World

SYDNEY – A Sydney man accused of recruiting foreign fighters to battle the Syrian regime has lost a court challenge to the Australian law that he is charged with breaking. Hamdi Alqudsi was charged under the Crime (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act after he allegedly helped seven men go to …

BAMAKO, Mali – A government-allied militia in Mali says it won’t follow demands by an international peace monitoring group to leave a northern town that it took from separatists last week. Fihroun Maiga, spokesman for the militia, said Friday that if they leave and the army does not come in, …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Emergency crews were working Sunday to clean up in the aftermath of a vicious windstorm that tore through southwestern British Columbia, toppling trees and branches onto power lines and cars and leaving an estimated 500,000 people without electricity. BC Hydro said it could take until Monday …

BAMAKO, Mali – Suspected Islamic extremists attacked an army checkpoint in Timbuktu early Tuesday, killing at least two soldiers and injuring one, the government said. Another soldier is missing and a search has been launched for the extremists who carried out the attacks with automatic weapons, Mali’s government said in …

JERUSALEM – Israel has unveiled an 1,800-year-old sarcophagus that workers found at a building site and initially tried to conceal. The Antiquities Authority called the sarcophagus, which was shown to media Thursday, “one of the most important and beautiful” ever found in Israel. The two-ton limestone coffin features a life-size …

Certainly the points are starting to spread out among NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup competitors. But at this point in the season, that spread is not a problem. If I’m in the Chase and I get past the race at Talladega Superspeedway and I’m only 24 or 25 points …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The day after Notre Dame revealed the abrupt departure of starting quarterback Everett Golson, university officials are declining comment about whether there is a possibility he could return to the school at some point. Spokesman Dennis Brown said Sunday he could not comment, citing privacy laws. …

AMES, Iowa – Last month, Texas forward Jonathan Holmes and center Cameron Ridley exploited Iowa State’s lack of interior size and punished the smaller Cyclones. The way Iowa State responded in the rematch proved it can handle imposing frontcourts. Holmes and Ridley, who combined for 39 points and 18 rebounds …

ANAHEIM, Calif. – A theatrical playoff series gets an appropriately grand finale when the Anaheim Ducks host the Detroit Red Wings in Game 7 on Sunday night. After four overtime games, several clutch goals and plenty of wild momentum swings, the second-seeded Ducks have one last chance to finish off …

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Miami gave Katie Meier a new contract. Meier then gave the school a check. Meier is now under contract to lead Miami’s women’s basketball program through 2021, with an extension being announced Monday by the school. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Meier, however, …