
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Devoid of big names, Group B has potential to throw up surprise packages
Group B of FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 comprises Paraguay, Mali, New Zealand and Turkey and has the potential to throw up the tournament's surprise package.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Last edition's runners-up Mali aim to start campaign with win against Paraguay
Mali have a strong squad, with good attack and defence, and they are one of the dark horses who could go all the distance in the U-17 showpiece event.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Despite Mali teenagers' craze for Bollywood, football their only focus in Mumbai
With curbs on using social media during the tournament, it would be safe to say that Mali's U-17 teenagers have come to India with the metaphorical blinkers on.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Three-time champions Brazil arrive in Mumbai ahead of tournament
Brazil to kick off their FIFA U-17 World Cup campaign against Spain at Kochi on 7 October

World leaders reach New York for UN General Assembly: North Korea, Rohingya crisis to top agenda
Facing an escalating threat from North Korea and exodus of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at UN starting Monday to tackle these challenges

Mali: Nine dead as UN bases come under attack from six gunmen
Bamako: Gunmen attacked two United Nations bases in Mali, killing a peacekeeper, a contractor and seven Malians, the UN said, in the latest attacks on its presence in the country.

Burkina Faso: Terrorists kill 17 after opening fire at restaurant; second such attack in 2 years
Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant late on Sunday in Burkina Faso's capital, killing at least 17 people.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: India take on USA, Colombia, Ghana in New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium boasts a formidable seating capacity of 58,000 and fans in Delhi will surely want to make sure they fill each and every seat when the tournament gets going.

Emmanuel Macron says France must work with Africa to eradicate 'terrorists, thugs, murderers'
France and its African partners must work together to wipe out Islamist militants, President Emmanuel Macron said at a summit in Mali's capital Bamako on Sunday.

Al-Qaeda in Mali releases video showing six foreign hostages alive, says monitoring group SITE
The video was released just before President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force.

Emmanuel Macron meets with five African heads of state to form 5,000-strong force to counter extremism
France's president meets Sunday in Mali with African heads of state to support a new 5,000-strong multinational force meant to counter extremism

Al-Qaeda releases Swede held hostage for six years in Mali, says foreign ministry
A Swede held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011 has been freed to head home, and is doing well although he is "overwhelmed" by his release.

Mali: 31 people died in ethnic violence over land, says Army
Thirty-one people were killed over the weekend in central Mali as ethnic groups clashed over land in a zone where the state is near-absent and jihadists roam freely.

Mali tourist resort attack: 4 suspected jihadists killed after two die in Bamako's Kangaba Le Campement
Four assailants have been killed by security forces in Mali after an attack on a tourist resort popular with foreigners close to the capital Bamako, the country's security minister said late Sunday.

Computex 2017: ARM announces the new ARM Cortex-A75, Cortex-A55 CPUs and Mali-G72 GPU
ARM, the supplier of microprocessor technology, has unveiled its latest generation of mobile CPUs and GPUs at this year's Computex 2017.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: Mali, Niger book spots to complete 24 team line-up for main event
Mali and Niger on Monday completed a 24-team line-up from across six confederations for the upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup, scheduled to be held in India from 6 to 28 October.

Pope Francis names cardinals for Laos, Mali, Sweden, Spain and Salvador
Pope Francis has named five new cardinals for Laos, Mali, Sweden, Spain and El Salvador in the Vatican on Sunday.

Sony Pikachu with octa-core SoC, 21MP camera leaks on GFXBench; has nothing to do with Pokemon
Sony reportedly is working on a new smartphone with the code name 'Pikachu'. The details of the new smartphone leaked on benchmarking website GFXBench giving us a glimpse of what is in the store.

U-17 World Cup: Fifa urges India to promote tournament 6-8 months in advance
Fifa has advised India to build up the U-17 world cup gradually and in phases starting six to eight months before the showpiece tournament.

Watch: Ivory Coast's Serge Aurier saves Mali player's life during World Cup qualifier
Controversial Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier has been praised after his quick-thinking helped save another player's life.