2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (204+ words) April 15 (Reuters) - Double "Olympic gold medallist Viktor Axelsen retired from professional "badminton on Wednesday, saying he was no "longer able to train and compete at the highest level following back surgery in April last year. The Dane spent more than…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (543+ words) DENPASAR, (Indonesia): The Indonesian authorities have deported a high-profile Interpol fugitive from Scotland, 10 days after his arrest at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali. "He was escorted by Indonesian Immigration officers along with personnel from the Secretariat of…...

1+ week, 17+ min ago  (120+ words) BUENOS AIRES, "April 9 (Reuters) - Argentina will "wrap up their World Cup "preparations in June with friendly matches against Honduras and Iceland in "the United States, the "Argentine football "federation said on Thursday. World champions Argentina "will "face Honduras on June…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (482+ words) Pablo Picasso's anti-war masterpiece Guernica is swept up in a conflict in Spain, where Basque leaders want the government in Madrid to move the painting to their region, whose 1937 bombing inspired it. The mural-sized painting has been on display since…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (287+ words) MADRID, April "1 (Reuters) - Spanish police launched an investigation on Wednesday into Islamophobic and "xenophobic chants during Tuesday's friendly against Egypt which also drew "sharp criticism from Spain's football officials and the government. At the RCDE Stadium near Barcelona, the home…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (223+ words) MADRID, March 31 (Reuters) - "Spanish police have discovered a drug-smuggling tunnel in "the North African exclave of Ceuta, complete with "a rail system and underground cranes to transport hashish from Morocco into Spain. Police said in a statement on Tuesday that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (355+ words) PETALING JAYA: National para shuttler Cheah Liek Hou almost missed out on the chance to defend his two titles at the Spanish International after being sick in the weeks leading up to the competition. The 38-year-old revealed that he was…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (423+ words) VILLARREAL, Spain, March 27 (Reuters) - "Striker Mikel Oyarzabal got two superb first-half goals and substitute Victor Munoz scored on his senior "international debut as Spain cruised to a 3-0 win over Serbia in a pre-World "Cup friendly on Friday. With Serbia stepping…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (339+ words) HANOI: Vietnam's key agricultural and food exports face significant changes as China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) introduces stricter regulations on the registration of overseas food manufacturers, set to take effect on June 1. The new rules impose tighter requirements on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (191+ words) BRUSSELS, March 27 (Reuters) - "A violent Scottish crime gang alleged to "be behind drugs trafficking has been targeted "by European police, Europol said on Friday, adding that the operation had resulted in 13 arrests. The pan-European police body "said the operation against…...