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Host Brazil will take on South Africa in one of the men’s soccer tournament matches in Rio Olympics 2016 on Thursday, kick off time at 3:00 PM ET.

But Abedini’s release became more controversial this week when a Wall Street Journal piece accused the Obama administration of paying a de facto ransom for the prisoners in the form of a $400 million cash payment delivered by plane the same day.

Dramatic footage from inside the Emirates flight shows passengers escaping the burning plane on slides and then on foot.

Dubai Airport’s authority said it cancelled 116 arriving flights and another 121 departing since the accident just after midday Wednesday, while 44 planes were diverted to nearby Emirati airports.

The 2016 Summer Olympics, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, get underway tonight with the opening ceremony.

All 282 passengers and 18 crew eventually evacuated the Emirates Boeing 777, which struck the runway at the airport in Dubai on Wednesday. Thirteen people had minor wounds.

LUCERNA (4-2-3-1): Zibung; C. Schneuwly, Ricardo Costa, Puljic (dall11′ p.t. Sarr), Lustenberger; Hass, Kryeziu; Hyka (dal 27′ s.t. Joao Oliveira), Neumayr (dal 27′ s.t. Arnold), Jantscher; M. Schneuwly. L’occasione piu’ ghiotta del primo quarto...

Flames engulfed the plane after all 300 people on board escaped. The idea is that you have to be able to evacuate an aircraft within 90 seconds if there is an accident on the ground.

“That’s all we want”, the 18-time gold medallist said Wednesday in Rio, where he’s preparing for a fifth Olympic campaign. I probably shed a little bit of tears, just in joy, just the honor and the opportunity to do that is incredible. For Beijing, I...

A sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is already in the works, months before the first one even hits theaters.

The US women’s national team rarely left second or third gear as they kicked off their 2016 Olympic tournament with a 2-0 defeat of New Zealand at Estadio Minerao in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, paced by an early goal from Carli Lloyd and a clincher from Alex Morgan just after...

Several homes and business in the area suffered major damage caused by the rain and flooding.

The investment in Hulu reflects Time Warner’s continued commitment to supporting innovative digital services that allow consumers to access high-quality content however they want it across a variety of platforms. FOXA, +0.30% FOX, -0.37% and Comcast Corp. Time Warner has...

Boeing said it was “thankful” that all aboard were safe and that a Boeing technical team was “standing by to launch in support of the USA national transportation safety board”, but referred questions to the GCAA.

Now, Apple has released a new app, called Apple TV Remote, that emulates the physical Siri Remote.