'Rare, meaningful': North Korean football team ventures into South
A women's football club will on Sunday be the first sports team from North Korea to visit neighbouring South Korea in eight years.
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In-form Messi hits brace as Miami win 5-3 at Cincinnati in MLS
Lionel Messi scored twice and a hand in two others as Inter Miami fought back to beat FC Cincinnati 5-3 away in the MLS on Wednesday.
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Trump and Xi meet for high-stakes talks in Beijing
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan.
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Historic Swiss solar-powered plane crashes into sea
The experimental plane Solar Impulse 2, which completed a historic round-the-world trip in 2016 without using jet fuel, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico recently, its owner revealed.
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A woman UN leader is 'historical justice,' says Ecuadoran contender for top job
The appointment of a woman to the UN's top job is a question of "historical justice" according to Maria Fernanda Espinosa, who is seeking to become the organization's first female leader.
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Indian pharma fuels Africa's 'zombie drug' and opioid crisis
They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa.
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After months of blackout, Iran gives internet to select few
After months under a near-total internet blackout during the Middle East war, Iranian tech worker Amir-Hassan was finally able to get back online, but only through a privileged service that has sparked public criticism.
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Wood urges New Zealand to 'create some history' at World Cup
Chris Wood urged New Zealand to "create some history" after he was named captain Thursday of the World Cup squad who will be chasing a first-ever win at the global showpiece.
Read moreLebanon, Israel to hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end
Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday, as their latest ceasefire -- considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes -- nears its end.
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In Washington, the fight to preserve Black cemeteries
Georgetown, one of present-day Washington's most expensive neighborhoods, used to be a hub of Black life in the US capital.
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