Firefighters battle second day of blaze on Greek island
Firefighters battled for a second day on Sunday to contain a forest fire on the Greek Aegean island of Skyros, as the local mayor voiced hope it could soon be brought under control.
Read moreHurricane Lala pulls away from Hawaii's Big Island
Hurricane Lala was pulling away from Hawaii's Big Island early Sunday, as heavy rain and strong winds struck the US Pacific state and officials warned of potentially dangerous flooding.
Read moreStrikes kill 12 in Russia and Ukraine
Overnight strikes killed 12 people in Russia and Ukraine, authorities said Sunday, as waves of drones and missiles pummelled civilian infrastructure on both sides.
Read morePetros, Vainio set new championship records to win Euro marathons
Eritrean-born German Amanal Petros and Finland's Alisa Vainio won the men and women's marathons at the European championships in Birmingham on Sunday.
Read moreIndia's Sindhu backs monkey measures as badminton worlds set to open
Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu on Sunday backed New Delhi to deliver a successful world championships, dismissing concerns over marauding monkeys and bothersome birds.
Read moreHurricane Lala brushes past Hawaii's Big Island, bringing heavy rain
The eye of Hurricane Lala brushed past the southern part of Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday, as heavy rain and strong winds struck the US Pacific state and officials warned of potentially dangerous flooding.
Read moreMass drone attack on Moscow as Russian strikes kill three in Ukraine
Hundreds of drones targeted Moscow on Sunday as Russia launched missile strikes that killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, officials on the two sides said.
Read more'Something we dreamed of': Bangladesh celebrates historic cricket win
Former players and fans hailed Bangladesh's first-ever Test win in Australia on Sunday as the country's biggest achievement in the five-day game, saying it could be a turning point for their cricketing ambitions.
Read moreDjokovic feels the heat in Cincinnati defeat, Zverev wins all-nighter
Novak Djokovic suffered from punishing heat and humidity on Saturday but made a match of it before falling 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Thiago Tirante in what could be the Serb's last appearance at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.
Read moreRain holds up India on day two of Sri Lanka Test
Rain prevented play in the morning session on the second day of the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle on Sunday.
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