ASIA CHIEF PREDICTS POSITIVE IMPACT OF WORLD CUP EXPANSION

Reuters FIFA's decision to expand the World Cup to teams will address Asia's long-standing demand for greater representation in the showpiece tournament Asian... READ MORE›

HOW WILL QUALIFYING, GROUPS, ELIMINATION ROUNDS WORK WITH SO MANY COUNTRIES?

The issue is more complex in South America, where four of its 10 teams already earn a World Cup berth with another going into a playoff... READ MORE›

FIFA TO EXPAND WORLD CUP TO 48 TEAMS

ZURICH -- FIFA will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament, which likely will be held in North America... READ MORE›

FIFA TO EXPAND WORLD CUP TO 48 TEAMS IN 2026

ZURICH AP -- FIFA says it will expand the World Cup to 48 teams, adding 16 extra nations to the 2026 tournament... READ MORE›

THE WORLD CUP APPEARS LIKELY TO GET A WHOLE LOT BIGGER NEXT WEEK

More World Cup games would do little more than put added strain on those players... READ MORE›

BERLIN TRUCK ATTACK: TUNISIAN MAN DETAINED BY GERMAN PROSECUTORS

Anis amri, berlin attack suspect, shot dead by police in milan... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE MAY BE RAIDED BY PROSECUTORS AMID CORRUPTION PROBE

Park has immunity from prosecution as long as she is in office even though her powers have been suspended since parliament voted to impeach her... READ MORE›

CAN THE AVERAGE PERSON BECOME A WORLD RECORD BREAKER?

ALL SECTIONS More Guinness World Records Can the average person become a world record breaker?... READ MORE›

2 ATTORNEYS INDICTED ON FRAUD COUNTS IN PORN COPYRIGHT PLOT

Paul Hansmeier, of Woodbury, was arrested Friday in Minnesota, and John Steele, a Chicago attorney, was arrested in Florida... READ MORE›

JAPAN, HONG KONG REACH 12-TEAM WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP

The outcome marks the first-time any Hong Kong team, male or female, will feature at a 15-a-side World Cup... READ MORE›

TIGERA WOODS FADES AWAY WITH FINAL 76 ON HIS COMEBACK AT THE HERO WORLD CHALLENGE

Tiger Woods finally lived up to the detractors rsquo expectations in the final round of his long-awaited comeback by shooting a 76... READ MORE›

TRUMP ASKS U.S. ATTORNEY IN MANHATTAN TO STAY ON

Preet Bharara has handled numerous high profile Wall Street, corruption and terrorism cases... READ MORE›

BRAZILIAN SOCCER TEAMS PLANE CRASHES

In the world of Brazilian soccer, Chapecoense was an upstart from a humdrum city... READ MORE›

COLOMBIA PLANE CRASH: FLIGHT DATA EXAMINED AS CHAPECOENSE FANS MOURN

Emotional pain resonated across the region over the loss of much of the Chapecoense soccer team from southern Brazil... READ MORE›

AMAZING BASKETBALL SHOT FROM INCREDIBLE HEIGHT SMASHES WORLD RECORDA

A stunning basketball shot from the top of a huge dam in Switzerland has set a new Guinness World Record... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S COMMENTS ON CLINTON RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INDEPENDENCE

Jeff Sessions R-Ala., the president-elect's pick for attorney general, has long advocated for the Justice Department's independence... READ MORE›

JURGEN KLINSMANN IS OUT. WHAT'S NEXT FOR U.S. SOCCER?

Perhaps Gulati's biggest miscalculation was extending Klinsmann's contract in 2013 before he ever even coached a World Cup game... READ MORE›

S KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE REGRETS PROSECUTORS' INVESTIGATION RESULTS

Park became the first incumbent South Korean president in history to be investigated by prosecutors as a criminal suspect... READ MORE›

GOLF EVENTS AIM TO CREATE LASTING WORLD PEACE

There will be 25 Japanese golfers in the ISPS Handa New Zealand Open as we extended a partnership contract with the Japan Golf Tour Organization, he added... READ MORE›

WATCH A ROBOT SOLVE A RUBIK'S CUBE IN THE TIME IT TAKES FOR YOU TO SAY 'WORLD RECORD'

[Insanely fast teen sets Rubik’s cube world record at Maryland competition] Before the Munich expo, machines had previously cracked the 1-second mark, though not by much... READ MORE›

FRANCE VS SWEDEN WC 2018 QUALIFIER: SILENT FANS REMEMBER VICTIMS OF PARIS ATTACKS ONE YEAR ON

REUTERS Benoit Tessier Players linked arms as fans stood to observe a minute's silence at Stade de France one year after the Paris attacks... READ MORE›

WILL TRUMP PRESIDENCY IMPACT POSSIBLE U.S. WORLD CUP BID?

He is the president of the United States as of Jan. 20, Gulati told reporters before the national team's clash with Mexico in World Cup qualifying... READ MORE›

FORMER CAREGIVER IN PENNSYLVANIA CHARGED AFTER MAN WITH MAGGOT INFESTED FOOT DIES

A 43-year-old former caregiver in Pennsylvania has been charged with homicide after a man with maggot-filled foot wounds dies, authorities say... READ MORE›

RUSSIA CHOOSES WOLF ZABIVAKA AS WORLD CUP 2018 MASCOT

The mascot for the 2018 World Cup will be a wolf called Zabivaka... READ MORE›

ULTRARUNNER BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN 6-WEEK TREK ACROSS AMERICA

Photo Zandy Mangold Pete Kostelnick running through Yosemite National Park in September 2016... READ MORE›

MAN CAPTURES PHOTO OF LIGHT BEAMING OFF ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER

A stunning photo shows sunlight reflecting off of the One World Trade Center days before the 15th anniversary of the 9 11 terror attacks... READ MORE›

WORLD TRADE CENTER OPENS FOR BUSINESS

The sun rises behind One World Trade Center in New York City on Monday, Nov... READ MORE›

PHOTOS RAINBOW APPEARS FROM WORLD TRADE CENTER ON EVE OF911

The colorful image appeared to be coming from One World Trade Center on the eve of the 14th anniversary of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks... READ MORE›

The 64kg Great Dane had an affinity for chewing socks but no-one knew he was swallowing them whole, a spokeswoman from the animal hospital said... READ MORE›

NO, THE WORLD'S OLDEST TREE HAS NOT BEEN ACCIDENTALLY CUT DOWN BY LOGGERS IN THE AMAZON

While logging in the Mats's Indigenous Reserve is indeed controversial and the Amazon rainforest is shrinking, the Rainforest Protection Coalition does not exist... READ MORE›

TOP 100 WORLD UNIVERSITIES BY REPUTATION - IN FULL

University College London, United Kingdom University College London (UCL) 18... READ MORE›

LIONEL MESSI HANDED JAIL TERM IN SPAIN FOR TAX FRAUD

Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi and his father are sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud, but will probably avoid jail... READ MORE›

U.S.A. VS. JAPAN: WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL 2015

It is the third time the United States has won the Women's World Cup and the first since 1999... READ MORE›

TEXAS CINEMA DEFIANTLY REPLACES CANCELLED KIM JONG-UN ASSASSINATION FILM WITH FREE SCREENING OF 'TEAM AMERICA'

The interview texas cinema defiantly replaces cancelled kim jong-un assassination film with free screening of team america... READ MORE›

THIRD TUNIS BARDO MUSEUM ATTACKER 'ON THE RUN'

Following the attack, large numbers of Tunisians gathered outside the museum to protest against terrorism... READ MORE›

ESCAPE FROM BOKO HARAM

Escaping boko haram how three nigeria girls found safety... READ MORE›

FRANCE TRAIN SHOOTING ATTACK WAS WELL PREPARED

Ayoub El-Khazzani 25 was carrying 270 bullets for his assault rifle and a bottle of petrol prosecutor Francois Molins told reporters on Tuesday... READ MORE›

DAD BREAKS WORLD RECORD WITH GIANT CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY

EST November 30, 2014 Over 1 million lights have been set up in Canberra, Australia, officially breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest LED image display... READ MORE›

US 'UNAWARE' HOSTAGE PIERRE KORKIE WAS WITH LUKE SOMERS

Yemen raid us unaware hostage pierre korkie was with luke somers... READ MORE›

VANILLA ICE CHARGED WITH BURGLARY

The government has done everything it can to anger the prosecutors, said Martin Bohmer, a law professor at the University of Buenos Aires... READ MORE›

WORLDA??S OLDEST DOG? MAGGIE THE KELPIE DIES AGED 30

Owner Brian McLaren, a dairy farmer in Woolsthorp, Victoria, confirmed the news to The Weekly Times ... READ MORE›

SHORTEST MAN IN WORLD DIED, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS SAYS

Shortest man in world died guinness world records says... READ MORE›

GUATEMALAN JUDGE ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR PRESIDENT OTTO PA(C)REZ MOLINA

On Wednesday the country's top prosecutor's office tweeted that the attorney general Thelma Aldana had asked for an arrest warrant for P rez Molina... READ MORE›

LABOR TO BAN DREDGE SPOIL DUMPING IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF WORLD HERITAGE AREA

Poll Should the Abbott government legislate a ban on dumping dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area?... READ MORE›

WORLDA??S OLDEST MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE EVER FOUND FINALLY WASHES UP AFTER 108 YEARS

She told local paper the Amrum News the clear glass bottle had a note inside bearing only the words Break the bottle... READ MORE›

GUARDIAN.CO.UK EGYPTIAN COURT SENTENCES 183 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPPORTERS TO DEATH 1 HR AGO

Guinness World Records maintains a database of 40,000 records, only 3,000 to 4,000 of which make it into the printed book... READ MORE›

FEDERER: I WILL NOT BE A PUSHY PARENT

Related Stories Roger Federer's drive to succeed has landed him seven Wimbledon singles titles and a legion of fans... READ MORE›

SONNY BILL WILLIAMS LAUDED FOR SHOW OF SPORTSMANSHIP IN RUGBY WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL

Sonny Bill Williams was praised for the compassion he showed to a beaten opponent... READ MORE›

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR COMPLETES 7,000 PULL-UPS TO SHATTER WORLD RECORDS

Andrew Shapiro's quest to set a Guinness World Record began seven months ago, with American Ninja Warrior and his father's cancer diagnosis... READ MORE›

BULLDOG SKATEBOARDS INTO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS BOOK A?? VIDEO

Record attempts will be made globally to mark annual Guinness world records day on 15 November... READ MORE›

70 ACHIEVEMENTS, 70 YEARS: A VISUAL GUIDE TO WHAT THE UN HAS DONE

70 achievements, 70 years a visual guide to what the UN has done... READ MORE›

'FORCED LABOUR' AT WORLD CUP STADIUM

Rights group Amnesty International has accused Qatar of using forced labour at a flagship World Cup 2022 stadium... READ MORE›

'THERE WERE A LOT OF DEAD PEOPLE'

An eyewitness has described a shooting attack on a restaurant in Paris in which several people are reported to have died... READ MORE›

54-YEAR-OLD TEXAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR PULL-UPS

Mark Jordan, 54, of Corpus Christi, Texas, broke the previous record of 4,210 at around 1 a... READ MORE›

A BAR IN DUBAI BREAKS THE WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST DOMINO DROP SHOTA

A bar in Dubai broke the Guinness World Record for the longest domino drop shot on Monday evening... READ MORE›

HOW CANADIAN CHRISTMAS TREES END UP ALL OVER THE WORLD

It was all very strange, especially since Loewen is in the business of selling Christmas trees... READ MORE›

NY JUDGE DISMISSES TOLL HIKE LAWSUIT TIED TO WORLD TRADE CENTER

The Port Authority in 2011 estimated the cost of the World Trade Center reconstruction at about 11 billion... READ MORE›

BABY GIRL BORN AT WORLD TRADE CENTER TRANSPORTATION HUB

NEW YORK AP -- A baby has been born at the World Trade Center's transportation hub in Lower Manhattan... READ MORE›

MUSEUM SEEKS THE FINAL FACES TO FILL A SEPT. 11 TAPESTRY

Born in Lima, Peru, Mercado lived in the East New York section of Brooklyn... READ MORE›

9/11 MEMORIAL WITH MISSPELLED NAMES FINALLY FIXED

Clarkstown used the Freedom Tower's records in compiling its list of victims' names... READ MORE›

WORLD TRADE CENTER MALL REOPENS, SHOWS PROGRESS SINCE 9/11

Of the World Trade Center mall Tuesday reflects how much Lower Manhattan has changed since the Sept. 11, 2011, terror attacks... READ MORE›

MISSISSAUGA TOP EXECUTIVE CONVICTED IN WORLD TRADE CENTER REBUILD FRAUD

The Manhattan federal court jury deliberated less than a day before convicting Larry Davis on wire fraud and conspiracy charges... READ MORE›

LIGHTNING STRIKES EMPIRE STATE BUILDING AMID SEVERE STORMS

During a hot summer night, a photographer managed to capture the exact moment a bolt of lightning hit the Empire State Building... READ MORE›

WAS IT 9/11 OR 7/11? TRUMP HAS SLIP OF THE TONGUE

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump gives his last-minute pitch in New York before the state's primary, but makes a big gaffe when he mixes up 9 11 with 7 11... READ MORE›

TRUMP MISTAKES SEPTEMBER 11 FOR 7-ELEVEN IN BUFFALO SPEECH

Mr Trump told supporters 'no New Yorker' could possibly vote for his rival Ted Cruz during Wednesday's primary... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP HITS TED CRUZ ON 'NEW YORK VALUES' ON LONG ISLAND

Trump hits cruz over 'new york values' on long island... READ MORE›

NEW YORK'S ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER SPIRE LIT BLUE, WHITE AND RED IN SOLIDARITY WITH FRANCE

Paris attacks New York's One World Trade Center spire lit blue, white and red in solidarity with France... READ MORE›