FORTALEZA Brazil (Reuters) – Netherlands substitute Klaas-Jan Huntelaar set up one goal and converted a penalty in the dying minutes as they recovered to beat Mexico 2-1 in an astonishing finale to their World Cup last 16 clash on Sunday. The result condemned the unfortunate Mexicans, who were …

Boeing has delivered the 1,500th 747 to come off the production line to Frankfurt, Germany-based Lufthansa. The milestone airplane is a 747-8 Intercontinental, seen here during one of its test flights.The 747 is the first widebody airplane in history to reach the 1,500 milestone. Pic:Courtesy of Boe …

THE World Cup 2014 has finally arrived. Here are some pictures for today, 30th June 2014. Gallery: World Cup 2014: Today in pictures Costa Rica’s forward Joel Campbell heads the ball next to Greece’s midfielder Giorgos Karagounis (back) during the round of 16 football mat… The Star …

RECIFE Brazil (Reuters) – Costa Rica reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time by beating Greece 5-3 on penalties on Sunday after conceding a stoppage time equaliser and playing 54 minutes with 10 men. After the 1-1 draw following extra time, Costa Rica keeper Keylor Navas …

Mercy Mission, a Muslim NGO, strives to empower and educate Muslims through knowledge and action.  MERCY Mission (not to be mistaken with Mercy Malaysia or Mercy Corps) might not have been all that creative in picking out its name but when it comes to their programmes, it does offer something differ …

The technical astuteness of Netherlands’ Van Gaal meets the passion of Mexico’s Herrera. THE World Cup 2014 is now in the do-or-die stages for 16 teams. You lose and you board the plane home. So one can expect all the match-ups to be feisty. So far, Brazil and Colombia have qualified for …

We mark the start of Ramadan by looking into how to reduce fatigue, minimise dehydration and stay healthy during the fasting month, especially during the run-up to the World Cup finals. Today marks the start of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar when Muslims around the world observe a …

I have always supported the Netherlands or the Oranje in every World Cup tournament since 1994. This World Cup however, I decided to support Japan or the Blue Samurai. I wanted the Asian champions to show the world that a team from this region could make it big. How wrong I was. Asia’s best team fin …

KUALA LUMPUR: The terror link that is being forged between Malaysian militants and the other fighters from Middle Eastern groups, including off-shoots of al-Qaeda, has become the primary concern of intelligence agencies in the region. While veteran fighters have joined in the Syrian civil war, which …

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilians rejoiced on Saturday when their nervy team edged past Chile to book a place in the World Cup quarter-finals in a nail-biting penalty shootout after the game finished 1-1 following extra time. The reaction was more relief than jubilation, after a pulsating match …

Here are some FIFA World Cup pictures for today, 29th June 2014. World Cup 2014: Today in pictures (27/6)

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – James Rodriguez scored a contender for goal of the tournament and put the finishing touch to a sweet, flowing attacking raid as Colombia beat a toothless Uruguay 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time on Saturday. Colombia will now play h …

PETALING JAYA: A Proton car has been used as a car bomb in a video purportedly filmed in Syria. The three-minute thirty-one second video uploaded to YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf-i9vn68-o) shows a man setting up four improvised explosive devices (IED) in a Proton Saga BLM in the back se …

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s first ever Playboy bunny Felixia Yeap (pic) will be “reborn” this Thursday when she embraces Islam. In a Facebook status update Friday, the Ipoh lass said she chose July 3 to embrace the religion as it was also her birthday. “I hope everyone will pra …

What really triggered World War I, and could it happen again? A hundred years ago today, in 1914, a bomb blew up and gunshots rang out in Sarajevo, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, killing the heir to the Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenber …