N.Ireland marks 50 years since 'Bloody Sunday' with sombre memorial
The Northern Irish city of Londonderry began commemorations Sunday of one of the darkest days in modern UK history when, 50 years ago, British troops without provocation killed 13 unarmed civil rights protesters.
Read moreTurmoil ahead for Italy after bruising presidential vote
The re-election of President Sergio Mattarella in Italy has temporarily averted a political disaster and may ease the passing of key reforms, but Machiavellian plotting by political parties has just begun, analysts warn.
Read moreSocialist reign at stake in Portugal election
Portugal voted Sunday in a close-fought election, with no party expected to garner a majority in parliament in a fragmented political landscape that could see the far right make huge gains.
Read moreBoston ties snow record as 'bomb cyclone' batters eastern US
Blinding snow whipped up by powerful winds pummeled the eastern United States into Sunday's early hours, as one of the strongest winter storms in years triggered transport chaos and power outages across a region of some 70 million people.
Read moreSocialist reign at stake in Portugal election, far right eyes big gains
Portugal votes Sunday in a tight election, with no party expected to garner a majority in parliament in a fragmented political landscape that could see the far right make huge gains.
Read moreSealed off: Inside the 'closed loop' at the Beijing Winter Olympics
The Beijing Olympics are taking place in a strict "closed loop" with 60,000 competitors, journalists and the Chinese workforce looking after them cut off from local people and tested for Covid-19 every day.
Read moreChina factory activity edges down in January amid Covid outbreaks
Factory activity in China edged down in January, official figures showed Sunday, but slightly exceeded expectations as businesses struggled with sporadic disruptions due to coronavirus outbreaks.
Read moreNew Delhi's homeless shiver through harsh cold snap
India's capital New Delhi is shivering through an unusually harsh bout of harsh winter cold, blamed for killing scores of homeless people and leaving other hard-up residents struggling to keep warm.
Read moreKrejcikova and Siniakova win Australian Open women's doubles
Top seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova won their fourth Grand Slam Sunday, sweeping to the Australian Open women's doubles title against Kazakstan's Anna Danilina and Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Read more'Mark of the Antichrist': Greek holy men sow vaccine mistrust
In a remote monastery in northern Greece, an Orthodox abbot delivers a blunt message to dozens of his maskless worshippers: Covid-19 vaccines are "the mark of the Antichrist".
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