WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago and is believed to be the last American hostage held by the Taliban. Mark Frerichs, a 59-ye…
Tennis-Emotional Nadal finds the fire for his greatest comeback
By Sudipto Ganguly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An exhausted and emotionally drained Rafa Nadal walked gingerly towards an exercise mat in the players’ gym at the Australian Open and collapsed on it in a heap. Hardly surprising given the 35-year-old had just …
Tennis-Emotional Nadal finds the fire for his greatest comeback
By Sudipto Ganguly MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An exhausted and emotionally drained Rafa Nadal walked gingerly towards an exercise mat in the players’ gym at the Australian Open and collapsed on it in a heap. Hardly surprising given the 35-year-old had just …
Gunmen kill priest on his way home from church in Pakistan
By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Gunmen killed a Christian priest and wounded another as the clerics drove home from church in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, police said. Two attackers on a motorcycle opened fire on th…
U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the U.S.-l…
Analysis-Italy’s Draghi seen facing tough year after presidential wrangling
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi is likely to have a hard time controlling his coalition, politicians and analysts warn, after relations within and among the ruling parties worsened over this week’s election of a new …
Canada rally against vaccine mandates blocks Ottawa as Trump praises protest
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Dozens of trucks and other vehicles blocked the downtown area of Ottawa for a second day after thousands descended on Canada’s capital city on Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and COVID-19 va…
Nine dead, including children, after a six-car crash in Las Vegas
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Nine people died and six were injured after a six-car crash in north Las Vegas on Saturday when a Dodge Challenger traveling at a “high rate of speed” ran through a red light and crashed with multiple vehicles at an inters…
Ireland calls for justice on 50th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’
By Clodagh Kilcoyne LONDONDERRY (Reuters) -Ireland on Sunday called on Britain to ensure justice for the families of 13 peaceful protesters shot dead by its soldiers on “Bloody Sunday” in 1972 as thousands marked the 50th anniversary of one of the defi…
Tennis-Nadal pulls off comeback for the ages to claim Grand Slam record
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Rafa Nadal roared back from two sets down to edge Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final and claim a record 21st Grand Slam title only months after fearing his glorious career might be over. With Novak Djo…