PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Shots were fired near the presidential palace in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince during a protest that was organized by police who are demanding better pay and conditions, two Reuters witnesses said.

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian troops on Sunday put out a forest fire close to Cano Cristales, one of the Andean country's most important tourist sites, where FARC dissidents sought to destroy thousands of hectares of territory to grow coca, the defense minister said.

MADRID, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Real Madrid's plan to give Brazilian Rodrygo Goes some extra playing time in the reserves backfired badly after the forward was sent off on Sunday following an overzealous celebration and is now suspended from next week's 'Clasico' against Barcelona.

(Reuters) - The magic continued for Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager as he outlasted Hungary's Attila Balazs to win their rain delayed semi-final in three sets at the Rio Open on Sunday.

RIYADH (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will be fully prepared to take necessary action to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the world's third-largest economy, its Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said.

RIYADH, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will be fully prepared to take necessary action to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus on the world's third-largest economy, its Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said.

RIYADH, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will ensure it is fully prepared to take necessary policy action as it scrutinizes developments on the impact of coronavirus, its governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Sunday.

Feb 23 (Reuters) - A goalkeeper with Uruguayan first division club Cerro Largo faced an uncertain future on Sunday, the day after winding up his opponents led to a red card – only for them to score twice against 10 men in stoppage-time and rescue a draw.

(Reuters) - Top seed Dominic Thiem missed a chance to pass Roger Federer and become the world's third-ranked player when he was knocked out of the Rio Open by Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager in a rain delayed quarter-final match on Saturday.