The logo of FIFA is seen in front of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

FIFA expected to take over the running of African football

A drastic and dramatic overhaul of African football is expected to be announced on Thursday, the eve of the kickoff of the African Cup of Nations, in the wake of corruption scandals consuming the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The CAF executive committee took a stunning decision on Wednesday to ...

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Britain acted unlawfully on Saudi arms exports, court rules

A British court on Thursday ruled that the British government had acted unlawfully in allowing arms exports to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in the conflict in Yemen. "The Court of Appeal has concluded that the process of decision-making by the government was wrong in law in one ...

The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system prepares to land at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, U.S., after completing an approximately 11-hour flight from Northrop Grummanis California facility, U.S., September 18, 2014. U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS

Iran shoots down U.S. military drone in Gulf region

Iran has shot down a U.S. drone which the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday was flying over southern Iran, raising fears that a major military confrontation could erupt between Tehran and Washington. Guards website Sepah News said the "spy" drone was brought down over the southern Iranian province of ...

This is how long the average worker gets for lunch

Busy office workers are managing to squeeze in a meagre 16 minutes a day for lunch, a study has found. Researchers found despite having a full hour to enjoy a much-deserved break, many take a quarter of this period to eat, and nearly half will typically dine ‘al-desko’ at precisely ...

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