Paris 2024 organisers hoping for Olympic flame on Eiffel Tower: Source

GENEVA - Taiwan failed on Monday (May 22) in its efforts to gain an invitation to the World Health Organisation's annual...

Spanish football admits racism problem after Vinicius incident

MADRID - Spanish football has a racism problem, its football federation chief Luis Rubiales said on Monday (May 22), echoing...

Truck crashes near White House, driver detained: Secret Service

Authorities in Washington, DC, on Monday (May 22) night detained the driver of a box truck that crashed into security...

Nepali sherpa scales Everest for record 28th time; death toll at 11

KATHMANDU - A Nepali sherpa reached the summit of Mount Everest for a record 28th time on Tuesday (May 23),...

Biden, McCarthy meeting ends with no deal on debt ceiling

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could not reach an agreement Monday (May 22) on how...

Britain’s record-holding climber says Mount Everest is ‘dry, more rocky’

KATHMANDU - Mount Everest is losing snow and turning "dry and rocky", British climber Kenton Cool, who made his 17th...

India to withdraw 2,000-rupee notes from circulation

MUMBAI - India will start withdrawing its highest value currency notes from circulation, the central bank said on Friday (May 19),...

‘We fell short’: Arsenal’s Arteta inconsolable after Premier League title loss to Manchester City

NOTTINGHAM, England- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta graciously congratulated Manchester City for winning the Premier League on Saturday (May 20), but...

Transgender Mississippi girl misses graduation after judge’s ruling