Purse at Women’s British Open rises to $4.5M
The purse at next month’s AIG Women’s British Open climbed nearly 40 percent from 2018 to $4.5 million....
Eel trafficking – the £3bn illegal trade becoming a major wildlife crime
Authorities are battling against a trade seeing more than 300 million European eels trafficked from Europe to Asia each year. Katie Gregory reports....
American financier Epstein lured underage girls for sex acts: U.S. prosecutors
American financier Jeffrey Epstein was charged with sex trafficking on Monday, as prosecutors accused him of luring dozens of girls as young as 14 to...
International court convicts Congo’s Ntaganda of war crimes
International Criminal Court judges on Monday convicted former Congolese military leader Bosco Ntaganda for atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers....
Athletes take on ‘world’s steepest race’
The sprint up Italy’s Val di Fiemme ski jump is part of the 4TITUDE Challenge – which race organizers Red Bull have dubbed ‘the world’s...
Melania statue joins a long line of unflattering celeb likenesses
Residents take a peek at a life-size wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump, the latest in a long line of statues or sculptures...
Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ begins on-site restoration
Rembrandt’s 17th century masterpiece “The Night Watch” begins restoration work on Monday in Amsterdam where visitors will be able to watch every step of the...
Rustic sculpture of Melania Trump unveiled near Slovenian hometown
A life-size rough wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump was unveiled near her hometown of Sevnica in southeastern Slovenia on Friday....
Williams crushes Suarez Navarro to reach quarter-finals
Serena Williams reached her 14th Wimbledon quarter-final by overwhelming Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2 6-2 even though she was not at her magnificent best on...
Nadal bursts Sousa’s bubble to reach quarters
The sweet-spot in Rafael Nadal’s racket appeared to be the size of a beachball on Monday as the Spaniard fired off winners left, right and...