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Arundell's five tries put England on verge of Rugby World Cup quarters

Arundell's five tries put England on verge of Rugby World Cup quarters

Winger Henry Arundell became just the fourth player to score five tries in a Rugby World Cup game as England beat Chile 71-0 in Lille to all but guarantee their spot in the quarter-finals.

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Suicide truck bomber kills 13 in central Somalia: police

Suicide truck bomber kills 13 in central Somalia: police

A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded dozens more in central Somalia Saturday after driving a truck packed with explosives towards a security checkpoint, triggering a blast that razed nearby buildings, police said.

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Sodhi recovers from 'Mankad' to end New Zealand's long wait for Bangladesh win

Sodhi recovers from 'Mankad' to end New Zealand's long wait for Bangladesh win

Ish Sodhi claimed a career-best 6-39 as New Zealand claimed a first victory in Bangladesh in nearly 15 years on Saturday in a dramatic ODI where he was also reprieved from a 'Mankad' dismissal.

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Tensions erupt at Paris protest as police car attacked

Tensions erupt at Paris protest as police car attacked

The French government on Saturday denounced "unacceptable violence" at a protest led by the hard left against police brutality, with officers trapped in their police vehicle after it was attacked, an AFP correspondent said.

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Ten-man Man City show silk and steel to extend Premier League lead

Ten-man Man City show silk and steel to extend Premier League lead

Manchester City moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League despite having Rodri sent-off in a fiery 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

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Ethiopia at UN calls for quicker progress on peace deal

Ethiopia at UN calls for quicker progress on peace deal

Ethiopia told the United Nations on Saturday it wanted quicker implementation of a peace deal in Tigray, including on disarmament of former rebels.

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Tensions erupt at Paris anti-police violence protest: AFP

Tensions erupt at Paris anti-police violence protest: AFP

Tensions erupted in Paris on Saturday at a protest led by the hard left against police violence, with a police car pelted with projectiles and a bank attacked, an AFP correspondent said.

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Record-setting Kane hits hat-trick as Bayern rout Bochum

Record-setting Kane hits hat-trick as Bayern rout Bochum

Harry Kane on Saturday bettered a record first set by legendary German striker Gerd Mueller when he hit a hat-trick in Bayern Munich's 7-0 rout of Bochum which took the champions back to the top of the Bundesliga.

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Azerbaijan seizes arms from Nagorno Karabakh rebels

Azerbaijan seizes arms from Nagorno Karabakh rebels

Azerbaijan forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Saturday as international concern mounted over the plight of ethnic Armenian civilians trapped there.

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Pope leads stadium mass in France after urging welcome for migrants

Pope leads stadium mass in France after urging welcome for migrants

Pope Francis on Saturday led tens of thousands of worshippers packed into a stadium for a mass in Marseille after earlier striding into a politically loaded debate in the French Mediterranean city by urging European states not to treat migrants as invaders.

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