Belgian mother who killed five children euthanised 16 years on
A Belgian woman who murdered her five children in a case that shocked the country has been euthanised at her own request, 16 years to the day after their killing, her lawyer said Thursday.
Read moreRivals 'fighting for second' behind Verstappen in Bahrain
Double world champion Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team will be tough to beat at this weekend's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, his rivals said on Thursday.
Read moreBlinken presses Lavrov at G20 riven by Ukraine divisions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart to end the Ukraine war on the sidelines of G20 talks on Thursday, in their first face-to-face contact since the invasion.
Read moreNigeria presidential election drama heads to the courts
Third-party candidate Peter Obi announced Thursday he would challenge the outcome of Nigeria's fiercely fought presidential elections after official results awarded victory to the ruling party's champion, Bola Tinubu.
Read moreStocks diverge as investors worry about rates
Major stock markets diverged Thursday as concerns over further hikes to US interest rates lingered, with officials warning on the need to keep fighting stubbornly-high inflation.
Read moreRussia accuses Ukraine of cross-border incursion
Moscow on Thursday claimed that Ukrainians crossed into Russia and opened fire on civilians, an allegation denied by Kyiv as a "deliberate provocation."
Read moreRampant Rabada bowls South Africa to victory over West Indies
Kagiso Rabada picked up six for 50 to bowl South Africa to an 87-run victory over West Indies in the first Test at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday.
Read moreRohingya refugees decry 'devastating' cuts to food aid
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh said on Thursday they are struggling to survive after the United Nations slashed their food aid due to a massive funding gap.
Read moreUK's Johnson says 'difficult' to back new N.Irish Brexit deal
Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he would find it "very difficult" to vote for successor Rishi Sunak's new EU deal overhauling post-Brexit trade rules in Northern Ireland.
Read moreVaughan racism allegations 'word against word', cricket hearing told
Michael Vaughan's lawyer said allegations of racism made against the former England captain by Azeem Rafiq are "word against word" at a hearing in London on Thursday.
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