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US charges 'neo-Nazi' leader in plot to attack power stations

US charges 'neo-Nazi' leader in plot to attack power stations

US authorities announced the arrests Monday of the co-founder of the notorious Atomwaffen neo-Nazi group and a woman he met online in the latest extremist plot to attack public electricity facilities.

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Five Argentine rugby players sentenced to life for shocking murder

Five Argentine rugby players sentenced to life for shocking murder

A court in Argentina on Monday sentenced five amateur rugby players from the same team to life imprisonment for beating a teenager to death in a crime with alleged racist undertones.

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Renault chairman says projects will rebalance Nissan alliance

Renault chairman says projects will rebalance Nissan alliance

The refounding of the Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi alliance announced Monday will lead the rebalancing of their partnership via concrete projects, Renault's chairman Jean-Dominique Senard told AFP.

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Small asteroid 'serendipitously' detected using James Webb telescope

Small asteroid 'serendipitously' detected using James Webb telescope

European astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected a previously unknown asteroid about the size of Rome's Colosseum in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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Britain's Joshua sets date for Franklin bout

Britain's Joshua sets date for Franklin bout

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face American Jermaine Franklin at London's O2 Arena on April 1.

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French parliament debates pension reform as new strike looms

French parliament debates pension reform as new strike looms

A stormy debate kicked off in France's parliament on Monday over a highly contested pension reform championed by President Emmanuel Macron, a day ahead of new strikes and mass demonstrations against the plan.

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Straddling Shiffrin insists no Beijing Olympics deja vu

Straddling Shiffrin insists no Beijing Olympics deja vu

Mikaela Shiffrin insisted there was no feeling of deja vu of her disastrous experience at last year's Beijing Olympics after she skied out of the slalom in a botched bid to defend her world combined title on Monday.

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Jesse Marsch sacked by Premier League strugglers Leeds

Jesse Marsch sacked by Premier League strugglers Leeds

Jesse Marsch was sacked as Leeds manager on Monday after the American failed to halt the struggling club's slide towards the Premier League relegation zone.

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Anglican head opens Church meeting with call for unity

Anglican head opens Church meeting with call for unity

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urged unity among Anglicans on Monday as he opened a General Synod meeting set to be dominated by controversy over allowing priests to marry same-sex couples.

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UN chief fears world headed for 'wider war' over Ukraine-Russia

UN chief fears world headed for 'wider war' over Ukraine-Russia

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned nations Monday that he fears the likelihood of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict means the world is heading towards a "wider war."

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