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The Netherlands and Italy have become the first two European countries to qualify for the 2014 World Cup. Robin van Persie scored twice as the Dutch beat Andorra 2-0, and Turkey's 2-0 win in Romania ensured they could not be...

Gareth Bale may struggle to cope with the pressure resulting from his world-record transfer to Real Madrid, according to much-travelled Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Following his 100m euros (£85.3m) move from Spurs, Bale, 24, could make his Real debut at...

The higher-than-expected price of Apple Inc's new cheaper iPhone eased worries about gross margins, while arousing concerns the company was not being aggressive enough in its fight against Google Inc's market-dominating Android operating system. Apple's shares were down about 3...

Stock futures edged lower on Wednesday, as the S&P 500 appeared set to pause after six straight days of gains, after President Barack Obama pledged to explore Russia's diplomatic plan to remove chemical weapons from Syria. Obama said a Russian...

Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) is moving forward with plans to set up production in fast-growing Southeast Asian markets as the German carmaker expands its overseas footprint to boost its global ambitions. "We will certainly become an active player in the region in...

Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd cut several dozen jobs from its U.S. sales team on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The layoffs are part of rolling job cuts that have been ongoing for...

If you wanted proof that Nigeria is bereft of hope, look no further than this fact: that, on the Internet and elsewhere, many Nigerians have gone heady with celebration of the schism in the (misnamed) Peoples Democratic Party. All...

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. mounted the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to deliver a speech entitled “Normalcy, Never Again.” That day, however, Martin Luther King, Jr. deviated from the “Normalcy” text to improvise what is...

At last, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approved the registration of All Progressives Congress (APC) after so much hip hop, juju, and highlife with some comedy that dwarfs Baba Sala’s “Orun Moru.” Great footage is the key to any...

President Obama returned from G20 summit in St. Petersburg without a measurable progress in winning international hearts over a move to use military strike against Syria. Russia and China have continued to reject a military response against Syria. They...