Showing 1 - 10 of 11
Football icon Shevchenko feels pain and pride in Ukraine's resilience
AFP, Published on 19/10/2022
» PARIS - Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko has admitted in an interview with AFP he cried when he "saw children running through a field strewn with missile craters" in Irpin, a commuter town outside Kyiv which was liberated from Russian control.
Down to business for Trump in India
AFP, Published on 25/02/2020
» NEW DELHI - US President Donald Trump moves from sightseeing and speech-making to tough trade talks in India on Tuesday, as First Lady Melania visits a Delhi school to witness a "happiness class".
Kashmir families allege brutality by Indian forces
AFP, Published on 10/09/2019
» SRINAGAR (INDIA) - Burhan Nazir Parrey, 16, had a gaping wound in his shoulder the size of a cricket ball, the latest victim of what Kashmiris say is indiscriminate brutality by Indian forces.
Rival football fans unite after Istanbul attacks
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» ISTANBUL - Thousands of football fans came out in a show of solidarity on Wednesday for an emotionally-charged first match after twin bombings outside the Istanbul stadium of top Turkish team Besiktas.
England still to decide on Bangladesh cricket tour
AFP, Published on 13/08/2016
» LONDON - England will not make a decision on whether to go ahead with a tour of Bangladesh later this year until a security probe of the country has been completed, assistant coach Paul Farbrace said Friday.
Anthony says athletes must 'demand change' after shootings
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» NEW YORK - NBA star Carmelo Anthony on Friday urged athletes to "step up" and "demand change," following the shooting deaths of two black men at the hands of police and the slayings of five law enforcement officers in Dallas.
Real Madrid midfielder Modric toughened by Croatia's war
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» ZADAR (CROATIA) - Bombs fell on the Croatian town of Zadar as Luka Modric refined his football skills in the corridors of a refugee hotel and in cratered car parks.
Red Star Belgrade triumph -- Yugoslav glory and requiem
AFP, Published on 24/05/2016
» BELGRADE - Dragan Dzajic hid his eyes before the last shot in Red Star Belgrade's European Cup final 25 years ago and opened them to joyous celebrations, but the triumph would soon turn sour.
Boxing unites Christians, Muslims in war-torn C.Africa
AFP, Published on 12/12/2015
» BANGUI (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) - Panting, his red singlet drenched in sweat, he pauses to catch his breath. Ngassima, 18, has taken a few blows in the ring today, he even lost his round but it's all been worth it in this "fight for peace" in Bangui.
Tokyo to beef up 2020 security after Paris attacks
AFP, Published on 17/11/2015
» TOKYO - Japan's Olympics Minister Toshiaki Endo on Monday promised to make public safety the "top priority" of the 2020 Tokyo Games following the deadly Paris terror attacks.