Dupont leads French charge for Holy Grail of Olympic rugby Sevens gold
France rugby captain Antoine Dupont defied critics to miss the Six Nations tournament and focus on making the Olympic Sevens team.
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Peaty slays demons to chase swimming history at Paris Olympics
Britain's Adam Peaty has history in his sights as the Olympic swimming champion heads to the Paris Games after slaying the demons that threatened to sink his glittering career.
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Gymnastics star Whitlock eyes fairytale Olympic farewell
Max Whitlock plans to bid farewell to the Olympics in a blaze of glory as Britain's most successful gymnast prepares for his final Games in Paris.
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The bickering and 'cold sweat' as Paris built its Games
The seven-year odyssey of the Paris Olympics should reach shore after a spectacular but hopefully serene opening cruise down the Seine on Friday at the end of a voyage that has survived rocky political moments.
Read moreSouth Korea steps up propaganda broadcasts after new trash balloons from North
South Korea will ramp up propaganda broadcasts to the North in response to Pyongyang sending more trash-carrying balloons across the border, Seoul's military said Sunday.
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Turkey-Syria rapprochement likely to be gradual: analysts
After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say normalisation will likely be gradual due to thorny issues.
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South Korea's first lady grilled over Dior bag, stock manipulation
South Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee has been questioned over allegations of stock manipulation and graft involving a $2,200 luxury handbag, the prosecution said on Sunday.
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Insect infestation ravages North African prickly pear
Amor Nouira, a farmer in Tunisia's Chebika village, has lost hope of saving his prickly pear cacti, ravaged by the cochineal insect spreading across North Africa.
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With fires in east Canada 'under control,' evacuations ending
A forest fire in northeastern Canada that forced the evacuation of more than 9,000 people a week ago is now under control, allowing those displaced to begin returning home, authorities said Saturday.
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US homeland chief hits back at attacks on women Secret Service agents
The US homeland security chief hit back Saturday at misogynistic attackson the women Secret Service agents who threw themselves into the line of fire to protect Donald Trump from a would-be assassin.
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