Oldest slinger in town: Sri Lanka to farewell shaggy-haired Malinga
Sri Lanka will start looking to replace key wicket-taker Lasith Malinga when the shaggy-haired fast bowler calls it quits after the first one-day international...
Iran says to meet nuclear deal parties on Sunday
Iran said it will attend a meeting in Vienna on Sunday of diplomats from countries still party to the 2015 nuclear deal, as they...
UK PM contender Johnson’s biggest controversies
During a decades-spanning career as a journalist and politician, likely next British prime minister Boris Johnson has stoked plenty of controversy.
Here are some of...
Trump praises Pakistan’s role in ‘progress’ on Afghan peace
President Donald Trump on Monday hailed Pakistan's help in advancing peace talks in Afghanistan, a marked shift in tone as the United States seeks...
Trial opens for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte
High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa's libel trial opened Tuesday in a case that she and press freedom advocates see as government retaliation for her...
Shares blast off as ‘China’s Nasdaq’ debuts
Shares on Shanghai's new Nasdaq-style technology board soared Monday, with one firm rocketing more than 500 percent, as investors rushed to grab a piece...
Fearing Olympic chaos, Tokyo tells workers: stay home
Japan's famously diligent workers spend more hours at the office than employees in almost any other country. But to avoid traffic chaos at next...
Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
Anger soared in Hong Kong on Monday over a vicious assault against pro-democracy protesters by a mob of suspected triad gangsters that left dozens...
Final hours of voting in race to become British PM
The voting closes Monday in the contest to become Britain's next prime minister, with Boris Johnson expected to be confirmed as the winner charged...
Iran probes seized UK-flagged tanker, Britain to hold emergency meeting
Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf depends on an investigation, as Britain prepared for an...
