Cristiano Ronaldo's two goals, two chances to stage his trademark celebration in a 4-1 win over Newcastle in Manchester, England on Saturday ensured the performance matched the club hype fans young and old embraced with their "Viva Ronaldo" chants.
Abimael Guzman, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, died on Saturday in a military hospital after an illness, the Peruvian government said.
Russia and Belarus are talking about further integrating their economies, but experts are watching what is going on with their military as Russia seeks an expanded presence for its armed forces in Belarus.
Australia's third most populous state said on Saturday it may order a snap lockdown after a cluster of COVID-19 cases, as the country posted a record one-day rise in daily infections.
Two former Afghan officials who watched the country's collapse from the inside say the Taliban had an ally in the endemic corruption, nepotism and wishful thinking afflicting the government of Ashraf Ghani.
Rescuers planned to resume the search Saturday for victims of a landslide that brought tons of massive boulders down on a steep hillside neighbourhood outside Mexico City, killing at least one person and leaving 10 missing.
