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Climate change hits trout and salmon in UK's prized chalk streams

Boston Legacy FC Delays White Stadium Debut to 2028

Škoda Octavia Marks 30 Years With Nearly 7.9 Million Units Produced

Cancer fears stalk Kosovo's coal heartland

Nepal seeking to reach survivors in tunnel as risk of new floods rises

Gladys Knight to Reduce Tour Schedule Amid Health Concerns

Anger in Austria over business park on former Nazi camp site

Galápagos Coral Fossils Reveal Global Warming Intensifies El Niño Cycles

In shadow of Premier League, Serie A flexes financial muscle

Springboks 'old guard' seek revenge over All Blacks

Tanker pays record $5.3 mn to transit Panama Canal: administrator

'Find your own room': Japan says can't handle added Asian Games numbers

Pilgrims seeking peace caught in deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Fresh flood warnings for disaster-hit Nepal and Tibet, 1,400 still missing

21 inmates dead in separate Ecuador prison clashes

Three days of bloody clashes between inmates in Ecuador have left 21 dead and 66 people, including five police officers, injured in the latest bout of gang violence in the country's notoriously brutal prisons, officials said Thursday.

Kevin Spacey in court over 1980s sex misconduct claim

Five years after sexual misconduct allegations ended his Hollywood career, Kevin Spacey appeared in a New York court Thursday to face a civil lawsuit brought by actor Anthony Rapp, who accuses the disgraced Oscar winner of assaulting him as a teenager, in 1986.

Struggling Sevilla bring back Sampaoli as coach

Argentine Jorge Sampaoli will return to Sevilla after being named on Thursday as the replacement for axed coach Julen Lopetegui.

US football star Rapinoe pleads for change after 'horrifying' abuse report

US star Megan Rapinoe has urged football authorities to use the "horrifying" revelations of systemic sexual abuse and misconduct in the American domestic women's game as a catalyst for change.

UN Human Rights Council rejects debate on Xinjiang

The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted against holding a debate on alleged widespread abuses in China's Xinjiang region after intense lobbying by Beijing, in a major setback for Western nations.

OPEC+: a thriving Saudi-Russian marriage of convenience

By ignoring the United States and slashing its oil production, the OPEC+ group of petro-states demonstrated the tightening bond between Saudi Arabia, normally a close US ally, and Russia.

'Right step' for Alonso to take over at Leverkusen

New Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso said the time was right to move into first-team management, after being officially unveiled as Bayer Leverkusen's new coach on Thursday.

IMF chief urges action as global recession risks rise

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urged global policymakers Thursday to take concerted action to avoid a "dangerous 'new normal,'" as the risks of a worldwide recession are driven ever higher by repeated economic shocks.

LIV Golf suffers blow as players denied ranking points

LIV Golf players will not receive world ranking points for this week's event in Bangkok or the tournament in Jeddah later this month, the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) organisation said on Thursday.