RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Police in Brazil believe that Greece's ambassador to the country was killed by his wife's lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects, authorities said Friday. AmbassadorKyriakos Amiridis went missing on Monday in Nova Iguacu, a city just north of Rio de Janeiro, where the ambassador had been vacationing ... Francoise has denied any role in the alleged plot ... ....
Ronda Rousey's effort to reclaim her UFC bantamweight title ended in spectacular failure as champion Amanda Nunes stopped her after just 48 seconds of the first round of their title fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Friday. In the co-main event, challenger Cody Garbrandt scored a thrilling unanimous decision victory over Dominick Cruz in another stunning upset to claim the men's bantamweight belt ... 12 PHOTOS ... See Gallery ... of....
Police revealed the initial results of George Michael's autopsy, saying that it was "inconclusive" and that more tests would need to be done ... Therefore, there was no evidence of foul play ... There will be no further comment at this stage." ... ....
BAGHDAD. A pair of bomb blasts targeting a market in central Baghdad Saturday killed at least 28 people and wounded at least 54, according to police and medical officials ... ....
United States President-elect took to his twitter account on Friday to praise RussianVladimir Putin and his reaction to the most recent sanctions made against Russia from President Barack Obama, according to BBCNews. Mr Trump tweeted. "Great move on delay (by V. Putin) - I always knew he was very smart!" ... election ... "That would be very unfortunate if politics were the motivating factor here ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
The LadyRed Raiders, who were runners-up in the DivisionII-AA state tournament, had hitter Gabby Gray, setter Sarah Sumida and libero Lilly Turner chosen on the Division II team ... She recently signed with Western Carolina ... Turner, a senior who signed with NCAA Division IIPalm BeachAtlantic, had 358 digs and 29 aces for Baylor, which was the East/MiddleRegion champion in addition to being nationally ranked by MaxPreps ... ....
Eighteen vintage cars were put on display, oldest among them being Overland of 1906 owned by the erstwhile ruler of Jodhpur Gaj SinghII. Among the exhibits, total seven cars belonged to Gaj Singh II while others belonged to his family and a few by other buffs from the city, who presented them as their cherished treasure....
The deleted scenes of 'Chennai 600028II Innings' by Venkat Prabhu has been released. A 20 minute long video of a compilation of 12 deleted scenes from the movie had been released for the fans ... The cast of 'Chennai 600028 II Innings' includes Jai, Shiva, Premji, Aravind Akash and Nithin Sathya, who all played a crucial role in the first part ... RELATED....
China says its first domestically-developed Ebola vaccine is a major medical breakthrough as it passed the Phase-II clinical test and gains permission for clinical trials overseas ...PhaseII of the four clinical trials involving new drugs is when the newly developed medicine is applied to between 100 and 500 patients and emerges successful in its efficacy and safety in treating the targeted disease ... ....
LONDON (AP) - Andy Murray received a knighthood in Queen ElizabethII's New Year's Honors list on Friday, recognition from the monarch for reaching the pinnacle of tennis by winning his second Wimbledon and Olympic titles on his way to topping the rankings. The 29-year-old Murray was previously named an ... ....
LONDON (AP) — Queen ElizabethII's New Year honors list focuses on sports stars, some luminaries from the world of fashion and entertainment, and a heavy helping of researchers, doctors and volunteers who have worked behind-the-scenes to improve the quality ... ....
Joe M. Valdespino, who served as a ball-turret gunner on a B-17 during World War II, later returning to San Antonio to raise 11 children while teaching at Highlands High School and selling real estate in his spare time, died Dec. 24 at 93 ... ....
Kenny Kaminski knocked down four 3-pointers and collected 18 points as Ohio closed out its nonconference slate with a 77-50 thrashing of DivisionIIUrbana on Friday night. The Blue... ....
Trevond Barnes matched his career high with 18 points, led five Pirates into double figures and Hampton ended its nonconference slate with a 94-69 win over DivisionIICoker College... ....