Manchester United manager is Jose Mourinho's first choice for next job despite Real Madrid wanting him back

Red leader? Manchester United's struggles could offer Mourinho a quick return to management

Jose Mourinho is ready to keep Real Madrid waiting - in the hope of getting theManchester United job.

Former Chelsea boss Mourinho is desperate to stay in England and wants to take over at Old Trafford if Louis van Gaal does get sacked following United’s slump in form.

Van Gaal is under mounting pressure after six games without a win, three losses in a row and Champions League group-stage elimation, while United's football under him has also been slammed as boring.

He is now facing a major battle to keep his job — the position which Mourinho regards as his dream ticket back into management.

It's understood club bosses feel Boxing Day defeat at Stoke would make the Dutchman's position untenable.

Mexican marines have taken over 'El Chapo' Guzmán's hometown — but they still don't know where he is

Earlier this week, Mexican troops entered La Tuna, the hometown of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán in northwestern Mexico, and while it seems the soldiers are still in the town, it's not clear what they've found or what they are looking for.

According to local newspaper Rio Doce, Mexican Marines approached La Tuna, in the Badiraguato municipality of Sinaloa state, from the northeast on Saturday, but did not move into the town itself until Monday afternoon.

The town is still the home Guzmán’s mother, Consuelo Loera, and several of the drug kingpin’s family members. 

At the time of Rio Doce’s report on Tuesday, it appeared that Mexican security forces in the area were not letting people into or out of the town.

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' shatters box-office record with $238 million

Disney/Lucasfilm"The Force Awakens."

The opening weekend box-office run by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is nothing short of historic.

It goes without saying that the seventh episode in the "Star Wars" saga topped the weekend box office, but the question is was it enough to surpass "Jurassic World" as the biggest opening weekend of all time?

The answer is yes. "Force Awakens" surpassed the record of $208.4 million set by "World" over the summer with an astounding estimated $238 million in North America, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Industry insiders believe the number could be closer to $240 million. Final weekend totals come out on Monday.

Wuse market, Abuja razed by fire

Some parts of the popular Wuse market in Abuja was razed by fire with goods running into millions lost in the disaster. Men of the fire service are still working to put out the fire. The cause of the fire is not yet known. See more photos after the cut...

Kenya releases photos of Al-Shabaab suspects who are planning attacks, issues nationwide alert

A security alert has been issued in Kenya following reports that 11 terrorists (pictured) are planning to carry out attacks in the country during the festive season.

Some of them have been on the police watch list of most wanted terrorists for more than a year but fled to Al-Shabaab camps in Somalia. Intelligence reports label them as "armed and dangerous" and indicate they may have sneaked back into the country.

Large billboards of their photographs have been erected in counties bordering Somalia. Similar billboards were mounted in Nairobi when their identities were first made public. The billboards also display police hotlines 999, 112, 020-2199151 and 0702432877.

Bus carrying tourists plunges off a cliff in Thailand, killing people

A bus carrying Chinese tourists collided with another vehicle and plunged off a cliff in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Sunday, December 20. Number of fatalities is unknown at the moment. More photos after the cut...

Six passengers are reportedly being questioned over the Air France bomb scare

A plane heading to Paris, France made an emergency landing in Kenya this morning following a bomb scare.

Air France's Flight AF 463 was heading to Paris from Mauritius but it was forced to land inKenya after a suspect package was found in the toilets.

The package in question looked like "a stopwatch mounted on a box," an unnamed police official told the Associated Press.