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At tense meetings just days before the first major U.S. refinery strike in 35 years was called on Sunday, union leaders grew increasingly pessimistic about getting a new labor contract and a sizable wage increase. "The chances of there being...

Only eight out of China's 74 biggest cities passed the government's basic air quality standards in 2014, the environment ministry has said. The most polluted cities were in north-eastern Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital Beijing. Beijing and Shanghai both...

The International Court of Justice has rejected claims of genocide by Serbia and Croatia against each other during the Croatian war of secession from Yugoslavia. The Croatian government had alleged that Serbia committed genocide in the town of Vukovar and...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered an investigation into a cartoon apparently depicting the Prophet Mohammad in an official Palestinian newspaper. The move came less than a month after Abbas joined world leaders in a march for free speech in...

Iraq's cabinet approved on Tuesday two draft laws aimed at ending sectarian rifts, one creating a national guard and the other reforming government policies towards ex-members of the Baath party. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's spokesman Rafid Jaboori described the national...

President Sergio Mattarella called on Italian lawmakers to make fighting organized crime and corruption a priority, using his first speech as head of state to highlight two of the country's most persistent economic and social scourges. "Corruption has reached an...

The Tunisian Football Federation has officially complained to Caf through a letter the African football body to investigate Mauritius referee, Seechurn Rajindraparsad. According to Tunisian media assured that the football body held a meeting on Monday and decided to send...

Cristiano Ronaldo would sell for £300m if Real Madrid decided to let him leave tomorrow, the Portuguese superstar's agent has told BBC Sport. Jorge Mendes said the Portugal captain was the "best sportsman ever". "He is the best player ever in...

West Brom have signed Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher on a free transfer from Manchester United. The 31-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at The Hawthorns with a 12-month option. West Ham were also interested in signing Fletcher, but a move to...

Oldham left it late to snap up striker Rhys Murphy from League Two outfit Dagenham & Redbridge. The 24-year-old has penned a two-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee, subject to Football League clearance. Murohy has scored 14 goals in 46...