Asian stocks tank after US data fans recession fears
Hong Kong: Tokyo led a collapse across Asian equities Monday, while the yen hit a six-month high after weak US jobs data fanned fears of a recession in the world's top economy and boosted bets on...
Bangladesh PM Hasina resigns and flees country
Dhaka - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled her palace on Monday as thousands of Bangladeshi protesters stormed her palace.Bangladesh's Channel 24 broadcast images of crowds...
Bangladesh set for more anti-PM protests after deadly clashes
Dhaka - Bangladeshi protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign are set to return to the streets Monday after one of the deadliest days since anti-government unrest erupted last...
China's Fan seals table tennis Olympic gold to maintain dominance
Paris: Fan Zhendong clinched Olympic gold in the men's singles table tennis on Sunday, maintaining the Chinese stranglehold on the sport and ending a fairytale run for shock finalist Truls...
Bangladesh protests demand PM resign
Dhaka - Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign clashed with pro-government supporters Sunday, with eight people killed as mass rallies and violence erupted...
Fears of Middle East war grow
Beirut - Middle East tensions soared as Iran and its allies readied their response to the assassination of Hamas's political leader, blamed on Israel, spurring fears of a regional war. Israel ally the...
Asalanka takes two in two as Sri Lanka-India ODI ends in tie
Colombo: Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka took two successive wickets to force a tie in the opening one-day international after India's total ended level with the hosts on Friday.Asalanka, an...
Trump says agrees to debate with Harris
Washington - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said late Friday he had agreed with Fox News to debate Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on September 4."I have agreed with FoxNews to...
Alcaraz into Olympics final as Djokovic battles to save gold dream
Paris: Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the Olympic Games final on Friday as rival Novak Djokovic faced a desperate fitness battle to salvage his latest and probably final chance to end his gold medal...
Two killed, 28 missing in north India floods
New Delhi - Heavy monsoon downpours in India's Himalayan foothills triggered flash floods that killed two people, officials said Thursday, with the hunt on for around 28 others still missing.Fatal...
Iran holds funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh
Iran held funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel.The Islamic Republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali...
Yen rallies after Japan hikes rates, stocks up as eyes turn to Fed
Hong Kong: The yen rallied against the dollar Wednesday after Bank of Japan hiked interest rates for the second time in 17 years, while equity markets climbed on growing hopes for a cut in US...
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran
Hamas said Wednesday its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country's new president.Haniyeh's killing came...
Egypt stun Spain to join them in men's Olympic football knockouts
Paris: Egypt reached the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic football after completing the group stage with a surprise 2-1 win over already qualified Spain on Tuesday, with Ibrahim Adel scoring both...
North Korea win first medal in eight years with table tennis silver
Paris: North Korea won their first Olympic medal in eight years on Tuesday in Paris but had to settle for silver after defeat in mixed-doubles to table tennis superpower China.China arrived in Paris...
Ship sinks off Taiwan, 9 sailors missing as typhoon heads towards China
Typhoon Gaemi swept towards southern China on Thursday after killing at least two people in Taiwan, with nine sailors missing after their cargo ship sank in stormy weather.The typhoon -- the strongest...
Argentina beaten 2-1 by Morocco in chaotic opening game in Paris
PARIS: A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after...
Miami's Messi, Suarez out for MLS All-Star Game
Miami: Argentina star Lionel Messi and Inter Miami team-mate Luis Suarez will miss Wednesday's Major League Soccer All-Star Game with injuries, the league and team announced on Monday.An updated MLS...
Sri Lanka apologises for cremating Muslim Covid victims
Colombo: Sri Lanka's government Tuesday formally apologised to the island's Muslim minority for forcing cremations on Covid victims, disregarding WHO assurances that burials in line with Islamic...
Macron says France is ready to host Paris Olympics
Paris: President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France was ready to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes' Village four days before the Games begin."We are ready and we will be ready...