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Bayern sink 10-man Real late to reach semis

Munich, April 17 -- Late strikes from Luis Diaz and Michael Olise sealed a dramatic 4-3 win for Bayern Munich over Real Madrid on Wednesday, clinching a 6-4 aggregate victory and setting up a semi-fin... Read More


Arsenal survive Sporting stalemate to reach semis

London, April 17 -- Arsenal reached the Champions League semi-finals after riding their luck in a nervous goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon that clinched a 1-0 aggregate victory on Wednesday. Mike... Read More


NDTL to be assessed in next few months: WADA president

New Delhi, April 17 -- World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka on Thursday said that the performance of India's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) here would be assessed in the nex... Read More


'Butcher of Bosnia' Mladic suffers stroke

Sarajevo, April 17 -- Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic, 83, serving a life sentence in The Hague, reportedly suffered a minor stroke and is in declining health, his son told Bosnian Serb public ... Read More


China's economic growth rebounds despite Iran war

beijing, April 17 -- China's economic growth rebounded more than expected in the first quarter of 2026, suggesting limited spillovers so far from the war in Iran and giving policymakers more time to b... Read More


Nepalese govt panel to probe property, assets of politicians and officials

KATHMANDU, April 17 -- Nepal's new government, led by rapper-turned politician Balendra Shah, has set up a panel to investigate the property and assets of past and present politicians and officials, a... Read More


Russian strikes kill 17 across Ukraine

Kyiv, April 17 -- Russia unleashed its deadliest attack so far this year on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities overnight, killing at least 17 people, including a 12-year-old child, and woundi... Read More


New discovery solves mystery of Shakespeare's London house location

London, April 17 -- Fans of William Shakespeare know that the great playwright came from Stratford-upon-Avon, the riverside English town where tourists still throng to see his childhood home. But he m... Read More


Shooter used image referencing 2014 US mass killer, police say

ANKARA, April 17 -- A 14-year-old student who shot at least nine people dead, including eight of his fellow pupils, at a school in southeastern Turkey had used an image referencing a 2014 US mass kill... Read More


british premier tells social media bosses to step up child online safety

London, April 17 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday hinted at possible measures limiting children's access to social media, as he met senior tech figures and warned: "Things can't go on lik... Read More