Italy again fails to elect president as parties buy time
The fourth round of Italy's presidential elections flopped before it began Thursday, with parties unwilling to risk a crisis by picking Prime Minister Mario Draghi, but unable to agree on an alternative candidate.
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Women allowed to watch Iran-Iraq match in Tehran stadium
Iranian women were allowed Thursday for the first time in three years to attend a football match of their country's national team in a Tehran stadium.
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Kosovo's first female Winter Olympian Kryeziu aims for glory in China
Young, determined and willing to take chances, slalom skier Kiana Kryeziu's journey to the Olympics mirrors the recent history of her native Kosovo with the teenage skier set to become its first female Winter Olympian when she heads to Beijing.
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Exeter Chiefs to end Native American branding
English Premiership club Exeter Chiefs have decided to abandon their controversial Native American branding from July.
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Higher prices, fewer Covid-19 closures lift McDonald's profits
McDonald's reported higher profits Thursday on price increases and fewer impacts from Covid-19 restrictions despite higher operating costs.
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Kosovo's first female Winter Olympian aims for glory in China
Young, determined and willing to take chances, slalom skier Kiana Kryeziu's journey to the Olympics mirrors the recent history of her native Kosovo with the teenage skier set to become its first female Winter Olympian when she heads to Beijing.
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Dutch Olympic champion Kromowidjojo retires from the pool
Three-time Olympic gold medallist Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands said on Thursday she has retired from competitive swimming aged 31.
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French cinema greats pay tribute to actor killed in skiing accident
Some of the greatest names in French cinema came together to pay a final tribute to their fellow star Gaspard Ulliel on Thursday, whose death last week aged 37 in a ski accident shocked the country.
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Benzema cash seized by France in sex tape case
French bailiffs have seized 230,000 euros ($260,000) from Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema over his conviction last year for complicity in a bid to blackmail former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape, a source familiar with the case said Thursday.
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Struggling Air India sold after 69 years in govt hands
India's beleaguered national carrier landed back in the hands of its founders Thursday, decades after it was nationalised and following years as a monumental burden on the public purse.
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