Short hair, don't care: Saudi working women embrace cropped locks
When Saudi doctor Safi took a new job at a hospital in the capital, she decided to offset her standard white lab coat with a look she once would have considered dramatic.
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Biden, fragile at home, faces historic leadership task in Europe
Leader of the free world sounds like a superhero character, but the Joe Biden heading this week to twin European summits is in reality a politically fragile president tasked, somehow, with resolving an unenviable string of diplomatic problems.
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'We are suffering': Indigenous Ecuadorans explain protest
Indigenous Ecuadorans have poured into the capital Quito from across the country in recent days to join protests against high fuel prices and the cost of living.
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Australia's Jack out of swimming world titles with broken hand
Australian gold medallist Shayna Jack will miss the rest of the world swimming championships after breaking her hand in a freak training accident as she races the clock to recover for the Commonwealth Games.
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Government, Indigenous Ecuadorans dig in heels on day 10 of protests
Thousands flooded the Ecuadoran capital Quito Wednesday for a tenth day of demonstrations over living costs, in an ever-tenser standoff between the government and Indigenous protesters that has left two dead.
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S.Africa's Ramaphosa should have acted against graft under Zuma: report
The last damning findings of a four-year probe into state corruption in South Africa under ex-leader Jacob Zuma, published Wednesday, suggested that President Ramaphosa could have acted against some of the allegations against his predecessor.
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Vienna returns as world's 'most liveable city'
The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most liveable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday.
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Muhammad to miss US trials, rest injury for World 400m hurdles defense
Dalilah Muhammad, the reigning 400m hurdles world champion and gold medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, will miss the US trials with a hamstring injury that she expects to be healed in time for her title defense.
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'It's OnSerena': Williams comeback reaches Eastbourne doubles semis
Serena Williams stepped up her comeback as the American star powered to a second successive victory in the Eastbourne doubles with her partner Ons Jabeur on Wednesday.
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Medical staff in Argentina to be tried for Maradona death
Eight medical personnel will stand trial for alleged criminal neglect causing Argentine football legend Diego Maradona to die in bed while receiving post-surgery care.
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