Brazilian football legend Pele has died: family
Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the "beautiful game," has died at the age of 82, his family said Thursday.
Read more
Exiled Afghan MP says Taliban 'erasing' women
A former Afghan woman MP who fled to Britain after the Taliban takeover in 2021 on Thursday called on the world to hold the Taliban accountable for its attempt to erase women from public life.
Read more
Pele fans search Brazilian football legend's hometown for souvenirs
The deteriorating health of sports legend Pele has rekindled curiosity about the quiet town of Tres Coracoes in southeastern Brazil, where the football prodigy was born 82 years ago.
Read more
Granerud wins Four Hills opener as Kobayashi flops
Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud won ski jumping's Four Hills opening round on Thursday as defending champion Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan flopped in 15th place.
Read more
Panther rescued in Ukraine, finds refuge in France
Kiara, a six-month-old black panther born in war-torn Ukraine and victim of exotic animal trafficking, has found a new home at a wildlife refuge in France.
Read more
Ex-pope Benedict is 'lucid', condition stable: Vatican
Former pope Benedict XVI is "lucid and alert" and his condition remains serious but stable, the Vatican said Thursday, the day after revealing the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated.
Read more
Bolivia prosecutor seeks 6-month detention for key opposition figure
A Bolivian prosecutor said Thursday he had requested six months of pre-trial detention for a key opposition leader and former presidential candidate detained a day earlier on charges of "terrorism."
Read more
Ivorian troops on trial in Mali as deadline looms in row
Forty-six Ivorian troops whose detention by Mali triggered a bitter diplomatic row were brought in for trial at a court of appeal in Bamako on Thursday, an AFP reporter saw.
Read more
US, European stock markets jump on labour data
Wall Street and European stocks rose on Thursday as an increase in US jobless claims signalled some cooling in the economy, easing concerns about the direction of interest rate hikes.
Read more
Benzema 'motivated and enthusiastic' despite World Cup misery
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti insisted Thursday that French striker Karim Benzema has returned to La Liga from his World Cup nightmare "motivated and enthusiastic."
Read moreIn The News
