Spinners shine as India crush Australia by an innings
Spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja eviscerated Australia in just over two hours to hand India a crushing innings-and-132-run victory Saturday inside three days of the opening Test.
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Popular S.African rapper AKA shot dead outside restaurant
One of South Africa's hottest rap artists, Kiernan Forbes, known as AKA, has been shot dead outside a restaurant in the southeastern city of Durban, his family said Saturday.
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Super Bowl snack hurting Colombian farmers, environment
During the Super Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, millions of armchair fans will tuck into a tasty snack of tortilla chips and guacamole.
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Lee Hae-in wins Four Continents women's title
Lee Hae-in surged from sixth place with a near-flawless free skate to win the women's title at the Four Continents figure skating championships in Colorado Springs on Friday.
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India 400 all out, lead by 223 runs in 1st Australia Test
Debutant Todd Murphy took two extra wickets to chalk up 7-124 on Saturday as Australia bowled out India for 400 on day three of the opening Test.
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Aid trickles in as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 24,000
International aid was trickling into parts of Turkey and Syria on Saturday where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by a massive earthquake that has killed over 24,000 people.
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Volkanovski 'ain't scared' ahead of blockbuster UFC title bout
Alexander Volkanovski has vowed "I ain't scared" as he prepares to step up a level and collide with Islam Makhachev in a blockbuster champion-v-champion UFC 284 bout in Perth on Sunday.
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Nicaragua hands 26-year jail term to Catholic bishop who refused exile
A Nicaraguan court on Friday sentenced Catholic bishop Rolando Alvarez to 26 years in jail, a day after he refused to board a US-bound plane carrying 222 political prisoners into exile.
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Pope Francis faces 'civil war' at heart of church
From his reforms to his foreign relations, criticism of Pope Francis has intensified since the death of his predecessor Benedict XVI, revealing a climate of "civil war" at a time when the Catholic Church is engaged in a global conversation about its future.
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In eastern Ukraine, snipers watch and wait
"I'm not afraid of Russians," says "Voron", a sniper with the State Border Guard of Ukraine in the eastern Donbas region.
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