Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to remove his prostate gland on Monday, his office said on Sunday. Lee, 63, will be on medical leave for one week and during this period, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will head the government, a statement appearing on Lee's Facebook page said.
Danish police said they shot and killed a man early on Sunday who was likely behind the shooting attacks at a free speech event and a synagogue in Copenhagen.
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who emerged unscathed from a deadly attack in a Copenhagen on Saturday, has survived several death threats since gaining international notoriety for a cartoon portraying the Prophet Muhammad as a dog.
Shunted back in midfield for Manchester United, Wayne Rooney was reassured by England coach Roy Hodgson on Thursday that his status as the national team's leading striker was secure.
Gary Neville believes Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal hasn't "cracked" despite showing signs of pressure - and insists he will win the Premier League within three years.
Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana has warned Crystal Palace that his side is desperate to put the record straight at Selhurst Park in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday.
European champion Real Madrid still leads La Liga, but an air of crisis has enveloped the club after it was torn apart by local rival Atletico Madrid 4-0 last weekend.
A script-flipping NBA campaign reaches its midseason break for the All-Star Game this weekend with the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks the surprising pacesetters among a host of upstarts.
Mark Hubbard faced more pressure than anyone else on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach on Thursday.
The Kansas City Royals and reliever Kelvin Herrera on Thursday agreed on a two-year, $4.15 million contract that leaves only first baseman Eric Hosmer and closer Greg Holland among the American League champion's unsigned, arbitration-eligible players.
Winners were announced in the 58th World Press Photo Contest, the world's largest annual press photography contest, on Thursday in Amsterdam.
A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a former Korean Air executive to a year in prison for aviation law violations that stemmed from her in-flight tantrum over how she was served macadamia nuts.
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