Ana Peleteiro represents women who have suffered sexual abuse in silence but only open up after they have been heartbroken. Peleteiro, 29, is highly regarded, with the Spaniard having won a gold medal ...

Spanish Olympian Ana Peleteiro has opened up on the horrifying rape and abuse ordeal she suffered at the hands of a former partner. Peleteiro, 29, is a highly decorated triple jumper, with the ...

Peleteiro’s decision to change coaches, after a partnership that brought her Olympic, World, and European medals, was driven by personal and professional considerations. Peleteiro finished sixth in ...

Benjamin Compaoré is a French athlete of Burkinabè origin, whose fame stems from his exceptional performances in the world of athletics. Born on August 3, 1987 in Dunkirk, he quickly showed remarkable ...

Benjamín Labatut’s novel “The Maniac” examines the dawn of the nuclear age and the brilliant, sometimes troubled minds behind it. By Tom McCarthy Tom McCarthy’s latest novel is “The Making of ...

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad thought he was winning his third straight European Championship 3,000-meter steeplechase title and wanted to celebrate in style -- bare-chested through the finishing ...

Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore returned to Ouagadougou on Thursday after eight years in exile, members of his entourage and an airport source told AFP. Compaore, 71, flew in from Ivory ...

Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaoré speaks to the media after a meeting with France's President François Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Sept. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File) ...

Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore has been found guilty of complicity in murder. There was applause when the verdict was read. Compaore fled to the Ivory Coast. A military court in Burkina ...

Ex-leader Blaise Compaore is on trial for the 1987 murder of Thomas Sankara, a revered revolutionary leader. Sankara's death coincided with a coup that installed Campaore in power for 27 years. Former ...

The trial for the alleged killers of Thomas Sankara began on 11 October, in front of a military tribunal in Ouagadougou. But although Blaise Compaoré, Gilbert Diendéré and Hyacinthe Kafando stand ...

Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore, the main defendant in a long-awaited trial on the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, will boycott the upcoming proceedings, ...