With 80,000 sets of eyes locked on the world's best sprinters and an electrically-charged silence hanging heavy inside the Olympic Stadium one lucky ticket holder decided to add to the drama on
Judges in the trial of hundreds of Turkish military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the government agreed on Monday to give the defendants one last chance to argue their case as
Four times world champion Tom Slingsby won Olympic sailing men's Laser gold on Monday, banishing the demons of his failure in Beijing in 2008 and succeeding after 12 years of preparation. The
Doctors at the University of Tokyo saved a small child who was seriously suffering from a severe heart condition, aided by a BerlinHeart Excor ventricular assist device, the first time this procedure
Cyprus and Zenon Consortium have signed a contract for a joint transformation of the Larnaca port and the Larnaca Marina, in a massive
Pavlos Kontides is set to become the first Olympic medal winner for Cyprus this week after guaranteeing himself at least silver in the single-handed Laser class. The 22-year-old shipping science student was
Police detained more than 150 people in weekend raids on casinos and hotels in Macau after a recent spate of killings raised fears of a new gang war in the world's largest
The Mars science rover Curiosity landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday (1:30 a.m. EDT Monday/0530 GMT) to begin a two-year mission seeking evidence the Red
A bomb exploded on the third floor of a Syrian state television and radio building in Damascus on Monday, state media said. The television station, which continued broadcasting, carried an interview with
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday he hoped a deadly cross-border assault in the Sinai would serve as a "wake-up call" to Egypt, long accused by Israel of losing its
