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BY SAMI ALAMITyres screech across an empty parking lot in Soweto as 40-year-old Nalo Jivhuho sends her black BMW skidding and spinning in a cloud of white smoke and fumes. As soon as she slips into...

A Hamas official on Friday accused Israel's prime minister of refusing to agree to a final truce accord for Gaza, where the presence of Israeli troops on the Egyptian border remained a major sticking...

The United Nations Human Rights Office on Thursday said basic freedoms in Sri Lanka were under threat, as the country gears up to elect a new president in September.A report published Thursday by the...

Los Angeles - Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, US media reported Tuesday, two years after the Hollywood power couple officially gave love a second chance by tying the knot.The...

Bengaluru - Saving lives was the childhood dream for 28-year-old Indian doctor Radhika, but after the brutal rape and murder of a colleague her safety has increasingly become a top concern.Earlier...

Bangkok - Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health emergency.The patient...

Cincinnati: World number one Jannik Sinner on Monday lifted his third ATP Masters trophy as the world number one beat Frances Tiafoe 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to win the Cincinnati Open.The Italian top seed...

Cincinnati: Aryna Sabalenka thrust herself into US Open title contention on Monday with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Jessica Pegula to win the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open.The third seed who missed Wimbledon with...

Geneva: The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the means to control it.While more research is needed...

Malegaon - Half a day's drive from India's entertainment capital Mumbai, many in the struggling textile city of Malegaon escape the thrum of dawn-till-dusk industrial weaving looms by daydreaming...

Chicago - Democratic White House hopeful Kamala Harris hugged Joe Biden on stage at the party's national convention late Monday after the US president said he would be "the best volunteer" for her...

TEL AVIV: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Palestinian groups not to derail negotiations that he said may be a "last opportunity" to secure a Gaza truce and captives release...

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo reshuffled his cabinet on Monday just weeks before he steps down in an effort to ease the transition to his successor, Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, his...

Spielberg bei Knittelfeld, Austria: Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia won a third successive Austrian MotoGP to complete a dream sprint-race weekend double and take the outright lead in the...

KYIV: The Kremlin on Monday ruled out entering peace talks with Ukraine over Kyiv's surprise offensive into Russian territory, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said was meeting its goals....

SEOUL: The United States and South Korea kicked off their major annual joint military drills on Monday, Seoul said, with new exercises aimed at containing the nuclear-armed North, including fighting...

MARSEILLE: Two wildfires in southern France forced several thousand people to flee before the blazes were brought under control. Some 3,000 holiday makers were evacuated from a camping site to a...

CINCINNATI: Jannik Sinner ended his losing streak against Alexander Zverev with a 7-6 (11/9), 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) win on Sunday to set up a Cincinnati Open final against American Frances Tiafoe. The world...

PARIS: Thierry Henry has decided to step down from his role as coach of the France under-21 football team, the French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Monday. Former France international Henry...

L'Alpe d'Huez, France: Poland's Katarzyna Niewiadoma won her first women's Tour de France title by just four seconds on Sunday as she dug in during the race's gruelling final Alpine ascent.The...