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Sanaa - The United States carried out a fresh strike Saturday on targets in Yemen, US Central Command said.The strike comes a day after scores of attacks across the country heightened fears that...

RIYADH: Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal's second-half strikes earned Barcelona a 2-0 win over Osasuna on Thursday and set up a Spanish Super Cup final Clasico rematch. The Catalans beat Real...

ABIDJAN: The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Saturday in Ivory Coast with the host nation and Mohamed Salah's Egypt among the leading contenders to succeed the Senegal of Sadio Mane as continental...

SHUBAYTAH, Saudi Arabia: Sebastien Loeb's decision to 'go slow' in stage five earlier in the week paid off on Friday as the Frenchman won the marathon two-day stage 6 at the Dakar Rally.Veteran...

AUCKLAND: Tim Southee became the first player to 150 wickets in Twenty20 internationals, leading New Zealand's "nasty fasties" to a 46-run win over Pakistan in their series opener in Auckland.Veteran...

BRUSSELS: EU countries will discuss next week a plan to set up a naval mission to help protect Red Sea shipping following attacks from Yemen's Ansar Allah fighters, diplomats said Friday.The proposal...

KYIV: Visiting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday announced £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) in new military aid for Ukraine, saying it sent a "strong signal" of UK support for the war-torn...

By Elodie MAZEINTo the believers, the oft-promised autonomous car revolution is "clearly happening"— they point to the myriad displays at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas that defy the...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's bankrupt government said Friday that a foreign debt restructure would be finalised by the beginning of April, after signs the economy was emerging from its worst crisis on record....

Sanaa - US and British forces struck Yemen early on Friday after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping.The pre-dawn air strikes add to escalating fears of wider conflict in the region, which...

New Delhi: India's top court ruled Monday that 11 murderers convicted of a gang rape that drew global outrage, but who were released early, must return to jail.Bilkis Bano and two of her children were...

Dhaka - Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament, election officials said Monday after polls boycotted by the...

Suzu, Japan: A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under rubble caused by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were further complicating relief...

Japan: A woman in her 90s trapped for five days under the rubble by a huge earthquake in central Japan was rescued against the odds, but snow and storms were expected to complicate relief efforts on...

Israel bombed Gaza on Saturday as the United Nations warned the Palestinian territory has become uninhabitable after three monthsof fighting that threatens to engulf the wider region.AFP...

Paris: Google has begun limiting third-party cookies for some users of its Chrome web browser, a first step towards eventually abandoning the files that have raised privacy concerns.Google, which...

Rio de Janeiro: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to figures released on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government bolstered environmental...

SEOUL: North Korea fired an artillery barrage near two South Korean border islands on Friday, Seoul's defence ministry said, prompting a live-fire drill from the South Korean military.Residents of...

KYIV: Russian officials in the southern border city of Belgorod offered to evacuate worried residents on Friday, an unprecedented announcement that follows waves of fatal Ukrainian attacks. The...

SYDNEY: Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets in an electrifying over to bowl Australia into a potential winning position over Pakistan in an absorbing third Test in Sydney on Friday. Paceman Hazlewood...