Switzerland came up with a spirited performance in holding five-time champions Brazil to a 1-1 draw in their World Cup opener on Sunday.  Brazil came out guns ablazing and went ahead in the 11th minute on a tantalizing long strike by Philippe Coutinho. But Switzerland stood up to...

 The Mexican government confirmed that their seismometers had registered an artificially created tremor in Mexico City at the time of the goal in the country's opening World Cup 2018 game against Germany. On the official Twitter account of government agency SIMMSA, a message was...

 Passports of Iranian travellers entering Lebanon will not being stamped, the Lebanese General Security has announced. Instead, landing slips will be issued. The decision has raised eyebrows in the country where Iranian-influence seems to be at an all-time high. The...

Israel said Sunday it arrested more than 20 people and seized explosives when it dismantled a Hamas cell it alleged was preparing "serious attacks" against Israeli targets. The cell's members were mainly from Nablus city in the north of the occupied West Bank and it was active for about...