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Atalanta on tail of Serie A leaders Napoli after seeing off Roma

Atalanta on tail of Serie A leaders Napoli after seeing off Roma

Atalanta stayed hot on the heels of Serie A leaders Napoli on Monday by winning 2-0 at struggling Roma, who were playing at home for the first time since Claudio Ranieri's return as coach of his boyhood club.

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Atalanta on Serie A leaders Napoli's tail after seeing off Roma

Atalanta on Serie A leaders Napoli's tail after seeing off Roma

Atalanta stayed hot on the heels of Serie A leaders Napoli on Monday by winning 2-0 at struggling Roma, who were playing at home for the first time since Claudio Ranieri's return as coach of his boyhood club.

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World Cup selection drives US sevens star Maher's move to Bristol

World Cup selection drives US sevens star Maher's move to Bristol

American rugby sevens star Ilona Maher will join 15-a-side club Bristol in January in a bid to play in next year's women's Rugby World Cup, the English club announced on Monday.

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Israel says hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Israel says hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Israel said it hit dozens of Hezbollah targets in strikes on Lebanon Monday after vowing retaliation for an attack claimed by Hezbollah, the militant group's first since a fragile ceasefire began last week.

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Vietnam property tycoon on death row faces appeal verdict

Vietnam property tycoon on death row faces appeal verdict

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for a multi-billion-dollar fraud will learn Tuesday whether her life will be spared, as an appeal court reaches its verdict on one of the biggest corruption cases in history.

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US urges push for Syria de-escalation

US urges push for Syria de-escalation

The United States called Monday for de-escalation in Syria, where an Islamist-led rebel alliance has wrested swathes of territory from the control of President Bashar al-Assad's government in a lightning offensive.

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Ronaldo-less Al Nassr suffer first Asian Champions League loss

Ronaldo-less Al Nassr suffer first Asian Champions League loss

Cristiano Ronaldo watched on from the stands as already-qualified Al Nassr lost for the first time in this year's Asian Champions League Elite as they were beaten 2-1 in injury time by Qatar's Al Sadd on Monday.

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US Fed officials see inflation fight as broadly on track

US Fed officials see inflation fight as broadly on track

The US appears on track to hit its long-term target of two percent inflation despite a recent uptick, two Federal Reserve officials said Monday, with one indicating support for another rate cut this month.

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Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah claims first attack since truce

Israel strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah claims first attack since truce

Israel conducted air strikes in Lebanon on Monday after vowing retaliation for an attack claimed by Hezbollah, the militant group's first since a fragile ceasefire between the two sides took effect last week.

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Thousands rally after Georgian PM vows 'no negotiations' with pro-EU opposition

Thousands rally after Georgian PM vows 'no negotiations' with pro-EU opposition

Georgian police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of pro-EU demonstrators on Monday, who had rallied in the centre of Tbilisi amid a deepening political crisis in the Black Sea nation.

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