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'Heartbroken' Timberwolves resume NBA play amid Minneapolis turmoil
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said the NBA team was "heartbroken" by events unfolding in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot dead a second US citizen amid the Trump administration's mass immigration crackdown.
DR Congo races to be ready for Francophone Games
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» KINSHASA: With just a week left before the opening ceremonies, workers in Kinshasa are racing to finish facilities ahead of the Francophone Games, gathering nations from the French-speaking equivalent of the Commonwealth.
Saudi motorsports chief says F1 debut is 'signal to the world'
AFP, Published on 30/11/2021
» JEDDAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - Saudi Arabia's debut Formula One race will showcase the country to the world, its motorsports chief told AFP, hitting back at criticism over human rights and calls for singer Justin Bieber to cancel his headline act.
Mayweather unfazed by critics ahead of exhibition bout
AFP, Published on 04/06/2021
» MIAMI: Floyd Mayweather has invited ridicule ahead of his latest return to the boxing ring but the unbeaten American couldn't care less.
Saudi-backed investors pull out of Newcastle deal
AFP, Published on 31/07/2020
» LONDON: A Saudi-backed consortium on Thursday announced it had ended its bid to buy Newcastle United after months of waiting for approval from the Premier League.
LeBron among US athletes outraged at black man's death
AFP, Published on 28/05/2020
» LOS ANGELES: NBA superstar LeBron James was among the US athletes taking to social media in outrage over the death of a black man in Minnesota after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes.
Brother gets life for 'honour killing' of Pakistan social media star
AFP, Published on 27/09/2019
» MULTAN (PAKISTAN) - The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was on Friday sentenced to life in prison for her murder -- the patriarchal country's highest-profile "honour killing".
Brother gets life for 'honour killing' of Pakistan social media star
AFP, Published on 27/09/2019
» MULTAN (PAKISTAN) - The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch was on Friday convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison in the patriarchal country's highest-profile "honour killing".
Karachi vice: Pakistani cop channels police stories into gritty novels
AFP, Published on 26/07/2019
» KARACHI - His father was assassinated by a notorious Karachi hitman, while his police partner was murdered by the Taliban.
Berlin Half-Marathon terror attack foiled
AFP, Published on 09/04/2018
» BERLIN: German authorities arrested six people Sunday over an alleged plot to carry out a terrorist attack on the German capital's half marathon, which attracted 36,000 runners.