IOC chief Coventry stirs social media storm over athlete payment comments
Olympians slam the IOC chief and Zimbabwe's former medallist for saying athletes should not be paid at the Games.
Yemen’s former leader Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi dies in exile at 80
Hadi was the internationally recognised president of Yemen who led a fractured government mostly from exile.
Poisonous invasion: What is the ‘devil’s trumpet’ harming crops in Iraq?
The spread of datura is forcing the Iraqi Interior Ministry to urge farmers and citizens to report if spotted.
Villas, cars and cash: Italy seizes dead Mafia mobster's millions
Police say the operation targeted the network of notorious late Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro.
US attacks Bandar Abbas again: Why is the port so important for Iran?
Bandar Abbas, which the US has targeted multiple times, occupies a strategically sensitive position in Strait of Hormuz.
Are US and Iran close to peace or sliding back to war?
Neither side seems interested in a return to all-out conflict, despite the latest exchange of strikes.
Sinner shocked in French Open exit as Cerundolo recovers from two-sets down
World number one Jannick Sinner beaten by 56th-ranked Argentinian opponent Juan Manuel Cerundolo at Roland Garros.
Teenager Kouame matches Nadal 20-year record in stunning French Open win
French teenager Moise Kouame, who became youngest Grand Slam match winner in first round, defeats Adolfo Daniel Vallejo.
Anti-Immigrant anger grows in South Africa as migrants forced onto streets
Foreign nationals in Durban say they’ve been forced from their homes and businesses.
South African president to face impeachment probe over ‘Farmgate’ scandal
Impeachment committee to hold first meeting next week as President Cyril Ramaphosa challenges findings in court.
