WATCH: Tiger’s Dubai top shots
Tiger Woods returns to the European Tour at this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic, a tournament which has seen the 14-time major champion produce some memorable moments.
‘Truly astonishing final’
Barry Cowan insists Roger Federer has “that inner belief that all great champions have” after the great Swiss fought back in the deciding set to see off his great rival Rafael Nadal and claim an historic fifth Australian Open title.
UK govt rejects over 900k-strong petition to bar Trump state visit – report
The petition asks for the official state visit to be rejected “because it would cause embarrassment to Her Majesty the Queen.” “America is a huge important ally. We have to think long term,” a Downing Street source told the BBC.
Military helicopters crash in eastern Congo, four crew missing
KINSHASA Two military helicopters crashed in a strife-torn part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with at least four crew members on board, authorities said on Monday. Government spokesman Lambert Mende told Reuters it was not clear what brought down the helicopters on Friday in North Kivu province near the borders with Rwanda and Uganda.
Turkish ship with top army brass causes standoff with Greek gunboats near disputed islets
On Sunday, a Turkish warship carrying Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar, as well as army, navy, and air force commanders sailed past the uninhabited rocky islets of Imia – known as Kardak in Turkey – in the Aegean Sea, Daily Sabah reported.
UK activists detained for disarming Saudi-bound warplanes to prevent ‘war crimes’ in Yemen
The two men detained on Sunday had somehow gained entry into the BAE Systems site in Warton, where the planes were reportedly awaiting departure. The men – Reverend Dan Woodhouse, a Methodist minister in Leeds, and Sam Walton, a Quaker – say their actions were intended to “save lives,” in a statement on Facebook.
Rights group, thinktank urge Myanmar to unravel truth of lawyer’s murder
YANGON Human rights group Amnesty International and a thinktank have urged Myanmar to investigate the apparent assassination of prominent Muslim lawyer Ko Ni, whose shooting at Yangon airport shocked the Southeast Asian nation.
New Zealand hires former Trump campaign director to lobby for business visas
WELLINGTON New Zealand has hired a former campaign field director for U.S. President Donald Trump to help its push for a long-sought visa that would give the Pacific nation’s business employees easier access to the United States.
Netherlands claim Russia’s MH17 radar data ‘can’t be deciphered’
“Further information is needed to properly understand the meaning of the radar images,” a spokesman for the Dutch prosecutor’s office said in Amsterdam on Saturday, as cited by Der Standard. The spokesman claimed the format in which the data was presented by the Russian side in October has failed to meet international standards.
Trump, South Korea’s Hwang agree to strengthen defenses against North Korea: White House
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn agreed to take steps to strengthen joint defense capabilities to defend against North Korea’s nuclear threat, the White House said on Sunday after a telephone call between the two leaders.