Soccer star Ryan Giggs is the latest celebrity to have settled his phone-hacking damages claim against News Group Newspapers. more…

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish banks’ bad loans rose in March to their highest in 18 years, underscoring the problems facing the government as it drafts in independent auditors in an attempt to reassure investors it can clean up the sector.

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Maybe Marco Andretti can make good on his vision of going from last to first at Indianapolis.

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A Mexican reporter has been found dead, a day after being kidnapped in what has become one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. more…

A horse has been rescued 3.2km out to sea after it was spooked during a photo shoot on a Californian beach.

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A German opera house says renowned baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has died aged 86. more…

Euro woes turn mood in Madrid fearful more…

LOS ANGELES, May 18 (Reuters) – Jack White earned his musical stripes with his chart-topping debut solo album “Blunderbuss,” and now the singer is attempting to add another accolade to his shelf – a Guinness World Record for most metaphors in a single concert. more…

LONDON (AFP) – Dimitri Yachvili kicked a perfect seven penalties to give Biarritz a 21-18 win over Toulon in Friday’s European Challenge Cup final, the Basque club’s first piece of continental silverware. more…

58-year-old Jackie Chan says he has reached an age where he must retire from making action movies. more…