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Ragtag Myanmar resistance sees tide turning in forgotten war
Published on 21/04/2024
» LOIKAW, Myanmar — The night Suu Kyi thought she would die of her wounds on the front lines of a forgotten war, a crescent moon hung overhead. A pendant of the Virgin Mary dangled around her neck. Maybe those augurs saved her. Or maybe, she said, it was not yet time for her to die.
'Competitive animal' Nadal back for one last hurrah
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» SYDNEY - More than two decades after bursting on the scene, the sun is setting on Rafael Nadal's storied career with the Spanish gladiator hoping his creaking body can hold up long enough to see out the season.
From community to union: Jacques Delors, champion of Europe
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - For both fans and foes of the European project, Jacques Delors was Brussels' driving force during the EU's greatest period of integration, the creation of the single market and the euro.
Chinese chess world rocked by cheating, bad behaviour
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» SHANGHAI - The world of Chinese chess is in uproar over rumours of cheating and a bad behaviour scandal that saw the national champion stripped of his title on Monday after a victory celebration ended with him defecating in a hotel bathtub.
Tiger encouraged for comeback after knocking off the rust
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» MIAMI - Tiger Woods says he has been encouraged by his performance in two December events, the first competitive golf for the 15-time major winner since April ankle surgery.
Wilders vote win confirmed, coalition talks tricky
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» THE HAGUE - Geert Wilders' stunning election win was confirmed officially on Friday but the far-right Dutch leader faces an uphill battle to forge a coalition with other parties uncomfortable with his anti-Islam views.
Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» DUBLIN - Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, has died aged 65 after a long illness, his wife announced Thursday.
Dutch coalition horse-trading starts as Wilders eyes power
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» THE HAGUE: After his shock election win, far-right Dutch firebrand Geert Wilders on Friday kicked off the formal process of building a government coalition, battling to convince reluctant rivals to serve under him as premier.
S. Africa's Pistorius in fresh parole bid decade after murder
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» PRETORIA: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was Friday seeking an early release from prison, a decade after he killed his girlfriend in a crime that gripped the world.
Semenya case set for ECHR Grand Chamber final ruling
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) agreed Monday to rule on the case of double Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya, who has been barred from competing over her refusal to take medication to lower her testosterone levels.