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Amateur football leagues win over cynical Chinese fans

On a summer's day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China's hottest sport -- amateur football.

Ecuador deports more than 600 Colombian inmates as Bogota cries foul

Colombian authorities said Saturday that Ecuador had deported about 600 Colombian prisoners via a land border crossing, after Bogota protested the action came without prior agreement.

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Ecuador counts the cost of days-long riot as guards freed

Seventeen Ecuador corrections officials held hostage by prison inmates were freed Wednesday, authorities said, as they struggled to compile a death toll from the dismembered body parts left over from days of fighting between rival gangs.

'We are dying': Migrants' plea from Libya-Tunisia border

African migrants pleaded to be saved from a desert zone between Libya and Tunisia on Wednesday, weeks after Tunisian authorities allegedly dumped dozens of them there with nothing.

Mattel reports profit dip despite glow from 'Barbie' blockbuster

Mattel reported a drop in profits Wednesday on lower sales, including a decline in Barbie products in the second quarter.

Spurs owner Lewis pleads not guilty to US insider trading charges

The British billionaire owner of Premier League side Tottenham, Joe Lewis, pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges Wednesday in a US federal court.

New fires in heat-hit Greece force evacuations

Greece ordered evacuations on Wednesday for areas near two central cities after new blazes broke out during a punishing heatwave and as deadly fires hit the Mediterranean.

Electric car suspected in ship fire off Netherlands

An electric car was suspected in the blaze raging aboard a cargo ship off the Netherlands on Wednesday, which authorities fear could burn for days and threaten nearby natural sites.

US actor Kevin Spacey cleared of UK sex offences

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was found not guilty in Britain Wednesday of nine alleged sex offences against men, which follows the Oscar winner's being cleared in a US case.

What's next for Israel's divisive judicial reforms?

Mass protests and strikes rocked Israel this week in the face of the hard-right government's decision to push through a controversial legal reform weakening the powers of the Supreme Court.

Dane back home after 'visiting every nation in the world'

A Danish man who claimed to be the first to visit every country in the world in a single trip without flying landed home Wednesday after 10 years away.

Deadly fire burning on car transport ship off Netherlands

Authorities were battling Wednesday a deadly blaze raging aboard a car carrier ship off the Netherlands, sparking fears of ecological damage to a fragile nearby island chain.

Will climate change hit Mediterranean tourism?

Destructive fires, temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and tourists dodging possible catastrophe by staying home. Will climate change end up transforming tourism -- not least in the Mediterranean?

Sedition clampdown hits 'ordinary' Hong Kongers

Single mother Law Oi-wah pled guilty to sedition in an almost inaudible voice, as her 12-year-old son watched from a few feet away in a Hong Kong court.

Glitzy Dubai hungry for culinary fame

French chef Renaud Dutel never thought his career would take him to the United Arab Emirates' glam hub of Dubai, but has found there a culinary capital in the making.

United by Beirut blast grief, couple vow to fight for justice

William Noun and Maria Fares were united by loss after a devastating blast ripped through Lebanon's capital three years ago. Now engaged, the couple pledge to keep fighting for justice.

US probe opened over Harvard's 'legacy' admissions policy

The US Department of Education has opened a civil rights investigation into Harvard University's policy of giving family members of former students and donors preference in admissions decisions, documents showed Tuesday.

Ecuador forces wrest back control of prison as riot death toll climbs

Some 2,700 soldiers stormed a prison in Ecuador Tuesday, retaking control of the facility as the death toll from a riot that started over the weekend rose to 18 inmates, the authorities said.

Libya authorities find migrants' bodies near Tunisia border

Libyan border guards have recovered the bodies of several migrants from a desert area where many have reportedly been forcibly taken by Tunisian authorities, Tripoli's interior ministry said Tuesday.

Algeria battles wildfires that have killed 34

Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes that have killed 34 people across the tinder-dry north, destroyed homes and coastal resorts, and turned vast forest areas into blackened wastelands.

Ecuador prison raided as riot death toll climbs to 18

Some 2,700 soldiers stormed a prison in Ecuador Tuesday to retake control as the death toll from a riot that started three days earlier rose to 18 inmates, officials said.

'Such pain': Odesa cathedral, demolished by Soviets, hit by Russia

A group of Ukrainian officials anxiously eyed deep cracks in the back wall of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, days after Russian missiles pummelled the UNESCO-protected port city.

Israel braces for unrest over divisive judicial reform

Israel braced for fresh strikes and protests Tuesday following a divisive parliamentary vote on a controversial judicial reform which has split the nation and drawn criticism from allies abroad.

Philippines orders evacuations ahead of Super Typhoon Doksuri

A super typhoon swept towards the northern Philippines on Tuesday, the country's weather agency said, triggering evacuation orders for coastal communities expected to bear the brunt of the powerful storm.

Mexican port on the front line of US battle against fentanyl

Mexico's Pacific port city of Manzanillo is on the front line of the fight against fentanyl -- a drug blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in the United States.

TikTok chef whips up real-life Los Angeles restaurant after virtual success

Tue Nguyen became a TikTok star by posting videos of herself cooking Vietnamese dishes during the pandemic.

Algeria fires fanned by winds, extreme heat kill 34

Wildfires raging across Algeria during a blistering heatwave have killed more than 30 people and forced mass evacuations, the government said on Monday.

One dead after 'likely tornado' hits Switzerland

One person died and several were injured in northwestern Switzerland on Monday after a "likely tornado" caused significant damage in a city in the mountains, officials said.

Police remove Greta Thunberg from protest hours after fine

Swedish police removed climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from a protest on Monday, an AFP photographer reported, hours after a court fined her for disobeying law enforcement at a rally last month.

'Living a nightmare': Rhodes fire survivors recount escape

When the church bell of his village on the Greek island of Rhodes furiously began ringing Monday to warn residents to flee the approaching flames, Giorgos Latos was sipping his morning coffee.

Greta Thunberg fined over Sweden climate protest

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was fined on Monday for disobeying Swedish police at a rally last month, but said she acted out of necessity due to global warming and joined a new protest hours later.

BBC newsreader George Alagiah dies aged 67

George Alagiah, the BBC newsreader recognisable to millions worldwide who reported on many of the most important global events in recent decades, died on Monday aged 67, his agent said.

Hong Kong questions more families of wanted activists

Hong Kong national security police on Monday took in family members of businessman-turned-activist Elmer Yuen for questioning, one of the eight fugitives with bounties on their heads for allegedly breaching national security.

11 dead after school gym roof collapses in China

Eleven people died after the roof of a school gym collapsed in northeastern China, state media reported Monday.

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