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Crystal Palace's Connor Wickham is charged with violent conduct by the Football Association after his clash with Jan Vertonghen.

BUFFALO, N.D. (AP) — Some residents of the small Cass County town of Buffalo are worried that a proposed livestock operation with 9,000 hogs will disrupt their lives.

IRBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan — The tune of “Jingle Bells” blasted through the speakers of an old car in the center of downtown Irbil. It was a parody version of the famous English Christmas song with Kurdish lyrics laid over the track. “Santa, how come you didn’t bring us presents this year?”  Santa’s reply: “I haven’t received my salary from the government in four months.” The radio station played two more songs, all making light of the government’s economic struggles.

Plan a visit while you can, because Niagara Falls could soon run dry if authorities temporarily "turn off" the natural wonder to accommodate a construction project.

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McDonald's has been making huge changes over the past year to turn business around and improve its public image.

The company hired a new CEO, removed some items from the menu while adding new ones, and started serving breakfast all day.

The changes have helped drive up sales.

The company's quarterly same-store sales, or sales at McDonald's stores open at least a year, rose 5% globally in the most recent quarter. In the US, same-store sales rose... Читать дальше...

Cricket SA imposed a ban of 20 years on Gulam Bodi after he admitted charges of contriving or attempting to fix matches.

Russia’s Lukoil says it would not oppose joining cartel in output cuts

Barcelona are reportedly watching the Juventus star, who has revealed he'd like to play alongside the five-time Ballon d'Or winner

Vodafone India on Monday rolled out 4G services in Kolkata, the first metro to get this from the UK telecom giant.

Vodafone India on Monday rolled out 4G services in Kolkata, the first metro to get this from the UK telecom giant.

Wolves' Wales international Dave Edwards needs surgery on a foot injury, while Michal Zyro could be out for six weeks.

To celebrate Burns Night, we've selected the best literary tours from Burns's Edinburgh to Joyce's Dublin

– Solomon Edebiri declares interest in Edo state governorship ticket on platform of PDP – Edebiri demands free and fair election in Edo state – The governorship aspirant believes the PDP is the party to beat in the state Solomon Edebiri, a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2016 gubernatorial […]

This is part one of a three-part series on the war in Afghanistan. Part two, which will run on Tuesday, looks at the emergence of ISIS in Afghanistan. Part three, to publish Wednesday, examines the role of Pakistan and other outside actors.

Scientists say that taking supplements of the ‘kudzu’ plant can cut alcohol intake by 20 percent.

Even with just simple words and colors, the test is guaranteed to befuddle you.

A woman said to have been involved in a crash which left two people dead has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Hollywood studios have called on Netflix to keep cracking down on proxy access to its US service.

PODGORICA, Montenegro - Montenegro's pro-Western government faces a confidence vote amid disagreements within the ruling coalition and pressure from pro-Russian opposition over a NATO membership bid.

AMMAN, Jordan - A top World Bank official has proposed zero interest loans to help economically fragile Jordan and Lebanon deal with the burden of hosting Syrian refugees.

Daniel J. Graeber
HOUSTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Steep declines in the North American market were in part behind the 9 percent decline in revenue, oil field services company Halliburton said.

Heracles-trainer John Stegeman verandert zeer waarschijnlijk niets aan zijn elftal voor het duel tegen Ajax ten opzichte van afgelopen zaterdag. Toen won de ploeg met 2-1 van De Graafschap.

LONDON — Ever since One Direction member Louis Tomlinson tweeted about the arrival of his baby with ex-fling Briana Jungwirth, fans have been dying to know the name of his first child. em The Sun, however, has apparently "exclusively" revealed that the US stylist and British boyband singer have named their child 'Sydney Rain.' Although Twitter users were a bit confused by the rumoured name, they were also armed and ready to create Twitter accounts and memes, in celebration and bewilderment. That said... Читать дальше...

South Africa clawed their way back to the top after a topsy-turvy morning session in which they lost three wickets.

Three companies have expressed interest their interest in developing Mormugao Port Trust's (MPT) berths 8 and 9 and the barge berth.