Swiss Gut-Behrami closes in on World Cup title with super-G win
Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami on Saturday won the first women's super-G race of the weekend in Kvitfjell to extend her lead in the overall World Cup standings on injured US star Mikaela Shiffrin.
Read moreTentoglou retains indoor long jump title, Holloway cruises
Greece's Miltiadis Tentoglou retained his world indoor long jump title in Glasgow on Saturday as American Grant Holloway moved smoothly into the semi-finals of the 60m hurdles.
Read moreNavalny's mother visits son's grave after funeral draws thousands
The mother of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny visited his grave on Saturday, a day after thousands of Russians risked arrest to pay tribute to the anti-corruption campaigner at his funeral.
Read moreChad junta chief to contest May 6 presidential vote
Chad junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno said Saturday he would contest a May 6 presidential election, just three days after his chief rival was killed in murky circumstances.
Read moreSwiss Gut-Behrami wins first Super G in Kvitfjell
Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami on Saturday won the first women's Super G race of the weekend in Kvitfjell to extend her lead in the overall World Cup standings on injured US star Mikaela Shiffrin.
Read moreCrusaders slump to second straight Super Rugby defeat in 10-year first
Defending champions Canterbury Crusaders suffered back-to-back defeats to open a Super Rugby season for the first time in a decade after slumping 37-24 against the NSW Waratahs Saturday.
Read moreGerman army probes possible wiretap of Ukraine war talks
The German defence ministry said Saturday it was checking whether a confidential videoconference on the Ukraine war had been wiretapped after a recording was posted on Russian social media, in a potentially huge embarrassment for Berlin.
Read moreIran counts ballots in vote seen favouring conservatives
Iran began counting ballots on Saturday after a vote for parliament and a key clerical body, with local media estimating a low turnout and conservatives expected to dominate.
Read moreUN says 'large' number shot in Gaza aid chaos
A UN team has reported seeing "a large number" of gunshot wounds among Gazans after Israeli troops opened fire near an aid convoy, an incident which highlighted near-famine conditions after nearly five months of war.
Read moreNavalny's mother visits grave after funeral draws thousands
The mother of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny visited his grave on Saturday, a day after thousands of Russians had risked arrest to pay tribute to the anti-corruption campaigner at his funeral.
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