Olympics: Phelps denied number 23 as Schooling wins Singapore’s first ever gold
Michael Phelps was expected to win the 23rd gold of his Olympic career, but the American suffered a shock defeat at the hands of 21-year-old Joseph Schooling.
Lungu takes early lead in Zambia election
Zambia's President Edgar Lungu has taken a slight lead as vote counting from Thursday's election continues. Zambians have raised concerns over the delay in the release of the final results.…
Lionel Messi makes u-turn on retirement from international football
The Barcelona forward retired after Argentina failed to win this year's Copa America. Yet Lionel Messi has now decided he wishes to continue and help his nation through the current…
Rio 2016: Dressage team win Germany’s sixth gold of Games
A smooth, controlled display from the German dressage team saw them win the country's sixth gold in Rio. Isabell Werth, Kristina Sprehe, Dorothee Schneider and Sönke Rothenberger held off a…
Fidel Castro, Cuba’s retired lider maximo, turns 90
On Saturday, Fidel Castro will turn 90. The rebel, statesman and womanizer has long since retired from public life. Many Cubans, however, will celebrate their revolutionary leader's birthday.
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" for the "catastrophic situation in Aleppo." Humanitarian access has to be assured by the UN, the minister said.
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 discus thrower Robert Harting failed to make the final. The 2012 gold medallist attributed his failure to an…
‘Islamic State’ abducts 2,000 civilians in northern Syria
An alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces have liberated the city of Manbij from the militant group. But some "IS" fighters fled the city, reportedly using hundreds of kidnapped civilians…
An unlikely Republican demographic stands up for Trump
Alice Butler-Short is fed up with politicians who can't get their acts together. She wants a leader who can move the US forward, and she believes Donald Trump is that…
Rio 2016: Poland’s Zielinski among three failed Rio doping tests
Reigning Olympic weightlifting champion Adrian Zielinski, from Poland, has been sent home from Rio after testing positive for nandrolone. The news follows positive tests for a Bulgarian runner and a…