Messi's last World Cup goal came on June 16, 2006, the sixth out of six Argentina put past Serbia & Montenegro in Germany.
At least 21 militants have been killed in recent air strikes by Pakistani fighter jets in the area, sources reportedly said.
The captions on the photos said “hundreds have been liquidated” and showed grisly images of dead soldiers.
The merger will create a close competitor in size to the medical device business of industry leader Johnson & Johnson Co.
Tal Afar is a short drive west from Mosul, the north's main city.
Miley Cyrus got around Instagram's censors on Saturday by covering her nipple with a cartoon bird, presumably for equality.
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says Washington needs Iran's involvement to prevent a government collapse in Iraq.
Martin Kaymer had a commanding performance to win the 2014 U.S. Open.
The aerial images reportedly show Russian T-64 tanks moving near the Ukrainian border.
Half a mile from an outpost waving the black flag of jihad between Baghdad and Kurdistan, normal life has stopped.
The Iraqi military has reportedly stopped the advance of ISIS north of Baghdad, but the US is moving personnel out.
There will be much at stake in the United States’ opening 2014 World Cup match against Ghana on Monday.
“We were hoping he was going to be stupid enough to get on some kind of airplane," recalls one official.
Baghdad residents are heartened for what they interpret as promises of help from the U.S. and Iran.
Syria is not only back on a campaign against ISIS, it is working directly with the Iraqi government.
Security is tightened; a "substantial majority" of the embassy presence reported to remain in place.
A long-expected military operation comes just a week after a deadly insurgent attack on the country's biggest airport.
The abduction of three teenage boys in Palestinian-controlled territory further destabilizes the Israeli-Palestinian relationship.
In the absence of hard evidence, speculation has flourished. Explanations range from believable to bizarre.
Protected by the Kurdish militia, the wealthy oil town has managed to repel the jihadist group and shelter hordes of refugees -- for now.
Evasion of Iran sanctions by French banking giant PNB Paribas at issue.
Kerry urges Iraqi leaders to overcome deep divisions if they want U.S. help in repelling militants.
