British sailor Davies completes Vendee after 80 days at sea
British sailor Samantha Davies on Thursday crossed the finish line of the gruelling, round-the-world Vendee Globe yacht race in 13th position after just over 80 days at sea.
Read more
Dubai airport clocks record 92.3m passengers, extending hot streak
A record 92.3 million passengers travelled through Dubai's international airport last year, its operator said on Thursday, extending a post-pandemic tear that exemplifies the city's economic boom.
Read more
IOC presidential contenders deliver their vision for sport in post-Bach era
Hope, experience, integrity and engaging with the youth of today were some of the messages the seven candidates bidding to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee delivered to their fellow members on Thursday.
Read more
Stock markets rise on ECB rate cut, healthy corporate results
US and European stock markets rose Thursday as the European Central Bank cut interest rates again and companies posted healthy earnings.
Read more
Tears of joy for Thai hostages freed in Gaza
The families of Thai farm workers held for over a year in Gaza cheered and wept with relief Thursday as they were freed in a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
Read moreNo survivors after helicopter collides with plane over Washington
Divers pulled bodies from the icy waters of Washington's Potomac river Thursday after a US military helicopter collided midair with a passenger plane carrying 64 people, with officials saying there were likely no survivors.
Read more
Rwanda-backed M23 pledges to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.
Read more
Jonny Gray returns for Scotland against Italy in Six Nations
Scotland lock Jonny Gray will make his first Test appearance for nearly two years after being named in the starting team for Saturday's Six Nations opener at home to Italy.
Read more
Russian drone barrage kills three elderly couples in east Ukraine
A Russian drone attack that targeted cities across Ukraine killed three elderly couples in a Soviet-era residential block in the eastern city of Sumy, prosecutors said.
Read more
Italy turn to Allan for Six Nations opener against Scotland
Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada named Perpignan's Tommaso Allan at full-back on Friday for their Six Nations opener against Scotland, allowing Toulouse flier Ange Capuozzo to move to the wing.
Read moreIn The News
