Madagascar police fire tear gas at protest over power, water cuts
Madagascar police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Thursday as protests in the capital Antananarivo over repeated water and electricity outages spiralled into chaos with looting and arson.
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US sanctions on Serbian oil firm will start October 1: Vucic
US sanctions on Serbia's largest oil producer, which is majority Russian-owned, will finally come into force on October 1, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday.
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Argentina choose Carreras over Albornoz at fly-half
Argentina have retained Santiago Carreras at fly-half for a Rugby Championship penultimate round match against title-holders South Africa in Durban on Saturday.
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Two teens killed in shooting at Brazil school
Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were shot dead Thursday after gunmen opened fire on a school parking lot in northeastern Brazil, the state government said in a statement.
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Denmark says airport drone flights aimed to create fear
Denmark said Thursday drone flights over its airports this week were a "hybrid attack" to create fear, adding it would acquire new capabilities to intercept such aircraft, as Russia denied involvement.
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Eagles aim to turn tables on Bucs in battle of NFL unbeatens
Jalen Hurts and the Super Bowl champion Philadelpia Eagles will be out to buck history when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in a battle of NFL unbeaten teams.
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Pakistan down Bangladesh to set up Asia Cup final with India
Pakistan will face India in the Asia Cup final for the first time after their bowlers made amends for poor batting to upstage Bangladesh in an 11-run victory on Thursday.
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Tessier adamant Canada can 'go all the way' to win Women's Rugby World Cup
Canada captain Alex Tessier believes her side can "go all the way" by beating favourites England in Saturday's Women's Rugby World Cup final at an already sold-out Twickenham.
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Inmates beheaded in second Ecuador prison massacre in days
Clashes between drug gangs on Thursday claimed at least 17 lives in the second deadly riot in an Ecuadoran prison in days, with rampaging inmates beheading and maiming rivals, officials in the violence-wracked country said.
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McIlroy becomes Europe's inspirational Ryder Cup cornerstone
Rory McIlroy learned what it meant to be on Europe's Ryder Cup squad watching teammates cry in a locker room as a 21-year-old rookie in 2010.
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