Colombia says dissident guerrilla leader 'presumed dead'
Colombia's defense minister Diego Molano on Wednesday announced the "presumed death" of one of the main leaders of a dissident left-wing guerrilla group, killed earlier this month in Venezuela.
Read moreDiaz's indigenous community that breeds 'toughness'
Running around barefooted on a dust bowl of a pitch, a young indigenous Colombian began kicking a ball more than 20 years ago. Now he is on the verge of becoming champion of Europe.
Read moreJapan's Kore-eda back at Cannes with Korea collaboration
Acclaimed Japanese film-maker Hirokazu Kore-eda is back in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, with his first South Korean film which explores the country's controversial practice of "drop boxes" for unwanted babies.
Read moreNo slump for pump and dump cryptocurrency gangs
In a sleepy corner of the crypto-economy, the value of an obscure coin called Enzyme was tumbling downwards along with its peers earlier this month -- but then something unusual happened on May 15.
Read moreKyrgios calls Tomic 'most hated athlete in Australia'
Nick Kyrgios branded fellow tennis player Bernard Tomic "the most hated athlete in Australia" as a feud between the pair reignited on Thursday.
Read moreSwiatek eyes 30th successive win and French Open third round
World number one Iga Swiatek can stretch her winning run to 30 matches by securing a place in the French Open third round on Thursday.
Read moreEuropean veterans Toulon stand in way of Lyon's title quest
Winners of three successive European Cup finals, Toulon were once the dominant force in continental rugby union, boasting a team of galacticos bankrolled by the outspoken Mourad Boudjellal.
Read moreMore than 200 cases of monkeypox worldwide: EU disease agency
The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide has reached 219 outside of countries where it is endemic, according to an update released by the European Union's disease agency.
Read moreAussie Lee off to quick start in LPGA Match-Play
Minjee Lee, coming off a seventh US LPGA title at the Founders Cup,launched her LPGA Match-Play campaign with a 6&5 victory over Chun Young-in at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday.
Read moreThe AR-15 and America's love of military-style weapons
Time and again, America's worst mass shootings -- including the one this week at an elementary school in Texas -- have featured a common thread: the killer's use of a military-style assault rifle that is inexpensive, easy to use and deadly efficient.
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