Amateur boxing faces a breakaway threat ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo after its international federation elected a president accused of ties to organized crime. The federation, known as AIBA, says a "rogue group" led by unnamed "Kazakhstani individuals" has asked national boxing...

Nigeria's president and ruling party were on Saturday accused of dirty tricks to stifle opposition support, with one week to go before the election in Africa's most populous nation. The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had been due to hold a "mega-rally" in Abuja, but said it...

 Thousands of French "yellow vest" demonstrators marched on Saturday for their 13th weekend of action, with scuffles in Paris and a demonstrator's hand mangled by a small explosive. There was also an overnight arson attack on the Brittany residence of the National Assembly head -...

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began an assault against the final Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria on Saturday, aiming to wipe out the last vestige of the jihadist group’s “caliphate” in the SDF’s area of operations. President Donald Trump, who is planning to pull...