LOS ANGELES: A California man who spent 39 years behind bars after wrongfully being convicted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend and her four-year-old son has reached a $21 million settlement in the case, authorities said. Craig Coley, 71, was convicted of the 1978 murder of Rhonda Wicht, 24, and
LONDON: A British judge on Tuesday ordered the extradition of a Franco-Algerian businessman wanted in France as part of a probe into alleged Libyan financing of former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign. “I order your extradition to France,” judge Vanessa Baraitser told Alexandre Djouhri at Westminster Magistrates Court in London.
NEW YORK: Music industry figures paid tribute Monday to Mark Hollis, the “genius” frontman of the British new wave group Talk Talk, after a former bandmate announced that the singer had died aged 64. “I am very shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Mark Hollis,”
LONDON: Women’s football has cemented its place as a leading global sport, former England international full-back Claire Rafferty told AFP. The 30-year-old – a member of the England side that heartbreakingly lost to Japan through a stoppage-time own goal in the 2015 World Cup semi-finals – is proud that “the
SINGAPORE: Michelle Wie believes a rebuilt wrist and a remodelled swing can power her to the top of golf’s world rankings for the first time as she sets out to defend her title at “Asia’s Major” this week. “Being number one in the world is the most important thing to
SHANGHAI: Chinese table tennis has gone on a war footing for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, vowing to dock coaches their pay and demote them if they fail to keep the country at the pinnacle of the sport. China top the men’s, women’s and team world rankings, while the country has
The Oscars – the most glamorous ceremony of the year, held February 24 in Los Angeles – brought an impressive lineup of stylish and elegant gowns to the red carpet. Bright colors – proving a red carpet favourite since the beginning of the year – were once again out in
NEW DELHI: Thailand’s James Bond-loving ace sport shooter says he is unfazed by his older opponents as the high school prodigy sets his sights on World Cup gold in India this week. Isaranuudom Phurihiranphat (pic) is the youngest competitor at the tournament and the 14-year-old faces a strong field in
DUBAI: Belinda Bencic (pic) defeated Petra Kvitova 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Dubai Championships and vowed to celebrate with her first parachute jump. “We agreed that the next title I won, we would go skydiving,” the Swiss said after ending a four-year trophy drought, explaining that the
RABAT, Morocco: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived Saturday night in Morocco for their last official trip abroad before the birth of their first child, which is due in spring. The royal couple, Harry in a light grey suit and Meghan in a red dress, were welcomed with a
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