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Paris Fashion Week to showcase industry makeover with string of debuts

Paris Fashion Week to showcase industry makeover with string of debuts

Paris Fashion Week kicks off on Monday with a dozen new faces set to make their debuts at major labels, including Matthieu Blazy at Chanel.

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'Snapback': What sanctions will be reimposed on Iran?

'Snapback': What sanctions will be reimposed on Iran?

A raft of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, lifted under a landmark 2015 deal, will go back into force at the end of Saturday -- barring a diplomatic breakthrough, thought to be unlikely.

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UN sanctions on Iran set to return as nuclear diplomacy fades

UN sanctions on Iran set to return as nuclear diplomacy fades

Iran is set to come under sweeping UN sanctions late Saturday for the first time in a decade, barring an unexpected last-minute breakthrough, after nuclear talks with the West floundered.

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King Charles III to visit Vatican in October

King Charles III to visit Vatican in October

King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will make a state visit to meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time at the Vatican next month, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.

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Marc Marquez third on grid at Japan MotoGP as Bagnaia takes pole

Marc Marquez third on grid at Japan MotoGP as Bagnaia takes pole

Title-chasing Marc Marquez on Saturday qualified third on the grid for the Japan MotoGP sprint and grand prix, with Francesco Bagnaia claiming pole position.

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Philippines death toll rises to 11 as storm Bualoi bears down on Vietnam

Philippines death toll rises to 11 as storm Bualoi bears down on Vietnam

The death toll from Severe Tropical Storm Bualoi rose to 11 in the Philippines on Saturday as the cyclone bore down on Vietnam, authorities said.

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Donald excited Europe handled raucous crowd well at Ryder Cup

Donald excited Europe handled raucous crowd well at Ryder Cup

As much as Europe captain Luke Donald enjoyed the domination his players showed against the United States on Friday's first day of the Ryder Cup, he was just as pleased with how they handled the hecklers.

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Goals, guns and narcos: Hitmen plague Ecuador's beautiful game

Goals, guns and narcos: Hitmen plague Ecuador's beautiful game

In Ecuador, football is a deadly sport, with players competing in the shadow of match-fixing mafias and under threat of an assassin's bullet.

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Argentine victims of live-streamed murder laid to rest on eve of protest

Argentine victims of live-streamed murder laid to rest on eve of protest

Shocked and in tears, relatives on Friday laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed torture and murder caused an outcry in Argentina, where activists are planning a weekend protest against femicide.

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No USA Ryder Cup panic as fightback enters Bradley's plan

No USA Ryder Cup panic as fightback enters Bradley's plan

United States captain Keegan Bradley said his team will not panic after falling three points behind Europe on day one of the Ryder Cup.

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