The attack took place at a meeting for senior bishops in Athens. The priest accused of executing the assault was arrested unharmed by authorities for questioning, the Associated Press reported. Two clergymen were said to be more seriously hurt than others. In addition to the bishops, an on-scene police officer, a lawyer and a presiding clergyman were taken to state hospitals for treatment. Authorities did not immediately determine what caustic liquid the attacker had used, but confirmed that the victims had been burned....

Boxing great Oscar De La Hoya is jumping into the MMA promotional world. De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions will promote a trilogy fight between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz scheduled for Nov. 24 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. ESPN.com first reported the planned pay-per-view bout between the bitter rivals and De La Hoya’s involvement. “I’m excited for our first Golden Boy MMA event,” De La Hoya told ESPN....

Saint-Etienne had started the season well and he leaves them lying in sixth place in Ligue 1, three spots higher than where they finished last term. St. Etienne 23/10 to beat Lille The 5-0 humiliation by bitter rivals Lyon on November 5 saw the pressure increase, but his decision to depart still comes as a surprise. Garcia, a Barcelona youth product in his playing days, asked to not receive any financial compensation, according to the club....

The 43-year-old shot-stopper is closing in on Oswaldo Sanchez’s all-time first-division appearances record of 725 matches played, something Perez said is a motivating factor, as is Pachuca’s potential run at a Club World Cup. Takeaways from Liga MX Jornada 2 “Yes, I’d like to (break the record), of course. Obviously there are other players who had big achievements or won more titles, but without doubt I’d like to be among the best of Mexico, I don’t know if it will be the best, but among the best,” Perez told Record....

Pistorius' lawyers failed in their bid to stop any part of the trial being broadcast as a judge sitting in the North Gauteng High Court, where the trial will open next week, ruled mostly in favor of the South African TV and radio applicants. A live audio-only feed can broadcast the entire trial. Judge Dunstan Mlambo's decision opens up much of Pistorius' blockbuster trial to the expected scrutiny of millions of fascinated followers around the world....

“We got a lot of accolades during this pandemic, calling us heroes,” Jean Ross, co-president of National Nurses United, tells Verywell. “It is more than time to start protecting the people that are so vital in protecting the public.” She adds that her organization is also seeking stronger provisions on preventing aerosolized transmission, like improving ventilation systems. “Vaccines are just one measure, but you have to continue the mask-wearing, the ventilation, the PPE, the distancing,” she says....

The 7-0 loss to Chile remains the only adverse result in Osorio’s tenure but is yet to fade from public conscious. Blanco says he fears for his life “The most important thing is what happens inside the national team,” Osorio said Tuesday at a news conference in Los Angeles. “It was a difficult situation, and we learned and I learned a lot from it that has helped us in the most recent matches: To arrive with not only a Plan A but a Plan B, to prepare better ahead of every opponent we face and to analyze each opponent, to always plan and put out a team thinking of the best way to win....

El Tri survive despite misguided rotations El Tri defender Carlos Salcedo went down in his own penalty area in the 27th minute with what eventually would be diagnosed as a dislocated shoulder, but play continued with neither the referee blowing the play dead nor New Zealand stopping their attack. Once play did stop, Osorio expressed his frustration to New Zealand’s bench and clarified after the game that his shout of, “You!...

The Mexico coach could hand the 19-year-old his first senior cap Wednesday when El Tri meet Iceland in a friendly. Club America coach Ricardo La Volpe handed Alvarez an opportunity for first-team minutes last campaign, and Osorio likes what he’s seen from Aguilas’ homegrown player. U.S. wants Tillman: “We’re on top of it” “We think that Edson is a very technical player with a good aerial game,” Osorio said Tuesday in a news conference....

Oubre, a 6-7 forward playing for Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) this season, chose the Jayhawks after his father indicated a few weeks ago that his son's top two choices were KU and UK. "I love their chemistry and all the things that they displayed on my visit," Oubre told ZagsBlog.com of his visit this past weekend to Kansas for Late Night in the Phog. "The personalities and love from the fans and everything....

The Red Devils’ Belgium international has gone viral in the wake of his appearance in a UEFA Super Cup clash with Real Madrid, but not for the reasons he would have hoped. Bayern Munich 5/1 to win the Champions League Rather than seeing his performance capture the imagination, an unfortunate image of the 29-year-old has taken the world by storm – with Australian street artist ‘lushsux’ turning it into a mural....

Delmer Joel Ramírez Palma, who has lived in New Orleans for 18 years, reported numerous safety concerns such as asymmetrical building measurements and uncured concrete too weak to support the building’s weight to King Company before the 18-storey Hard Rock Hotel collapsed on October 12. Two days later, after giving an interview to a Spanish-language news outlet about the collapse, Palma was arrested while on a fishing trip with his family....

Djokovic flew into Australia on January 5 hoping to defend his Australian Open crown and win his 21st Grand Slam title. But the tennis player was deemed not to have adequate evidence of a medical exemption of being vaccinated. He was held at the airport overnight and interrogated before having his visa revoked. Djokovic was then transferred to a Melbourne immigration detention facility pending deportation. He had been held by border officials until the court ruling on Monday....

Charles Criniere was struck by an unknown vehicle while traveling along View High Drive in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, the city’s police department said. He leaves behind his wife and 10 children, according to a GoFundMe page set up to support his family. Criniere “was a devoted husband and father who deeply loved his family,” organizer Lynn Dubwig wrote on the page. “All who knew him loved him. He was a public school teacher and the sole provider for his family....

An Interior Department spokeswoman said a group of protesters rushed the Interior Department lobby, injuring at least one security officer who was taken to a nearby hospital. A spokeswoman for the protest group said that police and protestors clashed outside the building, and police tased several unarmed protesters. Melissa Schwartz, a spokeswoman for Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, said the protesters were taken in for booking. Protesters also linked arms and sat along the White House fence line and called on President Joe Biden’s administration to take more action to combat climate change and to ban fossil fuels....

The conservative justice is also facing growing calls to recuse himself from cases related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol after it emerged that his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, repeatedly urged aides of former President Donald Trump to try to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election. A series of text messages, first reported by The Washington Post and CBS News, showed Ginni Thomas imploring then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to challenge the results....

A crushing crowd surge resulted in at least 154 deaths and more than 130 injuries, according to South Korean news reports, which cited local fire authorities. At least 26 of the victims were foreign nationals, including at least two U.S. citizens. The crowd crush led to dozens of people going into cardiac arrest in Seoul’s crowded Itaewon nightlife district near the Hamilton Hotel. “The top priority right now is saving and evacuating patients, and providing prompt transportation and treatment to victims [heading to] medical institutions,” South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said, The Korea Herald reported....

More than 4,000 people are planning to throw rotten eggs at the nearly $500 million yacht that will set sail through De Hef in June. The campaign comes after news broke that the historic bridge will be temporarily dismantled to accommodate the yacht, something that many Rotterdammers took issue with, saying the decision revealed double standards. Despite no longer being in commission, De Hef holds an important place in the hearts of many Rotterdammers....

Daryn Edwards, Assistant Chief of Houston Police’s Homeland Security Command, said law enforcement was responding to a kidnapping report when they made the discovery. During a media briefing, he said, “It was a big surprise when we got in the house and saw what we saw.” Edwards explained Houston police received a kidnapping report on Thursday night. After working through the night to obtain a search warrant, the responding SWAT and technical operations teams entered a residence and came upon the dozens of people....