Referee punched, kicked as Moroccan club reach CAF Cup semi-finals
Tunisian referee Sadeq al Salmi was punched and kicked after Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane reached the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals at the weekend with a 1-0 win over Egyptian visitors Al Masry.
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Another 45,000 flee Ukraine war
More than 5.2 million Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia launched its invasion two months ago, with over 45,000 joining their ranks in the past 24 hours, the UN said Monday.
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Tiny Bronte book heads home to Yorkshire after New York sale
A miniature book of poems written by a 13-year-old Charlotte Bronte will return to her windswept Yorkshire home after it was bought for $1.25 million by a British consortium, the buyers said Monday.
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African players in Europe: Salah helps crack Everton resistance
Mohamed Salah provided a key assist as Liverpool beat stubborn local rivals Everton 2-0 at the weekend to remain one point behind leaders Manchester City in a thrilling Premier League title race.
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Activists block Russian oil tanker in Norway
Greenpeace activists in Norway blocked a Russian oil tanker from unloading its cargo near Oslo Monday, saying the shipment was helping to finance Russian President Vladimir Putin's "warfare".
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Ferrari 'won't lose heart' despite Imola setback
Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto encouraged his team and their fans to "keep smiling" and bounce back in pursuit of a first Formula One title since 2007 after Sunday's setback on home soil.
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Indonesia raises alert level for Krakatoa's offspring volcano
Indonesia raised the alert status for the offspring of the infamous Krakatoa volcano to its second highest level on Monday, a day after it erupted and spewed a towering ash cloud 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the sky.
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Hong Kong press club scraps rights awards over 'red line' fears
Hong Kong's foreign press club scrapped its annual human rights awards on Monday citing fears it could be prosecuted for crossing "new red lines" as Beijing stamps out dissent in the international business hub.
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A divided nation: Five takeaways from France's election
French President Emmanuel Macron has won re-election with a relatively comfortable majority, but his battle with far-right leader Marine Le Pen spotlights a France more divided than ever.
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Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa to head home after beating Covid: family
Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has "beaten" Covid and will leave the Madrid clinic where he was being treated to complete his recovery at home, his family tweeted on Monday.
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