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Protesters demand Iran free jailed Belgian aid worker

Protesters demand Iran free jailed Belgian aid worker

Hundreds of demonstrators on Sunday urged Belgium to push harder to secure the release of aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, held by Iran in a case decried as "hostage diplomacy".

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Canada to pay Indigenous abuse survivors more than $2bn

Canada to pay Indigenous abuse survivors more than $2bn

Canada will pay hundreds of Indigenous communities more than $2 billion in compensation for nearly a century of abuse suffered by children in residential schools, its government has announced.

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Six dead in siege at mayor's office in Mogadishu

Six dead in siege at mayor's office in Mogadishu

At least six people were killed on Sunday in an attack by Al-Shabaab militants at the mayor's office in central Mogadishu, police said.

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Haaland scores hat-trick as Man City tame Wolves

Haaland scores hat-trick as Man City tame Wolves

Erling Haaland's fourth hat-trick in 19 Premier League appearances hauled Manchester City to within two points of leaders Arsenal with a 3-0 win over Wolves on Sunday.

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Tsitsipas into Australian Open quarters but Swiatek, Gauff out

Tsitsipas into Australian Open quarters but Swiatek, Gauff out

Stefanos Tsitsipas battled into the Australian Open last eight on Sunday but women's top seed Iga Swiatek and a tearful Coco Gauff became the latest big-name victims.

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Azarenka fights her way into Australian Open quarters -- at 2:17am

Azarenka fights her way into Australian Open quarters -- at 2:17am

Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka reached the quarter-finals at 2:17 am on Monday after winning a bruising late-night encounter against China's Zhu Lin.

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Ghislaine Maxwell claims photo of Prince Andrew with abuse accuser 'fake'

Ghislaine Maxwell claims photo of Prince Andrew with abuse accuser 'fake'

Disgraced former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed in a jailhouse interview with a UK broadcaster that a decades-old photograph of Prince Andrew with his sexual abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is "fake".

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Springbok Reinach knocks London Irish out of Challenge Cup

Springbok Reinach knocks London Irish out of Challenge Cup

Montpellier's South Africa scrum-half Cobus Reinach knocked London Irish out of the Champions and Challenge Cups with a try that secured a 21-21 draw on Sunday.

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Gunmen kill Eswatini opposition politician: spokesman

Gunmen kill Eswatini opposition politician: spokesman

Gunmen in Eswatini killed a prominent opposition politician and human rights lawyer at his home, a spokesman told AFP on Sunday, hours after the country's absolute monarch challenged activists opposed to his rule.

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Man loses testicle in France pension protest crackdown: lawyer

Man loses testicle in France pension protest crackdown: lawyer

A French policeman dealt a man with a camera such a strong truncheon blow during pension reform protests this week that he had to have a testicle amputated, the man's lawyer said Sunday.

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