More than 1,400 delegates from the military government, civil society, opposition parties, trade unions and rebel groups will gather in N'Djamena for the "national dialogue" that is scheduled to last three weeks. The talks are the brainchild of jun...

Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group stormed the popular Hayat Hotel on Friday evening in a hail of gunfire and bomb blasts. Sporadic gunfire and loud explosions could still be heard early Saturday, many hours after the start of the a...

After Finn Allen's 96 anchored the Black Caps to 212 off 48.2 overs batting first on another challenging pitch, Southee and Bolt claimed three wickets apiece as the home side limped to 63 for seven off 22.4 overs when a second heavy shower resulted ...

The models were made with the same painstaking detail as the rock-solid noodle soups and crispy-looking plastic snacks that have long been displayed outside Japanese restaurants where they are called "shokuhin sampuru", or "sample food products". S...

Jesus Murillo Karam is the highest-ranking official detained so far in connection with the case, which shocked the nation and generated international condemnation. He is considered the architect of the so-called "historical truth" version of events...

The 42-year-old Australian, chasing his 15th career PGA victory, stood on eight-under 134 after 36 holes at Wilmington (Delaware) Country Club. "I'm playing well," Scott said. "I'm in great shape going into the weekend. I don't even know when the l...

Power turned a two-lap average speed of 182.727 mph (294.070 km/hr) over the 1.25-mile World Wide Technology Raceway oval at Madison, Illinois, to lead qualifying for Saturday's Bommarito 500. That brought Power, the IndyCar season points leader ch...

Kambundji clocked 22.32 seconds, running a strong home straight to outstrip Britain's Asher-Smith, who won silver in 22.43sec. Denmark's Ida Karstoft claimed bronze in 22.72sec. It was a second medal of the Munich Euros for the Swiss athlete after...

Tete's efforts came in the second-half after goals from ex-Arsenal attacker Alexandre Lacazette and defender Nicolas Tagliafico as they go behind Paris Saint-Germain on points difference. Florian Tardieu converted a penalty for Troyes, who remain b...

Gladbach, coached by former Norwich manager Daniel Farke, have seven points from three games. However, their stay at the top will likely be brief with champions Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, both with a perfect six points from two matches so...

A tearful Vanessa Bryant said she lives in fear of the pictures surfacing on the internet, and "constantly being spread." "It's like Covid. Once it's spread, you can't get it back," she said. US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his teenage daugh...

Britain's Laura Muir and Zharnel Hughes bagged dominant golds in the women's 1500m and men's 200m resepectively, but Dina Asher-Smith was trumped by Swiss rival Mujinga Kambundji in her bid to defend the 200m title. Warholm's performance was all th...

Warholm, who set a sensational world record of 45.94sec when winning Olympic gold in Tokyo last year, has struggled with injury this season and came in seventh in last month's Eugene worlds. He proved to be back on form in Munich, timing a champion...

United manager Erik ten Hag has been desperate to land a defensive midfielder since taking charge at Old Trafford and has finally settled for Casemiro after failing to sign Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong. Troubled United, who sit bottom of the Premie...