At least 20 people running a mountain marathon cross-country race have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude track, rescuers said Sunday.
Move over sequins, disco beats and power ballads. A four-piece band of Italian rockers won the Eurovision Song Contest in the early hours of Sunday.
Practically handed a world-class scorer by one of its top rivals, Atletico Madrid rode the goals of Luis Suarez burning to prove his former team wrong and the competitive all-for-one spirit preached by Diego Simeone to the Spanish league title.
A volcano erupted near Goma in eastern Congo on Saturday, turning the skies a fiery red and panicking residents in the city of nearly two million people.
Egyptian mediators held talks on Saturday to firm up an Israel-Hamas ceasefire as Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began to assess the damage from 11 days of intense Israeli bombardment and Egypt plans to send urgently needed supplies.
Canada's deputy chief public health officer is urging people to follow health protocols this Victoria Day weekend to avoid a post-holiday spike in COVID-19 cases.
An expert climbing guide from Austria says he estimates a COVID-19 outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff.
World Athletics has declared 23 Russian track and field athletes eligible to compete under a neutral flag ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Animal rights protesters are blockading four McDonald's distribution centres in the U.K. in an attempt to get the burger chain to commit to becoming fully plant-based by 2025.
