In a dramatic stroke of luck for the Kremlin, this morning there is hardly a person in the world who is happier than Russian president Vladimir Putin because overnight state-run run OAO Rosneft announced it has discovered what may be a treasure trove of black oil, one which could boost Russia's

Citing its battle damage assessment “up until now,” the Pentagon has denied any civilian casualties as a result of airstrikes in Syria, saying that reports remain unconfirmed and videos posted on social media showing civilians underneath rubble are fake. Earlier this week, the Syrian Observatory

Asamoah Gyan celebrates scoring for Ghana against Germany at the World Cup in Brazil.
The former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan has issued a statement to deny media rumours linking him to the alleged ritual sacrifice of his friend, the Ghanaian rapper Castro. Castro, real name Theophilus

 A Syrian Twitter user appeared to break the news of U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria overnight before the Pentagon announced it had launched them. Abdulkader Hariri tweeted that "huge explosions shook the city" of Raqqa just after 2 a.m. local time, speculating that it could be "the beginning of U.S.

Former UN Ambassador John Bolton agrees that Assad of Syria is pleased that America intervened and killed a number of his enemies in the newly initiated air strikes, but says the difficulty that he thinks the administration may not fully realize is that we have “multiple enemies sitting right next