At least 18 people were killed in a stadium stampede after spectators rioted to protest a local boxer’s loss in a championship match in eastern Indonesia, police said on Monday.

Edward Snowden has very sensitive “blueprints” detailing how the National Security Agency operates that would allow someone who read them to evade or even duplicate NSA surveillance, a journalist close to the intelligence leaker has said.

The record-low attendance at the Under-20 World Cup could damage Turkey’s chances of hosting major tournaments, including the 2020 Olympics and the 2024 European Championship, Fifa said on Friday.

Defending champion Zach Johnson shot a 7-under 64 to share the lead with Camilo Villegas after Thursday’s opening round of the John Deere Classic.

Mark Cavendish won the 13th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish on Friday and Chris Froome lost a sizeable chunk of his overall lead after being caught out by an attack from rival Alberto Contador.

The Hague (the Netherlands), July 12: Marianne Vos has Olympic gold medals and the road race world champion’s rainbow jersey in her trophy cabinet. Now, she wants the chance to add a yellow jersey.

Evening attacks against Shiites in Iraq killed at least 24 people and wounded 49, Iraqi officials said on Friday, in the latest attempt by insurgents to exacerbate the country’s renewed sectarian tensions.

The Spanish league has opened an investigation into a second-division match between Racing Santander and Hercules for possible match-fixing.

The ever-disputed investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is getting a fresh look.
Former New York Times correspondent and best-selling author Philip Shenon has a book coming out this fall that alleges “powerful” people interfered with the Warren Commission’s efforts to determine whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in shooting JFK in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

Nottingham, July 10: Australia paceman Peter Siddle tormented England’s batsmen at Trent Bridge on Wednesday, capturing 5/50 to help dismiss the hosts for 215 on the first day of the opening Ashes Test.