Reusser retains world time-trial title
Swiss Marlen Reusser retained her world time-trial title in Montreal on Sunday as her main rival Demi Vollering...
Ethiopia's main armed groups announce alliance against government
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance against the federal government, an official of the Tigray People's Liberation Front...
Germans vote in elections threatening fresh blow to Merz
Voters in the German states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin head to the polls in regional elections where far-right and far-left gains could send fresh shock waves through Berlin and rock the government of embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz has scheduled a crisis meeting of his centre-right CDU party leadership to discuss the first results as they come in, cleared his calendar for the following days and...
Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge
Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the "Battery of Southeast Asia", powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its...
Chile arrests 284 in protests condemning Pinochet dictatorship
More than 280 people were arrested in Chile during demonstrations commemorating victims of Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship...
'Be careful what you wish for': 'Obsession' director and star reflect on success
Curry Barker knew he was making a good movie when he directed "Obsession" -- but he never expected it to become a box office phenomenon that...
'This is the test': All eyes on US Fed to tackle high inflation
The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank...
