Bad guys turn good in China 'Minions' movie ending
What's small, yellow, loves bananas and promotes the rule of law? A Minion, at least according to an edited version of the latest animated film featuring supervillain Gru and his army of tiny sidekicks being screened in China.
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Ex-F1 chief Ecclestone denies fraud charge
Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Monday pleaded not guilty when he appeared in court in London on a multi-million-pound fraud charge.
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Somalia PM vows accountability over deadly hotel siege
Somalia's prime minister pledged that the government will be held accountable over the deadly Mogadishu hotel siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists whom he branded "children of hell".
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De Klerk back as South Africa look to snap barren run in Australia
South Africa recalled scrumhalf Faf de Klerk and winger Warrick Gelant Monday in the only changes to the starting team as they strive to snap a nine-year winless streak in Australia.
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Kenya's Odinga files court challenge to presidential poll result
Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga filed an online petition to the country's top court on Monday challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto, his lawyer told AFP.
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UK dock workers' union threatens further strikes
A trade union on Monday warned of more strikes at the UK's largest container port if pay demands are not met, threatening to cause further disruptions to the supply chain.
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Two more bodies pulled from Iraq shrine after landslide: rescuers
Two bodies were recovered on Monday from a shrine in Iraq's Karbala province after a landslide caused it to partially collapse, bringing the overall toll to seven dead, rescue services said.
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Kenya's Odinga files court petition disputing poll outcome
Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto.
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Don't call me a trailblazer says openly gay badminton star Gilmour
Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour, badminton's highest-ranked openly gay player, said on Monday that she is relishing competing without having to hide her sexuality.
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Shanghai's Bund to go dark as China heatwave prompts power cuts
Shanghai will switch off decorative lights along its famed Bund riverfront for two days from Monday as a nationwide heatwave sends power demands soaring, city authorities said.
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