At least 17 people have been killed after heavy rains caused the partial collapse of a rubbish dump in Mozambique. A 15-metre high pile of rubbish collapsed, destroying seven houses, and rescuers fear more bodies may be buried under the debris. The accident, at the Hulene landfill, six miles from the centre of the capital, Maputo, happened at…

Manchester United should not underestimate Sevilla when they meet in the last 16 of the Champions League, says Jesus Navas. The two sides meet in the first leg of their tie at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Wednesday, with United the favourites to advance to the quarter-finals having won their group. Sevilla face a fight…

Das deutsche Team liegt im Mannschaftswettbewerb von der Großschanze auf Medaillenkurs. Auch die Bobfahrer haben Chancen. Alle Entscheidungen im Liveticker

Italy’s major party leaders (L toR) Luigi Di Maio of the Five Star Movement, Matteo Renzi of the Democratic Party, and four-time prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi of Forza Italia. Reuters Italy’s 2018 general election is just over two weeks away. The country’s electoral system is notoriously complex, and a coalition government is almost guaranteed. New…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the Trump administration not to “play with fire” as he lashed out at the U.S. over what he described as its “provocative” support for autonomy-seeking Kurds in Syria. “The U.S. should stop playing very dangerous games which could lead to the dismemberment of the Syrian state,” Lavrov said at a…

Image copyright AFP / Ho / Tasnim News Image caption Helicopters are trying to reach the crash site, which is high in the Zagros mountain range Search and rescue teams are continuing to search for an Iranian plane that crashed in bad weather on Sunday. Officials told state media that the wreckage had been found,…

« Today, I’m disappointed and appalled at the still very harsh reality of this industry. A few months ago, I agreed to shoot with a creative team I believed in and was excited to collaborate with. When my agent received an unapologetic email concluding they would not run my cover/story because it ‘did not reflect well…

Enlarge / (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images) getty imagesUS investigators are looking into whether Mercedes parent company Daimler used illegal software to cheat emissions tests on diesel vehicles in the US, according to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, whose report was picked up by Reuters. Though the investigation itself is not new—it was reported…