European heavyweights Juventus and Liverpool will both seek to rescue disappointing seasons when the first legs of their respective Europa League last-16 ties kick off on Thursday. Both clubs have fallen well off the pace in their domestic championships and face a battle to qualify for next season's Champions League. Juve have begun to move in the right direction ...

Defending champions Pohang Steelers put their AFC Champions League challenge back on track Wednesday with a narrow 2-1 victory, but Japanese powerhouse Gamba Osaka were held 1-1 at home. South Korea's Pohang regained their winning touch after a surprise loss to Adelaide United last week, with a dramatic last few minutes against Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the Steelyard ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Climate "witnesses" from the United States, Peru, Senegal, Uganda and other countries aim to tell their stories to members of Congress on Tuesday ...

Senegalese film director Mahama Johnson Traore, a founder of the Ouagadougou Pan-African Cinema Festival, died Monday after a long illness, aged 68, Senegalese filmmakers said. "He died this (Monday) morning in Paris. We're seeing with his wife how to repatriate the body" to Dakar, Cheikh Ngaido Ba, president of the Association of Senegalese Filmmakers told AFP. "He had a ...