Italy coach Cesare Prandelli praised his fledgling team and claimed they were on the right path following their 2-1 win against Estonia.Italy were far from impressive in their Euro 2012 qualifying Group C opener but they did grind out the victory despite...

President Juan Manuel Santos Friday vowed to step up a military crackdown on leftist rebels after they killed 14 police officers and three soldiers since he took office on August 7."The order I've given military and police commanders is to get tough, get...

Labour unions are zeroing in on French Labour Minister Eric Woerth as he confronts new allegations that he lied about lobbying for an award on behalf of his wife’s future employer.

Italy survived a scare as they came back from a goal down to escape from Tallinn with a 2-1 victory over Estonia in Euro 2012 qualifying Group C on Friday.Sergei Zenjov had given Estonia a shock first half lead but second half strikes from Antonio Cassano...

Bosnian police on Friday said they had tracked down a Bosnian girl who sparked worldwide outrage when she was seen on video throwing half a dozen puppies into a river.The girl who appeared to be in her teens lives in the central town of Bugojno, police...

A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Saturday morning, causing a series of aftershocks and power outages in the city.The quake struck at a depth of 16.1 kilometres (10.0 miles) some 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest...

England called up Ajmal Shahzad into their Twenty20 squad for a two-match series against Pakistan after pace bowler Stuart Broad suffered a groin problem during training on Friday.Broad was unable to complete the practice session but an England spokesman...

A suicide bomber in an explosives-packed car wounded at least 25 police officers in an attack on their base in Tajikistan Friday that left the building in flames, interior ministry officials said.The car slammed into a regional police headquarters in the...

Police arrested a passenger after screeners found suspicious luggage at Miami International Airport, prompting evacuations at four of six concourses and diverting flights, federal officials said Friday.A bomb squad, federal officials and airport police...

Continental Europe's main economies took increasingly divergent paths towards recovery in August, with Germany and France indicating growth but Spain's services sector tipping into contraction.According to the purchasing managers' index (PMI), a survey of...