Lionel Messi continued his remarkable run of form with a second-half double as Barcelona continued their march towards the La Liga title on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Espanyol. The visitors gave their city rivals a tough game at the Camp Nou, but Messi's chipped free-kick with 19 minutes...

Venezuela mostly recovered on Saturday the electricity after a third power outage in a month. The South American country was again plunged into darkness on Friday evening and most of the capital Caracas gained the service back in the early hours of Saturday, while most of the other affected...

French "yellow vests" demonstrators Saturday staged their 20th week of anti-government protests despite bans in hotspot areas, as banks called for an end to violence against branches, cash machines and personnel. Police had struggled two weeks earlier to contain violence by highly-organised...

Members of the Saudi team that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi received training in the United States, the Washington Post has reported, revealing other new elements in the death of the newspaper's former contributor. A critic of the Saudi regime, Khashoggi was killed and dismembered...