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Two dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed as big waves hit coast

Two dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed as big waves hit coast

Big waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummelling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least two people dead, authorities said Sunday.

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Eagles clinch division title,  Bills claim AFC second seed

Eagles clinch division title, Bills claim AFC second seed

The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East division title on Sunday, handing the Dallas Cowboys a humiliating 41-7 defeat while the Buffalo Bills secured the second seed in the AFC with a 40-14 crushing of the New York Jets.

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'Democracy and freedom': Jimmy Carter's human rights efforts in Latin America

'Democracy and freedom': Jimmy Carter's human rights efforts in Latin America

With a focus on human rights, US policy toward Latin America under Jimmy Carter briefly tempered a long tradition of interventionism in a key sphere of American influence, analysts say.

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Jimmy Carter, a transformative diplomat despite Iran

Jimmy Carter, a transformative diplomat despite Iran

Jimmy Carter's critics turned his name into a synonym for weakness over the Iranian hostage crisis. But by any measure, he also scored major achievements on the world stage through his mix of moralism and painstaking personal diplomacy.

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Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100

Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100

Jimmy Carter, the 100-year-old former US president and Nobel peace laureate who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, has died, his nonprofit foundation said Sunday.

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Syria's leader says elections could take 4 years: Al Arabiya interview

Syria's leader says elections could take 4 years: Al Arabiya interview

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa told Al Arabiya TV on Sunday that elections could take four years, noted the importance of ties with Iran and Russia, and called for the United States to lift sanctions.

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Croatia's president faces conservative rival in election run-off

Croatia's president faces conservative rival in election run-off

Croatia's President Zoran Milanovic will face conservative rival Dragan Primorac in an election run-off in two weeks' time after the incumbent narrowly missed out an outright victory on Sunday, official results showed.

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Salah says new Liverpool contract still 'far away'

Salah says new Liverpool contract still 'far away'

Mohamed Salah said talks over a new Liverpool contract have not moved on significantly after starring once more in a 5-0 thrashing of West Ham on Sunday to help open up an eight-point Premier League lead.

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Liverpool destroy West Ham to go eight points clear, Man City stop rot

Liverpool destroy West Ham to go eight points clear, Man City stop rot

Rampant Liverpool smashed West Ham 5-0 on Sunday to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points as Manchester City returned to winning ways at troubled Leicester.

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South Korea grieves after deadliest plane crash kills 179

South Korea grieves after deadliest plane crash kills 179

South Korea was reeling Monday from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, with a team of US investigators joining local authorities to probe possible causes.

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