Australia roasted by media after World Cup exit
Defending champions Australia were blasted as "mediocre" Sunday after they failed to make the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals, with local media calling for the fallout to be "fast and brutal".
Read moreIn UK first, nurses vote to strike: media
Nurses across the UK have voted to strike in their first national action over a pay dispute, a media report said on Sunday.
Read moreBy taking Twitter private, Musk makes daring bet
Elon Musk's decision to pull Twitter off the stock market allows him to make major changes quickly, but it also takes the company more heavily into debt, a risky choice for a money-losing business.
Read moreAnatomy of the week the Musk tornado hit Twitter
The whirlwind week that Elon Musk took over Twitter began with sleepless nights for company engineers -- and ended with half the staff getting the axe.
Read moreA boy named Maya: Japan's Yoshida targets historic last-16 berth
Maya Yoshida is the tough-tackling defender with a girl's name who will try to lead Japan into uncharted territory in Qatar, a tournament likely to be his World Cup swansong.
Read moreThousands march in Peru calling for president's removal
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Lima on Saturday to call for the removal of President Pedro Castillo, the subject of an unprecedented six investigations for corruption.
Read moreFormer World Cup winners Spain and Germany butt heads in tricky Group E
European giants Spain and Germany face off in World Cup Group E, the only one featuring two nations who have previously won the tournament.
Read moreFlick's Germany look to restore 'tournament team' status in Qatar
Normally among the favourites for any tournament they enter, an uncertain Germany make the trip to Qatar hoping to re-ignite their "tournament team" status.
Read moreSpain coach Luis Enrique going his own way, for better or worse
Spain are among the World Cup favourites, boasting a deep squad which blends promising talents with experienced veterans who have won it all, but La Roja are still said to lack a star player.
Read moreBiden, Obama warn of democracy threat in final midterms countdown
President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all converged Saturday on Pennsylvania to push their parties to the finishing line in a race Biden said marks a "defining" moment for US democracy.
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