Although asteroid 4179 Toutatis will come no closer than four times the distance between the Earth and the moon, this will be the closest approach of any known asteroid of comparable size this century.
She upset Saori Obata of Japan in the first round of the main draw at the US Open.
CONCACAF's congress witnessed an outburst of support for incumbent Sepp Blatter.
Two-time Olympic beach volleyball medallist Natalie Cook of Australia mustered every ounce of experience to overcome China and win 21-19, 17-21, 17-15.
The Americans remain in the competition but the setback -- only their third loss in 112 Olympic matches spanning 72 years -- is a huge embarrassment.
The Wimbledon champion beat Kristina Brandi of Puerto Rico 6-1, 6-4 at the $1.3 million Montreal Cup.
According to the EEOC, Guardsmark not only ignored the employee's reports of harassment, but retaliated against him with an involuntary transfer.
People magazine reports that Jennifer Lopez spent Valentine's Day with ex-flame Marc Anthony.
Food is one of the biggest incentives for travellers to start a vegan tour.
The Somali FA chief was ordered to pay Blatter 10,000 Swiss francs ($7,519) compensation.
The first new product to be developed and introduced under Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's reign is a wearable device
'Presidents may come and go, but America will go on forever,' an American business leader tells Ambassador T P Sreenivasan in New York.
But how much has the national team actually improved?
Ninety-six years after women won the right to vote in the United States of America, a woman stands a chance of winning the US presidential race. Hillary Clinton -- former first lady, former US senator, and former secretary of state -- has become the first woman to capture a major-party nomination for president, taking another step in a journey that once seemed impossible, but over the last eight years has seemed inevitable. Like everything about her campaign, it was harder than expected.
Clinton win potentially disrupts a string of expected primary losses this month that had threatened to weaken her even as she turned her focus to her likely matchup against Republican Donald Trump in the general election.
With the MoD loosening its hold over its shipyards, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers buzzes with a capitalist energy never seen before in the 124-year history of that shipyard.
Obama, the Illinois senator, has won the Wisconsin vote to pick a US Democratic presidential candidate, handing rival Hillary Clinton the ninth straight defeat on Tuesday.
On Sunday, 32 Americans from campuses across the country were named as Rhodes scholars, who will study at Oxford University starting next year.
India's medal hope in shooting Ronjan Sodhi failed to qualify for the finals of the men's double trap event at the Olympics on Thursday. The former world No 1 from Ferozepur fired 134 out of 150 to finish a shocking 11th out of 24 competitors In the qualifying rounds and crashed out of the competition.
Meet the top contestants of Miss Grand International 2016. Beware: Hot curves ahead!
Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to many countries in the Americas.
FIFA's ethics committee cleared president Sepp Blatter of any wrongdoing as two of soccer's most senior officials were suspended on Sunday in the worst corruption scandal to blight the sport's governing body.
In the first of two extracts from a gripping new biography, Jasper Rees talks to those who know the Arsenal boss best - players, coaches, and the people of the village where he grew up.
India emerging as a big global destination for contract manufacturing, unlike R&D outsourcing.
Here is a flashback of the top moments from the just concluded quadrennial Games...
Summer may be the peak travel season, but fall offers enticing deals--and fewer crowds.
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