: Germany is facing Italy in a European Championship quarterfinal in Bordeaux on Saturday. Here are five Germany players to watch:

Sri Lanka puts England in to bat in final ODI

Published On: July 2, 2016 03:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press

CARDIFF, Wales, July 2: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first in the fifth and final one-day international against England in Cardiff on Saturday.

Apple sued in China over showing of war film from the 1990s

Published On: July 2, 2016 03:31 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, July 2: Apple is being sued by a subsidiary of China's broadcasting regulator over a propaganda film more than 20 years old, in the latest legal wrangling for the tech giant in China in recent weeks.

20 hostages killed, 13 saved in Bangladesh restaurant attack

Published On: July 2, 2016 01:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DHAKA, July 2: Bangladesh's government has said 20 hostages were killed by suspected Islamists in a siege in cafe in the capital Dhaka.

Police kill 6 militants, rescue 13 hostages in Dhaka attack

Published On: July 2, 2016 12:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 2: Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage Saturday morning, killing at least six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners at the end of the 10-hour standoff. Seven Japanese are unaccounted for.

Wales stuns Belgium 3-1 at European Championship

Published On: July 2, 2016 10:02 AM NPT By: Associated Press

LILLE, July 2: On the greatest night in its soccer history, Wales swept past the world's No. 2-ranked team at the European Championship on Friday.

Militants take hostages at Bangladesh restaurant; 2 dead

Published On: July 2, 2016 07:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press

DHAKA, July 2: Heavily armed militants struck at the heart of Bangladesh's diplomatic zone on Friday night, taking dozens of hostages at a restaurant popular with foreigners.

Winger Hatem Ben Arfa joins French champion PSG from Nice

Published On: July 1, 2016 07:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — Winger Hatem Ben Arfa joined French champion Paris Saint-Germain from Nice on a two-year-deal on Friday, becoming new coach Unai Emery's first signing.

Russian firefighting plane disappears in Siberia

Published On: July 1, 2016 02:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MOSCOW, July 1: Russia's Emergencies Ministry says one of its firefighting planes with a crew of 10 is missing in Siberia.

Heavy rains, landslides kill at least 9 in northern India

Published On: July 1, 2016 02:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LUCKNOW, India, July 1: Torrential rains triggered heavy floods and landslides that poured down hills in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least nine people by Friday and destroying dozens of homes, officials said.

Bomb blast kills woman, injures children in Bahrain

Published On: July 1, 2016 02:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DUBAI, (United Arab Emirates), July 1: Police in Bahrain say a woman has been killed in an explosion south of the capital, Manama.

Hindu temple worker hacked to death in Bangladesh

Published On: July 1, 2016 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 1: Police say a Hindu temple worker has been hacked to death in southwest Bangladesh in the latest attack blamed on radical Islamists.

Portugal leaves it late AGAIN to beat Poland, marches on to semis

Published On: July 1, 2016 07:28 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MARSEILLE, July 1: Portugal likes to leave it late at this European Championship, whether Cristiano Ronaldo is having a good game or not.

CIA chief warns of Istanbul-type attack in the US

Published On: June 30, 2016 07:17 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, June 30: The Islamic State terror group may carry out large-scale attacks in the US similar to the one in Istanbul, CIA Director John Brennan has warned.

Portugal vs Poland: 5 Poland players to watch

Published On: June 30, 2016 03:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MARSEILLE, France, June 30: Poland is facing Portugal in a European Championship quarterfinal on Thursday. Here are five Poland players to watch:

Portugal vs Poland : 5 Portugal players to watch

Published On: June 30, 2016 03:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press

MARSEILLE, France, June 30: Portugal is facing Poland in a European Championship quarterfinal on Thursday. Here are five Portugal players to watch:

UN says Iraqi children 'relentlessly targeted' in war

Published On: June 30, 2016 03:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BAGHDAD, June 30: The U.N. children's fund warned on Thursday that 3.6 million Iraqi children are at "serious risk" of death, injury, sexual violence, abduction and recruitment into armed groups, and has called on warring parties in Iraq to protect their rights.