Britain’s Graeme McDowell kept his composure in tough scoring conditions to end a 40-year title drought by Europeans at the U.S. Open with a gutsy one-shot victory on Sunday.

Iran has barred two UN nuclear inspectors from entering the Islamic Republic, adding to tension less than two weeks after Tehran was hit by new UN sanctions over its disputed atomic programme.

Argentina have become the bookies’ favourite to win the first World Cup on African soil, after two clear wins in opening matches while their closest competitors failed to impress.

One of Italy’s most prominent Catholic cardinals and a former minister have been put under investigation as a corruption scandal that has tainted the government spread to touch the Vatican.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai earns just $525 a month, has less than $20,000 in the bank and owns no land or property, according to a declaration of his assets on Sunday by an anti-graft body.

The detritus of occupation comes in all shapes and sizes. In Iraq, it’s M-16 ammunition clips, rifle bipods and body armour at Baghdad’s Haraj market.

A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are “unclean” and should not be kept as pets — a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

A pink sex pill offered little help to women and came with unacceptable risks, US government advisers agreed on Friday, in another setback in the search for a drug to boost female libido.

A Hong Kong book publisher has been forced to halt the much-awaited publication of former Chinese Premier Li Peng’s memoirs of controversial events leading up to the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Fifa has changed its rule on yellow card amnesties at the World Cup to reduce the chances of big name players missing out on the July 11 final.
Germany’s Michael Ballack in 2002, Italy’s Alessandro Costacurta in 1994 and Argentina’s Claudio Caniggia in 1990 are the best-known players to have missed World Cup finals after picking up second yellow cards in semis.