Power tool-wielding robbers flee Louvre with 'priceless' jewellery
Robbers wielding power tools scaled a furniture hoist outside the Louvre to make off with priceless jewellery from the world-renowned museum on Sunday, taking just seven minutes for the brazen, broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said.
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North Korean soldier held by Seoul after crossing land border
A North Korean soldier was taken into custody by the South after he voluntarily crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas on Sunday, Seoul's military said.
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Chainsaw-wielding robbers flee Louvre with jewellery
Chainsaw-wielding robbers broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday and made away with jewellery, several sources said, leading the world's most visited museum to close for the day.
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UK police 'looking into' claims Prince Andrew tried to smear accuser
British police said Sunday they were probing claims that Prince Andrew asked an officer to dig up dirt for a smear campaign against his sexual assault accuser Virginia Giuffre.
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India set Australia 131 to win in rain-hit ODI
A quickfire 38 off 31 balls from KL Rahul helped India to 136-9 off 26 overs in a rain-affected innings in the first ODI against Australia in Perth on Sunday.
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Nuns, ex-Satanic priest among seven new saints created by Pope Leo
Bells rang out Sunday over St Peter's Square as Pope Leo XIV created seven new saints, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide and a Venezuelan "doctor of the poor".
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Limp Bizkit founding bassist Sam Rivers dies aged 48
The founding bassist of American nu metal band Limp Bizkit, Sam Rivers, has died, the band announced on Saturday. He was 48.
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Israel identifies dead hostage returned Saturday
Israel on Sunday announced the identity of one of two dead hostages returned by Hamas the previous day as 54-year-old Ronen Engel.
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Canada's Fernandez beats Valentova to win Japan Open
Canada's Leylah Fernandez beat Czech teenager Tereza Valentova 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Japan Open on Sunday, her second WTA title of the year.
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Bangladesh probes cause of massive airport fire
Bangladeshi traders on Sunday assessed heavy losses after a devastating fire tore through the cargo complex of the country's main international airport, as the government opened an investigation into possible arson.
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