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Arsenal have signed Ajax academy graduate Donyell Malen, according to the Dutch club. A statement on the Ajax website confirmed Arsenal's move for the 16-year-old striker, described as "a great talent" by his former academy boss Wim Jonk. Malen had earlier...

Michel Platini has announced that he will run for the FIFA presidency. The UEFA chief has confirmed his candidacy to replace outgoing FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, who will leave his position in February next year. Platini has written to all 209...

Afghanistan said on Wednesday it was investigating reports that Mullah Omar, leader of the militant Taliban movement behind an escalating insurgency, was dead. The elusive Omar has not been seen in public since fleeing when the Taliban was toppled from...

Turkish jets launched their heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq overnight since air strikes began last week, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan said a peace process had become impossible. The strikes hit Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets including...

From a basement billiard club in central Kiev, Dmytro Korchynsky commands a volunteer battalion helping Ukraine's government fight rebels in the east. A burly man with a long, Cossack-style moustache, Korchynsky has several hundred armed men at his disposal....

The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 were slightly higher on Wednesday while the Nasdaq composite edged lower, as investors assessed earning ahead of a statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve that could give clues regarding the...

Credit and debit card issuer MasterCard Inc (MA.N) reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue as the company offered more rebates and incentives to win new and renewed deals. Shares of MasterCard, which operates the world's second largest payment network, fell about 3...

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) interim CEO Jack Dorsey's criticism of the company's efforts to woo new users may just be the first step to address its long-standing problems. But being frank is not enough. To generate long-term earnings growth and satisfy investors,...

Nigeria are seeking to forge closer links with Germany to try to revive the country's soccer fortunes and help the national team's development. NFF president Amaju Pinnick said on the body's website: "We keenly desire to partner with the DFB...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho fired back on Tuesday at comments from the wife of Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez, who said her husband is "tidying up" Mourinho "messes" once again. Montserrat Seara told Le Region newspaper that her Spanish husband...