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Russia has called on the US Treasury to come up with proof after it told a BBC investigation it considered President Vladimir Putin to...

Fifa has confirmed that five candidates will battle for the presidency of football's world governing body when voting takes place on February 26. Those five...

Talks to end the war in Syria are expected to start on Friday and last six months, the UN's special envoy on Syria has...

EU interior ministers meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands are seeking to beef up controls at the EU's external borders, to stem the flow of migrants...

The Zika Virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) has  warned. The infection which causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache has already been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America. It has been linked to thousands of babies being born with underdeveloped brains and some countries have  advised women not to get pregnant. In a statement, the Pan American health Organization (PAHO) the regional office of the WHO said: “PAHO anticipates the Zika Virus will continue to spread and will likely reach all countries and territories of the region  where the Aedes mosquitoes are found.” No treatment or vaccine is available, and the lack of immunity in the Americas is thought to be helping the  infection to spread rapidly.

Millions of people across the Eastern United States are due to face huge challenges this working week following a massive snow storm that virtually paralysed many cities. Public transport will be patchy, many roads are still treacherous and airports remain severely disrupted. Government buildings in Washington and many schools are closed today. According to BBC News, near record snowfall swept from the capital to New York, with at least 29 deaths reported since Friday. The fatalities were as a result of car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and heart attacks suffered while shoveling snow.  

German sportswear giant Adidas, the biggest sponsor of the scandal hit International Association of Athletics Federations, is to end its multimillion dollar backing of the governing body four years early,  the BBC reported Sunday. The BBC said Adidas's decision was related directly to the doping scandal engulfing global track and field. Adidas is understood to have told the IAAF it was thinking of withdrawing from its agreement as a a result of the World Anti Doping Agency Independent Commission's first report, published in November, which detailed claims of "state sponsored doping" within Russia. According to the BBC, Adidas believes the doping revelations in Pound's report constitute a breach of its agreement with the IAAF. The 11year sponsorship deal was signed in 2008 and was due to run until 2019. At the time it was  agreed, the deal was reported to be worth $33 million.

A police officer in the United States has been sentenced to life in prison for raping and sexually assaulting black women in the poor...

West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine says he is targeting the Twenty20 World Cup in March for a return to international cricket. The 27-year-old was banned...

Five young children were found dead in a locked freezer in a South African town. The children, ranging in age from 3 to 7, were...