Germany set sights on World Cup after Euros exit
The hosts may have bowed out of Euro 2024 at the quarter-finals on home soil, but Julian Nagelsmann has given Germany their swagger back after a difficult decade. Germany came into Euro
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Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger is to recognise the continued importance of veteran playmaker Tomas Rosicky by extending the veteran midfielder’s contract until the end of the 2015-2016 season. The deal takes the
IS cements grip on Iraq-Syria border in ‘setback’ offensive
The Islamic State group consolidated its control of the Iraq-Syria border Friday after capturing an Iraqi provincial capital and a famed Syrian heritage site in an offensive that has forced a review
Finance minister says India may miss tax reform deadline
India’s finance minister acknowledged Friday that the government could miss its deadline to implement a key tax law amid criticism of the pace of economic reforms after a year in office. Arun
Iraq Sunni politician brands Ramadi pullout ‘shameful’
One of Iraq’s leading Sunni Arab politicians, Deputy Prime Minister Saleh Mutlaq, branded as “shameful” Friday the army’s chaotic pullout from Anbar provincial capital Ramadi. Mutlaq, who is himself from the overwhelmingly
Kuwait magnate Khorafi dies at 75
Kuwait’s richest independent businessman, Jassem al-Khorafi, who served as speaker of the Gulf emirate’s parliament for a decade, has died at the age of 75, his family said Friday. Kuwaiti media said
Burundi protesters defy police crackdown
Anti-government protesters in Burundi marched on the streets of the capital Bujumbura Friday, defying one of the heaviest pushes by police to end weeks of demonstrations. At least two protesters were shot
Seven sacked, 13 suspended in Zimbabwe ruling party purge
Zimbabwe’s ruling party has expelled seven former top officials and suspended 13 others, an official announced Friday, in an on-going purge targeting allies of ex-deputy president Joice Mujuru. Once seen as a
Ireland votes in historic referendum on gay marriage
Ireland took to the polls on Friday to vote on whether same-sex marriage should be legal, in a referendum that has exposed sharp divisions between communities in this traditionally Catholic nation. Allowing
Myanmar navy carries out first rescue of migrant boat: official
Myanmar’s navy has carried out its first rescue of a migrant boat, bringing 208 people to shore, an official told AFP Friday, as it faced mounting international pressure to tackle a regional