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Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid all face difficult games this weekend as they return to La Liga action after qualifying for the Copa del Rey semifinals in midweek. Just one point separates the top three with Barca and Atletico...

The Ghana FA have confirmed that the Black Stars will play Montenegro in the European country's capital, Podgorica, on March 5. The friendly marks the start of Ghana's Brazil 2014 preps. The Brave Falcons game, to start at 1800 local time,...

Nigerian midfielder, John Obi Mikel has spoken of the frustration after Chelsea were held to a goalless draw by West Ham United in a Barclays English Premier League game at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. The Blues dominated the game for...

Nigeria head coach, Stephen Keshi believes Ghana’s Black Stars were better than the Super Eagles in Wednesday’s second semifinal at the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan) in South Africa. The Super Eagles lost 1-4 on penalties to their West African...

The United States has canceled funding for opinion polls in the run-up to Afghanistan's presidential election after an initial poll in December triggered accusations of U.S. attempts to manipulate the outcome, officials said. A spokesman for the U.S.-funded group Democracy...

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been tapped to be U.N. special envoy for cities and climate change, sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday. Barring any last minute changes, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - who is...

Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday, but the usual pre-election buzz, banners and loud-hailers on the backs of trucks are noticeable by their absence in the capital, Bangkok. Anti-government protesters have blocked major intersections and flyovers for weeks, setting...

Japan's core consumer inflation rose at the fastest pace in more than five years in December and the job market improved, encouraging signs for the Bank of Japan as it seeks to vanquish deflation with aggressive money printing. Factory output...

U.S. stock index futures edged up on Thursday, rebounding after a 1-percent drop in key indexes a day earlier, following the Federal Reserve's decision to continue paring stimulus despite a selloff in emerging markets. * Market participants were looking ahead...

Robust household spending and rising exports likely kept the U.S. economy on solid ground in the fourth quarter, but stagnant wages could chip away some of the momentum in early 2014. Gross domestic product probably grew at a 3.2 percent...