Russian court rules to free Chechen human rights advocate Oyub Titiev
Chechen human rights advocate Oyub Titiev was granted early release by a Russian court on Monday after being given a four-year penal colony sentence earlier...
Jumping robot among winners at annual robotics show
Robots with human-like sensory information proved on trend at Montreal’s annual International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)....
Sotheby’s to auction ‘substantial’ lock of Beethoven’s hair
British auction house Sotheby’s plans to sell on Tuesday what it says is a “substantial” lock of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair that the German composer...
Raptors on brink of historic, first NBA title
The Toronto Raptors will seek to clinch their first NBA title Monday night in Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors. Linda So reports....
Canada to ban single-use plastics by 2021
Canada plans to ban some environmentally harmful single-use plastics like straws, bags and cutlery by early 2021 to reduce waste and litter and protect the...
South African government sued over coal and industrial air pollution
South Africa’s government has failed to tackle high air pollution levels in an area which is home to coal-fired power stations and refineries, a lawsuit...
Spain’s Socialists threaten repeat elections if opposition parties block Sanchez
Spain’s governing Socialists, who won an election in April but without a parliamentary majority, threatened on Monday to call a fresh ballot if opposition parties...
Woods primed for return to site of greatest performance
Tiger Woods returns to the scene of his greatest performance for this week’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, no longer necessarily the man to beat...
Vettel fully deserved his Montreal penalty, says Rosberg
Sebastian Vettel fully deserved the penalty that cost him victory in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, 2016 Formula One world champion Nico Rosberg said on Monday....
Hundreds of North Korean public execution sites identified: survey
North Korea conducts public executions to incite fear among the public, a rights group said on Tuesday in a report pinpointing at least 323 sites used...