Gang crackdown carried out without 'abuses,' Guatemalan defense chief says
Sports
Bayern Munich's visit to Werder Bremen's Weserstadion could not have come at a worse time for the struggling hosts, who have been dragged into a German Bundesliga relegation battle.
Boulevard
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) claimed a thumping win on Friday in the first elections held since a deadly 2024 uprising, with leader Tarique Rahman poised to become prime minister.
Politics
With rolling power cuts, hotel closures, and flight routes suspended for lack of fuel, tourists are gradually emptying out of Cuba, deepening a severe crisis on the cash-strapped island.
Boulevard
A grieving Canadian mother whose daughter was murdered in a mass school shooting addressed the public on Thursday, ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to a community in mourning.
Sports
Italy have ambitions of hosting top-class cricket from Rome to Milan and Bologna after a historic and emotional first T20 World Cup victory.
Culture
With simulated waves, animation tables, and dozens of original sketches on display, a new exhibition in the Oscars museum offers immersion into the aquatic world of "Ponyo," Hayao Miyazaki's cinematic classic.
Sports
Milwaukee's Ousmane Dieng starred against his former team as the Bucks beat the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder 110-93 on Thursday in a morale-boosting win ahead of the NBA All-Star break.
Economy
Japan seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper, authorities said Friday, an incident that could deepen a spat between the Asian giants.
Politics
Long overshadowed by his parents and heir to one of Bangladesh's most powerful political dynasties, Tarique Rahman has finally stepped into the spotlight.
Politics
Most Asian stock markets fell Friday following another tech-led plunge on Wall Street as investors reassess their vast AI investments, while attention was also turning to US inflation data later in the day.
Politics
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday claimed a thumping win in the first elections held since a deadly 2024 uprising, with leader Tarique Rahman poised to become prime minister.
Politics
A drone whirred through a shopping centre in the Russian city of Voronezh as Shaman, an operator for the Russian army, showed shoppers one of the devices that have dominated the battlefield in Ukraine.
Culture
On a cobbled street in Cukurcuma, a district known for its antiques shops on Istanbul's European side, the story penned by Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk in his bestselling novel "The Museum of Innocence" has been brought to life.
Politics
North Korea on Friday threatened a "terrible response" if it detects any more drones buzzing across the border from the South.
Economy
NASA is set to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station on Friday, replacing a crew that was evacuated early due to a medical issue.
Boulevard
In a softly lit Shanghai bar, graduate student Helen Zhao stretched out both wrists to have her pulse taken -- the first step to ordering the house special, a bespoke "health" cocktail based on traditional Chinese medicine.
Politics
North Korea will hold a landmark party congress at the end of February, a political showcase that will lay out the nation's foreign policy, war planning and nuclear ambitions for the next five years.
Sports
Arsenal and Manchester City take a break from their battle at the top of the Premier League to try and remain on course for a quadruple this weekend as Wigan and Salford seek monumental FA Cup shocks.
Culture
In a faded rehearsal hall in the gritty concrete sprawl of northern Rio de Janeiro, samba dancers and drummers fine-tune their rhythms for a grassroots carnival parade few tourists have heard of.
Politics
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by Tarique Rahman is heading for a thumping win in the first elections held since a deadly 2024 uprising, Bangladeshi TV stations projected Friday.
Sports
Ryo Hisatsune fired a career-best 10-under par 62 on Thursday to take a one-stroke first-round lead in the PGA Tour Pebble Beach Pro-Am as defending champion Rory McIlroy and top-ranked Scottie Scheffler left themselves work to do.
Politics
Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday postponed the adoption of a landmark amnesty bill designed to end the use of courts to crack down on dissent after failing to reach an agreement on how to apply it.
Sports
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his players did not work as a team and were taught a lesson in the first half of the 4-0 Copa del Rey semi-final first leg defeat by Atletico Madrid on Thursday.
Politics
Australia's centre-right opposition Liberal Party on Friday elected as leader a conservative who lobbied to drop its commitment to net zero emissions, local media reported.
Sports
Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice said his side cannot be distracted by talk of Manchester City closing in at the top of the Premier League after the Gunners were held 1-1 at Brentford on Thursday.
Sports
Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was suspended one game without pay by the NBA on Thursday after being whistled for his 16th technical foul of the season.
Politics
North Korea on Friday threatened a "terrible response" in the event of another drone incursion from the South, after Seoul announced a probe into a cross-border incident reported last month.
Nature
More than a year after deadly wildfires swept through Los Angeles communities, California launched an investigation Thursday into claims of delays in issuing warnings to historically Black neighborhoods which could have increased the death toll.
Sports
Atletico Madrid hammered Copa del Rey holders Barcelona 4-0 on Thursday in the first leg of their semi-final clash.
Sports
Arsenal missed the chance to extend their Premier League lead to six points as Brentford rattled the Gunners in a 1-1 draw on Thursday to give Manchester City hope in the title race.
Sports
US snowboarding superstar Chloe Kim said Thursday she was proud of her "baby" after South Korean teenager Choi Gaon dethroned her as Olympic women's halfpipe champion.
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US snowboard superstar Chloe Kim failed in her bid for Olympic history when she was pipped to gold on Thursday while Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said being banned from competing at the Milan-Cortina Games was the "price of our dignity".
Politics
Wall Street stocks tumbled Thursday following another pullback in tech shares as markets look ahead to a key inflation reading.
Sports
Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Nick Castellanos was released on Thursday by the Major League Baseball club and revealed he brought a beer into the dugout after being removed from a game.
Boulevard
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will on Friday join mourners in the remote mining town that is grieving after eight people were killed in a mass school shooting.
Sports
South Korean teenager Choi Gaon recovered from a brutal fall to shock US snowboard superstar Chloe Kim in the Olympic women's halfpipe final on Thursday as the American missed out on a historic hat-trick.
Sports
Title favourites Inter Milan host a resurgent Juventus in Serie A on Saturday, while a fiery atmosphere can be expected as the stubborn defending champions Napoli await Roma on Sunday.
Sports
World number two Iga Swiatek and Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina both crashed out of the Qatar Open on Thursday losing their quarter-finals to Maria Sakkari and Victoria Mboko respectively.
Economy
The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket Thursday carried 32 satellites into space for the Amazon Leo network, which aims to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.