Doping: Uzbeki weightlifter Nurudinov disqualified from London Olympics
Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Nurudinov has been disqualified from the London Olympics weightlifting competition after being found guilty of doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)...
Europe’s rising far-right tries to bury differences to wield clout
Europe’s nationalist forces gained some ground at the European Parliament elections, but face an uphill task to unite behind common goals and lure other parties...
Spain is back: Sanchez’s Socialists return to EU top table
Buoyed by two electoral victories in a month, Spain’s Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez wants to thrust his country back into the heart of European Union...
Labour lawmakers in Scotland blame Corbyn for EU drubbing
Senior members of Britain’s Labour Party in Scotland blamed leader Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit “ambiguity” on Monday for a Labour wipeout in Scotland in the European...
Tennis: Teenager Parry triggers Mauresmo comparison in Paris
One victory at the French Open and a single-handed backhand was all it took for 16-year-old wildcard Diane Parry to draw comparisons with former world...
Oil rises to $69 as Mideast tension and supply cuts offset trade concerns
Oil rose to about $69 a barrel on Monday, supported by Middle East tensions and OPEC-led supply cuts, though concern over the U.S.-China trade dispute...
Exclusive: IKEA to revamp app as store strategy shifts
IKEA is launching a new app to allow customers to shop remotely for products they can visualize in the context of their own homes, lessening...
Nadal back to his old merciless self on new French Open center court
Claycourt master Rafael Nadal quickly adapted to his new surroundings at Roland Garros with a 6-2 6-1 6-3 demolition of German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in...
VERBATIM: D-Day sailor recalls battle 75 years on
Richard Llewellyn, 93, is among the dwindling number of veterans of the Allied invasion of Normandy for D-Day – an operation that turned the tide...
Spain proposes EU carbon tax on energy imports
Spain’s acting government has called on the European Union to assess a potential carbon tax on power imports to protect the bloc’s interests and help...
