Nigeria's Twitter ban unlawful: W.African court
A seven-month ban on Twitter use in Nigeria was unlawful, according to a court ruling by West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS seen by AFP on Thursday.
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Pidcock wins Tour de France 12th stage, Vingegaard still in yellow
British rookie Tom Pidcock, riding for Ineos, showed world class skills as he won stage 12 of the Tour de France on the Bastille Day holiday on Thursday.
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Papua New Guinea reach semi-finals despite dramatic loss
Papua New Guinea reached the Twenty20 World Cup qualifying tournament semi-finals in Zimbabwe despite a dramatic last-ball Group B loss to Hong Kong on Thursday.
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McIlroy lives up to billing in British Open first round
Rory McIlroy looked ahead to Friday and admitted he needed to "go out and back up" his impressive start to the 150th British Open after an opening 66 at St Andrews placed him among the leaders in the clubhouse.
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Cameron Young leads in British Open first round as McIlroy starts strongly
Cameron Young of the United States stormed into the lead with an eight-under-par 64 in the first round of the 150th British Open at St Andrews on Thursday but Rory McIlroy sat just two strokes behind after an impressive start to his bid for the Claret Jug.
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Italy holds breath for PM Draghi's next move in political crisis
Prime Minister Mario Draghi's coalition government teetered on the brink of collapse Thursday, after the Five Star Movement refused to participate in a confidence vote, raising the spectre of a snap general election.
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Serena to play Toronto WTA: organisers
Serena Williams will continue her comeback at next month's Canadian Open WTA event in Toronto, organisers confirmed on Thursday.
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Webb begins hunt for the first stars and habitable worlds
The first stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope were revealed this week, but its journey of cosmic discovery has only just begun.
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Four-wicket Chahal stars as India dismiss England for 246
India's Yuzvendra Chahal took four wickets as England were bowled out for 246 with an over to spare in the second one-day international at Lord's on Thursday.
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Mali to suspend all new UN peacekeeping rotations
Mali said Thursday it was suspending rotations of the UN's peacekeeping mission for "national security" reasons, in the latest complication in ties between the ruling junta and international partners.
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