Two men have been arrested for slitting the throat of a 15-year-old Afghan girl after her family refused a marriage proposal, police said.

The girl was carrying water from a river to her village home

A huge red algal bloom along vast stretches of southeastern Australia's coastline on Thursday resulted in beaches being closed and turned swathes of usually pristine ocean milky pink.

The algae, noct

Major League Soccer is poised to flourish in the post-David Beckham era, with football's foothold in the United States growing ever stronger, MLS Commissioner Don Garber believes.

With 2012 marking t

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi will discover who his rivals are for this year's Ballon d'Or on Thursday when FIFA and France Football announce the three finalists for the prestigious award in Sao Pa

Serena Williams has been named WTA Tour Player of the Year for the fourth time after winning Wimbledon, the US Open and Olympic gold in a stunning summer of success.

The American started the year poo

Ferrari are considering an appeal against an over-taking manoeuvre by Sebastian Vettel at Sunday's chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix which could see the German stripped of his title, it was reported Wednes

New Zealand registered their first Test win in Sri Lanka in 14 years Thursday, overcoming Angelo Mathews's defiance in the second and final Test in Colombo to level the series 1-1.

New Zealand won by

Brazil on Thursday officially announced Luiz Felipe Scolari as their coach to lead them through to the 2014 World Cup finals on home soil, replacing Mano Menezes, sacked last week.

The Brazilian Foot

Former England cricket star Andrew Flintoff is already contemplating more boxing bouts if his professional debut against Richard Dawson of the United States on Friday is a success.

'Freddie, as he is

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta were on Thursday shortlisted for this year's Ballon d'Or, football's world governing body FIFA and sponsors France Football magazine said.

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