Over the past few weeks, Formula One fans and moviegoers around the world have been thrilled by Ron Howard’s account of the gripping 1976 title battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda in the biographical action film “Rush”.

A deadly blast hit the Tadamun neighbourhood of south Damascus on Tuesday, Syrian state television reported, without immediately giving any casualty figures.

Part of the rooftop parking in Nairobi’s Westgate mall collapsed on Tuesday, a fireman and security sources said, a day after a fierce fire during the ongoing siege by Al-Qaeda linked fighters.

Two of Spain’s four Champions League participants go head-to-head for the first time this season when Barcelona host Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou on Tuesday.

An Egyptian court on Monday banned the Muslim Brotherhood from operating and ordered its assets seized, in the latest blow to the Islamist movement of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.

Kenyan security forces were locked in a fierce, final battle with Somali Islamist gunmen inside an upmarket Nairobi shopping mall on Monday as huge explosions and a barrage of heavy gunfire echoed out of the complex.

New satellite images suggest North Korea tested a long-range rocket engine last month, a US research institute said Monday.

Paris fashion gets underway on Tuesday with the industry on the defensive following a blistering attack by Iman and Naomi Campbell over the lack of black faces on the catwalk.

David Moyes’ first derby as Manchester United manager turned into a nightmare on Sunday as Manchester City inflicted a humiliating 4-1 defeat at a triumphant Etihad Stadium.

Sebastian Vettel took a huge step towards his fourth straight world title Sunday with a superlative victory in Singapore that left his rivals fighting for scraps.