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FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Sunday that world football’s governing body has been "assured" by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend a World Cup qualifier in Tehran next month. FIFA had demanded Iran allow women free unlimited access to stadiums following the ‘Blue girl’ incident where a woman killed herself after being arrested trying to…

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe was buried on Saturday in his rural home village of Kutama in a private farewell for one of Africa’s most divisive figures. Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on September 6, aged 95, almost two years after a military coup ended his despotic 37-year rule.   A weeks-long dispute with the administration that forced…

The Dutch government will overhaul its international branding strategy, dropping the name “Holland” and replacing it with "the Netherlands", the country’s real name.  The rebrand is an effort to move away from undesirable associations with Amsterdam’s red light district and the country’s famous cannabis cafes and to encourage exports and tourism. The government, the tourism…

A pair of Italian motorists who tried to make a compensation claim after their vehicle supposedly collided with a wild boar were rumbled when it emerged that the animal was frozen. Investigators believe the wild pig had been killed long before, was stashed in a freezer and then brought out by the two men when…

The government of the Solomon Islands has reached a secretive deal with a Chinese company with close ties to the Communist party that grants it exclusive rights to develop Tulagi, once the seat of British colonial rule in the Pacific archipelago.  The confidential arrangement has alarmed residents and raised fears that Beijing could be planning…

Actress Rose McGowan filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Harvey Weinstein and two of his former attorneys engaged in racketeering to silence her and derail her career before she accused him of rape. The suit filed in Los Angeles names as defendants Weinstein, attorneys David Boies and Lisa Bloom and their law firms, and…

Brazil’s far-Right president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday furiously denied any link to the assassination of a left-wing politician last year in an emotional live broadcast on Facebook.  “They’re trying to link me [to the execution], it’s not going to stick!” said Mr Bolsonaro, referring to reports by Brazilian media giant TV Globo that embroiled him in…

A knife-wielding assailant injured a pro-Beijing lawmaker and his assistant in Hong Kong, as tensions worsen with protests nearing the start of a sixth continuous month.  Lawmaker Junius Ho was wounded in his chest, while his assistant’s hand was injured. The two of them, along with the alleged attacker – arrested by police – were…

The first votes in the Senate’s impeachment trial of President Donald Trump were held Tuesday, with predictable results: no agreements on anything. Senators debated the rules that will guide the impeachment trial of President Trump. The Senate’s impeachment inquiry centers around whether he used the power of his presidency to solicit a foreign government to…

HOLLYWOOD, CA — A little rain couldn’t put a damper on Hollywood’s biggest night as the 92nd Academy Awards kicked off Sunday with style and drama. So much this year seemed to be a given with the same four actors sweeping the pre-Oscars award season as well as the Oscars, but the biggest prize of…