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Former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has accepted an offer to join Manchester United. The Spain international, who has been training with United in his bid to recover from a serious knee injury, has agreed an 18-month contract. Valdes, 32, won six...

The nominees for the Sky Bet Championship Player of the Month and the Manager of the Month for December have been revealed. Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter, Norwich midfielder Bradley Johnson, Bolton goalkeeper Andy Lonergan and Ipswich striker Daryl Murphy have...

Stuttering Chelsea retained their Premier League lead by virtue of the alphabet heading into the new year but will need a quick riposte at home to Newcastle United on Saturday to hold Manchester City at bay. Jose Mourinho's side gleaned...

It may not rain on President Barack Obama's parade when he comes to New Delhi this month for India's Republic Day celebrations at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But, judging by the smog cloaking the Indian capital on...

Ukraine's prime minister blamed Russian intelligence on Thursday for a hacker attack against German government websites, for which a pro-Russian group claimed responsibility. The attack on Wednesday took place before Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk was due to meet with German...

Scores of divers plunged into the Java Sea on Thursday to search the wreckage of an AirAsia jet for the black box recorders that could reveal why the plane crashed, Indonesia's search and rescue agency said. Flight QZ8501 vanished from...

Oil held above $51 a barrel on Thursday, supported by a surprise drop in U.S. inventories, as bulls and bears searched for a floor to the market's second-biggest rout. Crude halted a four-session decline on Wednesday after U.S. crude stockpiles...

Global smartphone leader Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday confirmed expectations for its first annual profit decline since 2011, although a pickup in the fourth quarter hinted that earnings may have stabilized in the short term. The South Korean tech...

Standard Chartered chief executive Peter Sands moved aggressively on Thursday to reverse the Asia-focused lender's fortunes by closing the bulk of its global equities business and announcing 4,000 job losses in retail banking. The bank said it is dismantling its...

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday $250 billion in investment in Latin America over the next 10 years as part of a drive to boost resource-hungry China's influence in a region long dominated by the United States. Leaders of...