In this interview from June 2013, goalkeeper Iker Casillas recalled how Spain’s victory on penalties against Italy in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals marked a turning point for their national team, which went on to win that tournament, as well as the following one in 2012 and the 2010 World Cup. Spain had not been able to go beyond the quarter-finals of any major competition in 24 years.
Atami (Japan) (AFP) – Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide continue their search for survivors on Monday morning.
The Taliban has captured more territory in Afghanistan in recent days from fleeing Afghan forces, as NATO troops continue to pull out of the country. Officials said on Sunday that several hundred Afghan security forces fled across the northern border into Tajikistan as Taliban fighters continued to gain momentum, capturing several districts.
Before Spain and Italy met in the Euro 2016 Round of 16, Álvaro Morata and Giorgio Chiellini answered a series of quick-fire questions about their rival’s country. The Juventus teammates will face each other again in the Euro 2020 semi-finals.
Tropical storm Elsa, now the earliest 5th named Atlantic storm, is heading towards the Florida west coast. CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar details the forecast and impacts over the coming days.
The Spanish national team train ahead their Euro 2020 semi-final clash against Italy.
At least 50 people were killed when a Philippine Air Force plane crashed in the southern Philippines, the country's worst military air disaster in decades. CNN's Angus Watson reports.
The Vatican says Pope Francis is having planned surgery on his large intestine. He entered a Rome hospital hours after telling a crowd in St. Peter's Square he will be traveling to Hungary and Slovakia in September. (July 4)
President Joe Biden said at a Fourth of July celebration at the White House that the American people are closer than ever to declaring independence from a deadly virus. (July 4)
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said China can play an important role in helping Afghanistan secure his country's future, in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) via video link during the World Peace Forum which opened in Beijing Saturday.
Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record. (July 4)
Demolition crews set off explosives late Sunday to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building, a key step to resuming the search for victims as rescuers possibly gain access to new areas of the rubble.
