Spain lawmakers pass key housing law ahead of elections
Spanish lawmakers on Thursday approved a housing bill aimed at capping soaring rents and addressing dire social housing shortages as the government seeks to bolster the right to affordable homes.
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Marco Reus extends with Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund have extended captain Marco Reus' contract by one year until the summer of 2024, the club announced on Thursday.
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Renewed air strikes hit Sudan capital as clock ticks down on truce
The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur, as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day.
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One of world's oldest newspapers to end daily print run
One of the world's oldest newspapers still in print, Austria's Wiener Zeitung, will primarily move online, after a decision Thursday by the country's parliament.
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US growth cools in first quarter as recession fears deepen
US economic growth lost steam in the first quarter this year, said the Commerce Department on Thursday, as the possibility of a mild recession brews while consumer spending weakens.
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Madushka, Mendis hit double tons as Sri Lanka pummel Ireland
Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis both made double centuries against Ireland Thursday as Sri Lanka's top four batters all hit hundreds for only the third time in Test history.
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Lampard says Chelsea woes shouldn't ruin his reputation
Frank Lampard says Chelsea's woeful run of five successive defeats since he took charged of the troubled club should not damage his managerial reputation.
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Strong demand lifts American Airlines to profitable Q1
American Airlines reported a profitable first quarter Thursday and said persistently robust travel demand would translate to even stronger results in the current period.
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Growing threat or pie in sky? Experts at odds over genetic doping
There is a popular saying that dopers are always one step ahead of the testers and while not a single case of genetic doping has yet been detected, authorities are increasingly vigilant.
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Spain heatwave to peak with record April temperatures
An unusually early heatwave in drought-hit Spain is set to peak on Thursday and Friday with temperatures expected to break April records in the south of the country.
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