Amazon results beat expectations after record holiday sales
Online retail giant Amazon on Thursday said sales jumped to a more-than-expected $170 billion in the last quarter of last year, after a record-beating holiday season.
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Poland's Swiderski and Jozwiak leave MLS Charlotte for Europe
Major League Soccer's Charlotte FC traded Polish internationals Karol Swiderski and Kamil Jozwiak to European clubs on Thursday to clear space for new arrivals.
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Joselu double sends Madrid top at Getafe
Joselu struck twice as Real Madrid strolled into first place in La Liga with a comfortable 2-0 win at Getafe on Thursday.
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US approves $4 bn India drone deal after assassination row
The United States on Thursday approved a $4 billion sale of state-of-the-art drones to India, eager to modernize its military in the face of China, after a delay following an alleged assassination plot on US soil.
Read moreTurkey frees seven hostages taken by pro-Gaza gunman
Turkish police on Thursday released seven workers taken hostage by a pro-Palestinian gunman at a plant near Istanbul owned by US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble in protest at the war in Gaza.
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Lakers declare LeBron, Davis out for NBA game at rival Celtics
Four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James and star forward Anthony Davis were ruled out by the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, hours before they visit the rival Boston Celtics.
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Mother of US school shooter testifies at manslaughter trial
The mother of a teenage boy who shot dead four students at his Michigan high school took the stand on Thursday at her high-profile trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.
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Norman says 'full steam ahead' as LIV season opens in Mexico
LIV Golf League commissioner Greg Norman vows the Saudi-backed series is going "full steam ahead" despite a new PGA Tour deal worth up to $3 billion with US sports team investors.
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Palace swoop for Wharton, Rogers joins Villa on quiet Premier League deadline day
Crystal Palace's move for Blackburn teenager Adam Wharton was the biggest deal of a quiet transfer deadline day for Premier League clubs as Aston Villa bolstered their attack with the signing of Morgan Rogers from Middlesbrough.
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Shake, rattle and launch: Dream Chaser spaceplane passes vibration test
Sierra Space's shuttle-like Dream Chaser has been put through its paces at a powerful NASA vibration facility that mimics conditions during launch and atmospheric reentry, officials said Thursday ahead of its planned first flight to the ISS this year.
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