Thousands of people rallied in Okinawa in southern Japan on Sunday in protest against a controversial US air base on the island, as the row over the relocation of the site drags on.
The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, called on a Saudi-led military coalition and the country's warring parties to extend by five more days a cease-fire set to expire on Sunday evening.
An Egyptian court said it is seeking the death penalty for former president Mohammed Morsi and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011.
US federal regulators ordered Amtrak to take immediate steps to improve the safety of its busiest route after a derailment in Philadelphia last week that killed eight passengers and injured more than 200 others.
Condemned to die for his part in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is likely to await his fate over the course of years, if not decades, locked up in grim prisons while his lawyers appeal his sentence.
Steven Gerrard, who plays his last home game for Liverpool on Saturday, is a player destined to be remembered as much for his extraordinary achievements as for his agonizing near-misses.
Barcelona can round off a fine week by clinching its 23rd La Liga title and exacting revenge on Atletico Madrid for losing out in last season's title decider at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday.
With a 19-point lead in the second half, the Los Angeles Clippers were cruising toward clinching the franchise's first Western Conference finals berth.
No dominant performance by LeBron James. Not much from Kyrie Irving, either.
The Badminton World Federation aims to expand the Asian-dominatied game's appeal around the world by spreading major tournaments around the world and adjusting the rules.
Athletics legend Colin Jackson gave a valuable piece of advice to retired Olympic champion Liu Xiang: Enjoy retirement.
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