Cyprus minister pins blame for migration 'emergency' on Turkey
The small Mediterranean island of Cyprus has an outsized problem with irregular migration, says the interior minister of the EU member state located closest to the Middle East.
Read moreOdermatt silences critics with Olympic grand slalom gold
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt finally lived up to expectations by holding his nerve in snow and fog to win gold in the men's Olympic giant slalom on Sunday.
Read moreValieva fate in balance as Odermatt wins Olympic giant slalom
Sport's top court was to hold a hearing on Sunday to decide the Beijing Olympics fate of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after she failed a drugs test, as Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won giant slalom gold in the snow and fog.
Read moreEngland's Livingstone goes for $1.52 mn in IPL auction
England batsman Liam Livingstone on Sunday became the most expensive foreign player in this season's ongoing Indian Premier League auction as Punjab Kings snapped him up for $1.52 million.
Read moreSwitzerland's Marco Odermatt wins men's Olympic giant slalom
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt finally lived up to expectations by holding his nerve in snow and fog to win gold in the men's Olympic giant slalom on Sunday.
Read moreJust racing at Olympics is a 'victory' for Covid-hit Meyers Taylor
Olympic bobsleigh pilot Elana Meyers Taylor said Sunday she counted just being able to race as a win after having been isolated because of a positive Covid-19 test, including from her two-year-old son.
Read moreKnock on the door: Covid stalks athletes at Beijing Olympics
For athletes at the Beijing Winter Olympics, testing positive for Covid is one of their worst nightmares, and it can begin with a knock on the door in the middle of the night.
Read moreOlympic slalom champion Vlhova to miss rest of Beijing Games
Slovakia's newly crowned Olympic slalom champion Petra Vlhova will skip the downhill and alpine combined at the Beijing Games after picking up an ankle injury, it was confirmed Sunday.
Read more'Hard not to cry': Who's saying what at the Beijing Olympics
With the Beijing Olympics into their second week, there's already been plenty of drama, both on and off the ice and snow.
Read moreThai metal band rocks against royal insult law
Hundreds of headbanging metalheads rock out to the roaring guitars and thundering drums of Thai band Defying Decay, chanting along to their latest politically charged tune.
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