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England manager Roy Hodgson insists the first back-to-back Wembley defeats since 1977 is not a reason to panic. Following Chile's 2-0 friendly win on Friday, Germany beat England on Tuesday, thanks to Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker's first-half header. "There's certainly no...

Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he will not follow the World Cup after their play-off defeat by Portugal. The Paris St-Germain striker scored twice in Tuesday's second leg defeat but Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick took Portugal through 4-2 on aggregate. Ibrahimovic, 32,...

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks beside Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono   Indonesia's relations with Australia sank to their lowest since the turn of the century on Wednesday over reports Canberra had spied on top Indonesians, including the president's wife,...

The text of a U.S.-Afghan pact that sets out a blueprint for military cooperation after most foreign troops pull out next year was unfinished on Wednesday, a day before thousands of Afghan elders were due to start debating it. Without...

Mozambicans voted on Wednesday in local elections, haunted by nagging fears of conflict as the ruling Frelimo party confronts an emerging political rival and an old civil war guerrilla chief who has taken his fight back to the bush. In...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Russia on Wednesday to appeal for tougher terms in a nuclear accord with Iran after failing to convince the United States that world powers are pursuing a bad deal. Netanyahu was due to...

Emergency services sifted through the devastation left by a cyclone that tore through the island of Sardinia as storms and floods continued to batter southern Italy on Wednesday. Authorities said 16 people had been confirmed killed by Cyclone Cleopatra, revising...

Investors locked in some of the gains that have taken world stock markets to six-year highs on Wednesday as they waited to see what the mood was like at the U.S. Federal Reserve's most recent meeting. European shares fell for...

British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that investigators must find out how disgraced former banker Paul Flowers was allowed to hold his position as chairman of Britain's Co-operative Bank. Cameron said the bank had been "driven into the...

Staples Inc (SPLS.O), the largest U.S. office supply retailer, reported lower-than-expected third-quarter sales, citing weak demand and a stronger dollar. The company, however, stuck to its full-year forecast, saying it was driving growth online and in new categories. Staples, whose shares...