Lionel Messi makes u-turn on retirement from international football
The Barcelona forward retired after Argentina failed to win this year's Copa…
Rio 2016: Dressage team win Germany’s sixth gold of Games
A smooth, controlled display from the German dressage team saw them win…
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s retired lider maximo, turns 90
On Saturday, Fidel Castro will turn 90. The rebel, statesman and womanizer…
German FM Steinmeier calls for hostilities to cease in Syria’s Aleppo
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has decried Russia's "high level of responsibility"…
Rio 2016: Lights out for Harting as 2012 gold medallist bows out in qualifying
One of Germany's medal hopes has crashed out of the Olympics after…
‘Islamic State’ abducts 2,000 civilians in northern Syria
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces have liberated the city of…
An unlikely Republican demographic stands up for Trump
Alice Butler-Short is fed up with politicians who can't get their acts…
Rio 2016: Poland’s Zielinski among three failed Rio doping tests
Reigning Olympic weightlifting champion Adrian Zielinski, from Poland, has been sent home…
EU scholarships axed in blow to Turkey’s ties to EU
Turkish authorities have cancelled an EU scholarship program. The move takes the…
Rio 2016: Junghänel wins Germany’s second shooting gold in two days
Germany's Henri Junghänel has won gold in the men's 50m Rifle Prone…