Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe

FRANKFURT — German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland...

Robert Allenby shoots 7-under 65 for 1-shot lead in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Robert Allenby of Australia shot a 7-under 65 Thursday for a one-shot lead...

Pentagon: US to look at own role in Afghan graft

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining...

6 world powers press Iran on nuclear issue

BRUSSELS — Representatives of six world powers urged Iran on Friday to accept a U.N. plan aimed at delaying...

Downbeat Dell weighs on world markets

LONDON — World stock markets fell Friday amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery...

Stocks fall for 3rd day as dollar strengthens

NEW YORK — The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising...

Brazil appears on target for World Cup title run

LONDON — While soccer’s romantics may wish for a long-awaited first for Spain or a historic African...

German defense chief: No move now on Afghan troops

WASHINGTON — The visiting German defense chief says Germany will hold off on any decision about adding troops...

Multiple arrests in German soccer corruption probe

FRANKFURT — German police have arrested an undisclosed number of people suspected of fixing matches in major...

Artist Jeanne-Claude dies; co-created ’The Gates’

NEW YORK — Artist Jeanne-Claude, who created the 2005 Central Park installation "The Gates" and other large...

Cindy Crawford’s alleged extortionist has been caught

Cindy Crawford can breathe easy! Her alleged extortionist, Edis Kayalar, has surrendered to cops in Germany....

Iran rejects UN-proposed nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s foreign minister ruled out on Wednesday sending enriched uranium out of the country...

Meet the Governor who Massachusetts residents bow to -- Really.

Nobody to my knowledge bows to Deval Patrick. And although there has been plenty of rear-end smooching over...

Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden, Edgar Castillo added to US roster

AARHUS, Denmark — Houston Dynamo midfielders Ricardo Clark and Stuart Holden have been added to the U.S....

FIFA bans Diego Maradona from soccer for 2 months

ZURICH — FIFA handed Argentina coach Diego Maradona a two-month ban from all soccer activities on Sunday...