AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi insisted Saturday that chief executive Adriano Galliani will stay at the club despite the latter’s claim on Friday that he would resign. Galliani, who is also a vice-president, responded to recent criticism by saying…
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Sixteen young Pakistani women will make history this weekend as they compete in the kabaddi world cup — the first time the conservative Muslim country has ever fielded an international women’s team in the sport. The traditional tag-wrestling sport…
A woman run over and trapped under a car in China was rescued by good samaritans who lifted the vehicle off her. CCTV footage shows the victim riding an electric bicycle being hit during morning rush hour in the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on…
Italy’s Dominik Paris won the first downhill of the men’s alpine World Cup season on Saturday, his time of 1min 49.90sec giving him the victory over Austrian Klaus Kroell. Kroell was second at snowy Lake Louise in 1:49.93, and France’s Adrien Theaux…
Gareth Bale took his tally to eight goals in his last seven games with a hat-trick as Real Madrid shrugged off the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Valladolid 4-0. With the Portuguese sidelined by a slight muscle strain, Bale proved to be decisive…
Scottish police say eight people are now confirmed dead following the crash of a police helicopter into a crowded Glasgow pub. (Nov. 30)
Soil from World War I battlefields in Belgium was laid in a memorial garden in London on Saturday ahead of the 100th anniversary next year of the start of the conflict. Seventy bags of “sacred soil” gathered by more than 1,000 British and Belgian schoolchildren…
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 24 people in two separate attacks in northern Nigeria, eyewitnesses said on Saturday, just as the military vowed to ramp up security over Christmas. Seven fishermen were ambushed and killed in the first attack in…
Fallen giants Rangers needed two late goals to book their place in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup with a 2-0 victory over ten-man Falkirk on Saturday. Rangers had the best of the first half chances but lacked a killer touch in front of goal as they…
European champions Toulon failed to go back to the summit of the French Top 14 table after they were shocked 23-0 by Stade Francais in Paris on Saturday. Bernard Laporte’s team had lost top spot to Clermont on Friday after the Vulcans came from behind…
Tunisia police on Saturday arrested 10 suspected jihadists of the banned Ansar al-Sharia movement in the northeast of the country triggering clashes with their supporters, the interior ministry said. The arrests took place at dawn in the town of Kef…
Britain said Saturday it would provide £10 million ($16.4 million, 1.2 million euro) in aid to the Central African Republic to help tackle the humanitarian crisis in the country. The support package of emergency healthcare, clean water and logistical…
An Egyptian panel approved Saturday more than half of the articles of a new constitution aimed at paving the way for a return to elected rule after July’s military ouster of president Mohamed Morsi. If adopted in full, the charter will be put to a popular…
Sky’s Niall Paterson takes a look at the state of robotics and how to use Google Glass
For a third year in a row, the Top 10 Best of cleantech’s cluster companies were honored at the Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) Later Stage Awards Gala. The GCCA’s Global Top 10 Winners represent the best of the association’s nearly…
Man of the moment Aaron Ramsey scored twice against his former club as Arsenal beat Cardiff City 3-0 on Saturday to move seven points clear in the Premier League. Ramsey broke the deadlock with a fine first-half header and after substitute Mathieu Flamini…
Paris will host on December 7 a mini-summit on the crisis in strife-torn Central African Republic, with leaders from neighbouring African countries and UN chief Ban Ki-moon due to attend, the French presidency said Saturday. The gathering of leaders…
European ambassadors and intelligence officials are making discreet trips to Damascus in a bid to resume contacts with the Syrian regime after years of outspoken support for the opposition, diplomats say. “Since May, little by little, we have begun…
Police on Saturday found the burned wreckage of a Mozambican Airlines plane a day after it went missing in a remote area in northeastern Namibia, saying none of the 33 people aboard from several countries had survived. It is one of the worst accidents…
Nigeria on Saturday pledged to secure communities near its northern and eastern borders with Chad, Niger and Cameroon over Christmas and New Year due to fears about Boko Haram strikes. The banned Islamist group has previously launched deadly attacks…