Argentina charges five over death of singer Liam Payne
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Five people have been indicted in Argentina over the death of British singer Liam Payne, who fell from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony in October after consuming alcohol and drugs, prosecutors said Monday.
Sporting deaths of the year
Paris (AFP) – Part II of the AFP Sports deaths of the year includes Bela Karolyi, who coached Nadia Comaneci to the first ‘Perfect 10’ in Olympic gymnastics and Welsh rugby legends Barry John and JPR Williams:
US prepares state honors for late president Jimmy Carter
Washington (AFP) – Flags flew at half-staff across the United States on Monday as global tributes poured in for the life and legacy of Jimmy Carter — the longest-lived US president, who died aged 100.
Shahidi, Bennett star as Afghanistan draw Zimbabwe Test
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) (AFP) – Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo on Monday.
LeBron James prepares to follow those who kept winning after 40
Paris (AFP) – When LeBron James, who turned 40 on Monday, takes to the court for the Los Angeles Lakers against his former team the Cleveland Cavaliers on New Year’s Day, he will join a long line of sporting legends who have defied time.
Sporting deaths of the year
Paris (AFP) – The year was marked by the deaths of a number of sporting superstars from Franz ‘Der Kaiser’ Beckenbauer to the notorious OJ Simpson.
Serbian court jails parents of Belgrade school shooter
Belgrade (AFP) – A Belgrade court on Monday sentenced the parents of a 13-year-old boy to prison after he shot dead nine students and a security guard at an elementary school in Serbia’s capital last year.
For the first time, Syrians 'not afraid' to talk politics
Damascus (AFP) – For decades, any Syrian daring to broach political topics got used to speaking in hushed tones and with a watchful eye trained for a listener among the crowd.
In Iran, late Jimmy Carter remembered as 'architect of sanctions'
Tehran (AFP) – Iran played a central role in Jimmy Carter’s presidency, but in Tehran, where state television branded him the “architect of economic sanctions”, many have far from fond memories of the late US president.
Former Serbian minister among 13 charged over fatal train station accident
Belgrade (AFP) – Serbian prosecutors on Monday charged 13 people, including a former transport minister, over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in the city of Novi Sad last month that killed 15 people.
