Barring South African runner Caster Semenya from competition due to naturally high testosterone levels would be like excluding basketball players because they are too tall, experts commented Thursday, days before the top sports court is set to hand down a ruling. Having unusually elevated levels of the hormone -- known to boost muscle stren ...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Thursday that it was delaying until next month its ruling on a challenge filed by South African double Olympic champion Caster Semenya against the IAAF. A decision in the controversial case had been due next week, but the world's top sport court said it would not issue a verdict until the end of April be ...

Each year, the world comes together in a campaign to speak out on one topic: ending violence against women and girls. Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence begins on 25 November, which is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and runs through Human Rights Day on 10 December. Organized by ...

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has cut the maximum jail term for violating the country 39;s state of emergency from 10 years to six months as protesters staged rallies against his rule Thursday. Deadly protests have rocked Sudan since December, and Bashir imposed a nationwide state of emergency on February 22 to quell the demonstrations ...

A cyclone that ravaged three southern African countries last week has killed at least 350 people, affected more than 1.7 million others and left 15,000 people still stranded by floods, according to estimates Thursday. As the toll surged from the region 39;s biggest storm in years, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans to tack ...

The world can eradicate tuberculosis by 2045 if the fight against the killer disease is properly funded, an international team of experts said Wednesday. Warning of the immense economic and social costs of inaction, they said that better screening, treatments and public awareness were needed to reduce the more than 10 million cases recorded ...

Guinean club Horoya, who reacted to reaching the CAF Champions League knockout phase by dumping French coach Patrice Neveu, were drawn against Moroccans Wydad Casablanca in the quarter-finals Wednesday. The Conakry club have offered no explanation for the shock move after widely experienced Neveu masterminded a largely impressive group camp ...