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Mourinho-Conte feud goes to FA Cup Final showdown
Mourinho-Conte feud goes to FA Cup Final showdown
FOOTBALL: Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte renew hostilities with the stakes heightened when Manchester United and Chelsea face off in tomorrow’s (May 19) FA Cup final needing silverware to mask this season’s flaws.
In Gaza, a day of blood and sorrow overshadows US embassy move
In Gaza, a day of blood and sorrow overshadows US embassy move
ISRAEL: At Gaza’s Shifa Hospital, people search desperately for loved ones. Some already know they are dead and grimly work their way through bodies.
City soak up fans’ adulation in victory parade
City soak up fans’ adulation in victory parade
FOOTBALL: An estimated 100,000 Manchester City supporters filled the sun-kissed streets of the city to hail their team as they paraded the English Premier League trophy yesterday (May 14).
‘Expanding the beautiful’: Tokyo’ s digital art museum with artwork that envelops, interacts with visitors
‘Expanding the beautiful’: Tokyo’ s digital art museum with artwork that envelops, interacts with visitors
JAPAN: The waterfall appears to run down the wall of a room and across the floor, but the flow is an illusion – a digital exhibit at a new interactive museum in Tokyo.
America’s cold case culture
America’s cold case culture
UNITED STATES: US detectives analysed DNA to capture the former policeman alleged to be the notorious “Golden State Killer” – but it was a book that sparked renewed interest in the murders.
Mexican factory churning out Messi, Neymar masks
Mexican factory churning out Messi, Neymar masks
MEXICO: A Mexican factory is churning out rubber Neymars, Messis and Ronaldos ahead of the World Cup, racing to meet demand for life-like masks of a dream team of football giants.
Seven found dead at Australian rural property
AUSTRALIA: Four children and three adults were found dead at a rural property near the Margaret River wine region in Western Australia yesterday (May 11) in an apparent murder-suicide. If confirmed as a mass shooting, the incident will be the worst in Australia since the 1996 massacre at Port Arthur in Tasmania that left 35 people dead.
Malaysia’s Mahathir wins shock election victory, toppling 61-yr-old regime
Malaysia’s Mahathir wins shock election victory, toppling 61-yr-old regime
MALAYSIA: Malaysia’s veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, won a shock election victory yesterday (May 9) in a political earthquake that toppled the country’s scandal-plagued premier and ousted a regime that has ruled for over six decades.
From vigilantes to gangsters
From vigilantes to gangsters
BRAZIL: They’re seldom mentioned by officials and are almost never identified, but paramilitary groups are increasingly embedded in Rio de Janeiro – and, with the slaying of a prominent politician last month, are ever more brazen.
Afghanistan’s camel power
Afghanistan’s camel power
AFGHANISTAN: Old Afghan men looking to soothe their aching joints or enrich their rice dishes stand around a tiny shop where they are lulled by a camel’s steady steps as sesame oil flows into a plastic bucket.
Major quake hits Hawaii, prompts further volcano eruptions
Major quake hits Hawaii, prompts further volcano eruptions
HAWAII: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook Hawaii’s Big Island today (May 5), prompting fresh eruptions of a volcano that has been spewing lava near residential areas, forcing hundreds of people to flee.
‘Sad’ Wenger defends Ozil after Atletico defeat
‘Sad’ Wenger defends Ozil after Atletico defeat
SPAIN: Arsene Wenger was left devastated by Arsenal’s Europa League defeat to Atletico Madrid last night (May 3) but made a staunch defence of midfielder Mesut Ozil.
Basque separatists ETA announce dissolution
Basque separatists ETA announce dissolution
SPAIN: Basque separatist group ETA has announced it is fully disbanding, marking the definitive end to its deadly independence campaign and to western Europe’s last armed insurgency.
Whistle-blowing Myanmar policeman sentenced to jail
Whistle-blowing Myanmar policeman sentenced to jail
MYANMAR: A Myanmar police officer who told a court his colleagues had tried to “entrap” two Reuters journalists has been handed a prison term, a police spokesman said today (Apr 30).
French hotel giant AccorHotels buys Movenpick
French hotel giant AccorHotels buys Movenpick
PARIS: French hotel group AccorHotels announced Monday it has signed a deal to buy Switzerland's Movenpick Hotels and Resorts for 560 million Swiss francs (US$567 million, or B17.87 billion).
Nuggets of contention
Nuggets of contention
CAMEROON: Killings, land grabs, corruption... tensions and violence are rising in eastern Cameroon as Chinese firms take advantage of a regulatory twilight zone to mine gold.
India’s Hindu-Muslim divide
India’s Hindu-Muslim divide
INDIA: The internet is being cut for hours on end in Jammu as authorities try to halt protests that have grown in the Kashmir winter capital since the rape-murder of an 8-year-old girl opened a new front in India’s Hindu-Muslim divide.
‘Fantastic’ Liverpool surpass Klopp’s expectations
‘Fantastic’ Liverpool surpass Klopp’s expectations
FOOTBALL: Jurgen Klopp saluted Liverpool’s “fantastic” 5-2 demolition of Roma on Tuesday (Apr 24) as the Reds manager soaked up a Champions League semi-final first leg goal spree that was beyond his expectations.
A Syrian dancer’s journey from hell to the Paris stage
A Syrian dancer’s journey from hell to the Paris stage
FRANCE: Yara al-Hasbani was putting the finishing touches to her make-up for a performance of “Romeo and Juliet” in Damascus when she found out her father had been tortured to death. It was the moment the dancer’s world turned upside down.
North and South Korea begin historic summit
North and South Korea begin historic summit
KOREA: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit today (Apr 27) after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism.