In the first major global review of violence against women, a series of reports released Thursday found that about a third of women have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner.
The head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, called it "a global health problem of epidemic proportions," and other experts said screening for domestic violence should be added to all levels of health care.

The Miami Heat clinched back-to-back titles with a 95-88 win over San Antonio in Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, relying heavily on another superb performance from LeBron James to shake off the stubborn Spurs.
Winning the title they needed to validate the best season in franchise history — and the three-superstar system they used to build it — the Heat won the second straight thriller in the NBA's first championship series to go a Game 7 since 2010.

Nothing drives Serena Williams the way disappointment does.
"It's the biggest factor for me. If I lose, all hell breaks loose. I go home, I practice harder, I do more," she said. "I don't like to lose. ... I hate losing more than I love winning. It could be a game of cards — I don't like it. I really don't like it."

Diego Forlan celebrated his 100th appearance for Uruguay in style, setting up one goal then scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory over Nigeria on Thursday to move his team within sight of the Confederations Cup semifinals.
Forlan's decisive goal came in the 51st minute with a sweetly-struck left-footed drive, when he finished off a swift counterattack that involved all three of the South American champion's forwards, starting with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

Scientists have a new brain atlas to help them study their favorite organ. It's a digital, three-dimensional model called "BigBrain."
Its resolution is finer than a human hair, so it can reveal clusters of brain cells and even some large individual cells. It is being made available to scientists around the world.

Lebanon coach Theo Buecker says he is leaving the national team after it failed to qualify for the 2014 World Cup and is taking over at Saudi club side Al-Ettifaq.
Buecker, who has coached Lebanon since 2011, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has signed a one-year contract with the Dammam-based club.

Angelina Jolie said Thursday the Syrian civil war is the world's most acute humanitarian crisis and called on world leaders to make diplomatic efforts to end it succeed.
Jolie spoke at Jordan's largest camp for Syrian refugees, which she toured as special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency.

Lionel Messi and his father were ordered by a Spanish court on Thursday to appear for questioning in September as part of an investigation into tax fraud allegations.
A court in the Mediterranean coastal town of Gava near Barcelona accepted a state prosecutor's complaint alleging that Messi and father Jorge defrauded the Spanish tax office of 4 million euros ($5.3 million).

France is giving Google three months to be more upfront about the data it collects from users — or be fined.
The legal action accelerates a Europe-wide fight against Google over its use of personal data. While the fines threatened are small by the standards of one of the world's richest companies, the move puts new pressure on Google as it smarts from recent criticism over providing customer data to U.S. government surveillance efforts.

The European Union has fined Danish pharmaceuticals multinational Lundbeck and several other producers a combined 146 million euros ($195 million) for delaying the market entry of cheaper generic alternatives to a major antidepressant.
The EU claimed that the companies sought to capitalize profit at the expense of patients.
