A French-Spanish nun has been brutally murdered in a village in the Central African Republic where she taught sewing to young girls, the Vatican said Wednesday.The 77-year old was found beheaded early Monday in the southwestern town of Nola according to the Va

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military offensive against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, rejected a ceasefire requested by French President Emmanuel Macron during talks in Paris, an Elysee official said Wednesday.Hafter said the co

Alex Hales insists he will still support England at the upcoming World Cup despite his shock exile from international cricket.The Nottinghamshire batsman was on course to feature for World Cup hosts England until a report in the Guardian newspaper last month r

Former French Open semi-finalist Tomas Berdych will miss this year's tournament after failing to fully recover in time from injury, he said on Wednesday.An ongoing back problem forced Berdych to sit out the second half of 2018, and the Czech former world numb

Arsenal have enough "ammunition" to sign their top transfer targets regardless of whether they qualify for the Champions League, according to head of football Raul Sanllehi.Unai Emery's side will book a place in next season's top-tier European competition

Former Ivory Coast and Belgium manager Marc Wilmots signed a contract in Brussels on Wednesday to become coach of Iran following lengthy talks."The contract was signed at the residence of the (Iran) ambassador between Mr. Wilmots and Mehdi Taj (the president

Argentine football great Diego Maradona is to have treatment in Buenos Aires on an injured shoulder that forced him to miss a trip to the Cannes Film Festival where a documentary on his life was aired.The 58-year-old, currently the coach at Mexican team Dorado

Nevada and Vermont are poised to enact laws that protect access to abortion, at a time when conservative US states have adopted highly restrictive measures.These contradictory developments could accentuate existing disparities in access to the procedure for wo

The US has hit China where it hurts by going after its telecom champion Huawei, but Beijing's control of the global supply of rare earths used in smartphones and electric cars gives it a powerful weapon in their escalating tech war.A seemingly routine visit b

A computer generated Vladimir Putin is to host a comedy chat-show on the BBC, with British political spin doctor Alastair Campbell among those pitting his wits against the Russian leader, the broadcaster announced Wednesday.Two short pilot episodes of the semi

Atletico Madrid said on Wednesday that Diego Costa has suffered ankle ligament damage after the controversial Spain striker was stretchered off during their friendly with Beitar Jerusalem.Costa, 30, was carried off the field 24 minutes into Tuesday's 2-1 loss