Argentina are studying Germany’s penalty techniques ahead of their World Cup quarterfinal on Saturday, goalkeeper Sergio Romero said.
Diego Maradona’s side are hoping to avoid a repeat of the 2006 quarterfinals, when Germany beat Argentina 4-2 in a shootout.

Was it a nefarious Canadian plot that left French President Nicolas Sarkozy standing silently at a microphone in the dark?

Somali pirates hijacked a Singaporean-flagged ship on early Monday with 19 Chinese sailors onboard and a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze, officials said.

The Supreme Court held on Monday that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defence anywhere they live, advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights.

Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency is quoting a senior Russian Cabinet official as saying that BP chief executive Tony Hayward is expected to resign, a report BP denied.

The Netherlands’ Wesley Sneijder (left) celebrates with teammates Dirk Kuyt (centre) and Eljero Elia after scoring their second goal against Slovakia during their round of 16 World Cup match in Durban

Apple sold more than 1.7 million new iPhones in the product’s first three days on the market, the California gadget maker said Monday after its most successful launch ever.

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata poses with a Tata Nano car during Tata Motors-Flag-in ceremony of Nano in Mumbai on Monday.

German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer looks at the ball that hit the bar and bounce over the goal line during the World Cup Round of 16 match against England in Bloemfontein on Sunday.

The people of violence-wracked Kyrgyzstan voted on Sunday on a new Constitution just weeks after deadly ethnic purges, a vote that the interim government hopes will legitimise the power it seized in April.