Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes 2016 ‘World’s highest-paid athletes’ list
(CNN) He's just won the Champions League with Real Madrid -- and now Cristiano Ronaldo can celebrate being the world's highest-paid athlete, too.
Forbes estimates...
Pakistan: Mother ‘burnt her daughter to death’ over marriage
(BBC) Police in the Pakistani city of Lahore have arrested a woman suspected of murdering her daughter for marrying without family consent.
Police say the...
Baby born to mother brain-dead for months
(BBC) A baby was born in Portugal to a woman who had been brain-dead for almost four months, hospital officials say.
The boy was delivered...
Allen Chastanet sworn in as new St Lucia PM
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – An emotional Allen Michael Chastanet was sworn in Tuesday as the sixth Prime Minister of St Lucia since the...
Muhammad Ali planned his own funeral – spokesman
(CNN) Muhammad Ali began crafting details of his own funeral years ago, insisting on an open and inclusive service, a family spokesman said Tuesday.
"This...
The Chinese lawyer who had his clothes ripped off in court
(BBC) What a difference an image makes.
Plenty of Chinese lawyers have been harassed, detained, even jailed in China but the photograph of one with...
Russell signs on for Nottinghamshire
NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC - West Indies globe-trotting T20 superstar Andre Russell will play four matches for Nottinghamshire in England’s T20 blast currently underway.
Officials of...
Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh
(CNN) A 70-year-old Hindu priest was hacked to death Tuesday morning in southwestern Bangladesh, police say.
The priest, Ananda Gopal Ganguly, was on his way to...
Jesus’s tomb in Jerusalem undergoes restoration work
(BBC) - A team of experts has begun restoring the ancient tomb in Jerusalem where Christians believe Jesus was buried in the first such...
Hillary Clinton ‘wins Democratic nomination’
(BBC) - Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic Party nomination for US president after reaching the required number of delegates, according to AP.
The news...