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Smith's Quins eliminate La Rochelle, Bordeaux and Glasgow secure top seeds

Gang members in Guatemala kill seven police after prison crackdown: minister

Villa's title bid rocked by Everton loss, Newcastle held at Wolves

Dybala boosts Roma's Champions League hopes, Fiorentina honour Commisso

Villa's title bid rocked by Everton loss, Newcastle held by Wolves

'Avatar: Fire and Ash' at number one in N.America for fifth straight week

Limited internet returns in Iran after protest blackout

Syria's leader agrees truce deal with Kurds after govt troops advance

Smith's penalty sees Quins eliminate La Rochelle, Bordeaux secure top seeding

Atletico edge Alaves to strengthen Liga top-four hold

Jeong snatches Union late draw at Stuttgart

Cuba’s bleak oil crisis

Iran unrest and US threats

Venezuela’s economic roadmap

Iran's collapse fuels Revolt

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Brexit's broken promises

France's debt spiral Crisis

Accused scam boss Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China: Phnom Penh

Chinese-born tycoon Chen Zhi, who was indicted by the United States on fraud and money-laundering charges for running a multibillion-dollar cyberscam network from Cambodia, has been arrested there and extradited to China, Phnom Penh said Wednesday.

Pakistan cruise past Sri Lanka in T20I opener

Pakistan underlined their credentials as serious contenders for the upcoming T20 World Cup with a commanding six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening match of the three-game series in Dambulla on Wednesday.

Mourners pay tribute to Brigitte Bardot at Saint-Tropez funeral

Well-wishers lined the streets in Brigitte Bardot's hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon, who was buried in a seaside cemetery after dying last month of cancer.

Oil sinks as US ups pressure on Venezuela over crude supplies

Oil prices fell further Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Venezuela would turn over millions of barrels to the United States.

Frenchwoman accused of libel over Nazi 'collaborator' family novel

A historian of the Nazi occupation of France was being sued Wednesday by her own relatives for alleged libel after she promoted her first novel as inspired by her family's history.

Fossils discovered in Morocco shed light on our African roots

Where did our species first emerge? Fossils discovered in Morocco dating back more than 773,000 years bolster the theory that Homo sapiens originally appeared in Africa, scientists said in a study Wednesday.

Arsenal must win trophies to leave 'legacy' - Arteta

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said the Premier League leaders must win trophies if they were to be remembered like the "Invincibles" side that last won the title for the Gunners in 2004.

Brazil's Bolsonaro back to hospital after prison fall

Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was taken to a hospital Wednesday, AFP journalists observed, after hitting his head in a fall in prison, where he is serving 27 years for leading a failed coup d'etat.

AI helps pave the way for self-driving cars

Even if Elon Musk's dream of robotaxis for everyone is a long way off, sleek electric cars powered by artificial intelligence packed the Consumer Electronics Show, promising to liberate people from the tedium of driving.

Strasbourg offer too good to turn down, says O'Neil

Gary O'Neil replaced Liam Rosenior as Strasbourg coach on Wednesday declaring that he had received other offers in the year he had been out of work but "none of them felt quite like this".

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