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Turkey ex-minister resigns as investment fund crisis grows

UK police call in bomb disposal team near air force base

Bangkok floods send thousands into shelters after days of rain

Decorated Indian badminton star calls Japan Asian Games 'very sad'

Assefa just misses women's world record at Berlin Marathon

Asian Games chiefs say lessons learned over accommodation

Dramatic winners Zimbabwe to end five-year exile by tackling DR Congo

Thousands seek to thwart disputed N.Ireland flashpoint parade

How young is too young as child prodigies win big at Asian Games

Pope to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse during France trip

Iran stands firm on Hormuz plan after US rejection

Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters

AI startup urges optimism from Europe despite safety fears

Italy winemakers hail bumper harvest but cut output

Rare Italian opera returns to Moscow after nearly 120-year hiatus

The rarely performed Italian opera "Mefistofele" will return to Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre on Saturday for the first time in almost 120 years.

'Invincible' 223cm teen basketball player stars as China win bronze

Zhang Ziyu played a starring role to drag China to women's basketball bronze at the Asian Games on Saturday, with her coach predicting the teenager standing 223cm (7ft 4in) will one day be "invincible".

Pope to celebrate giant Paris mass after 'peace' appeal

Pope Leo XIV was on Saturday to celebrate an open-air mass for hundreds of thousands of believers on the Champs Elysees in Paris, after saying it was possible to "live together in dignity and peace".

Tenth woman found dead in South Africa's string of killings

South African police on Saturday found another body in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, bringing to 10 the number of women found dead in the municipality over the past two months.

Homes flooded, roads submerged: Bangkok declares disaster over heavy rains

Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left homes, shops and roads waterlogged and residents wading through deep water.

Japan schoolboy, 11, wins gold while empty seats blight Asian Games

Eel-loving schoolboy Yuki Kurihara, 11, won an Asian Games gold medal in Japan on Saturday, more weightlifting world records were set and organisers admitted they were "not satisfied" with ticket sales after swathes of unsold seats were seen at the athletics.

Japan organisers 'not satisfied' as empty seats blight Asian Games

Asian Games organisers admitted on Saturday they were "not satisfied" with ticket sales after swathes of empty seats were seen at the main stadium and other venues in Japan.

Austria 'ghetto' language classes leave children to repeat school

For two years after he first arrived in Austria, Iraqi pupil Abdlrahman Aljanabi didn't follow maths, science and other subjects like the rest of his peers.

Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster

Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents knee-deep in water.

S.African women runners arm themselves after string of killings

Before lacing up her running shoes, Nancy Masha checked the knife and pepper spray she carried to protect herself on her daily jog, a ritual born of fear after the murder of a fellow runner sent shock waves across South Africa.

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