Day: July 20, 2017
Fugitive Monk Extradited To Thailand For Allegedly ‘raping Girl, 14’
A flamboyant fugitive monk accused of raping a 14-year-old girl has been extradited back to Thailand after fleeing to...
Qatar Changes Anti-Terror Law Amid Gulf Row
Qatar announced on Thursday changes to its anti-terror legislation, one of the controversial issues at the core of the...
‘Saigon’ Brings Exiles’ Loss and Longing To the Stage
A hugely moving debut drama about exile set in a Vietnamese restaurant has become a surprise hit at the world's biggest...
Synthetic Cannabis Blamed For Spate of New Zealand Deaths
At least seven people are believed to have died in Auckland this month after using synthetic cannabis, New Zealand...
Namibia Genocide Victims Battle For Compensation
On a thin strip of land at the bay of Luederitz in southern Namibia are dozens of gravestones bearing the names of each...
Eritreans Pursue Two-Wheeled Dreams In Exile
After representing Eritrea in cycling tournaments across Africa, Daniel Teklay took a journey of a different sort last...
Hyperloop Or Hyperbole? Musk Promises NY-DC Run In 29 Mins
US entrepreneur Elon Musk said Thursday he'd received tentative approval from the government to build a conceptual...
China Bets Big On Subways As Cities Expand
Deep under Shanghai, workers on a flood-lit construction rig carefully install massive concrete wall sections for a new...
‘Killer Pitch’ and Food Poisoning Haunt Asia Football Tours
There was the infamous Hong Kong "killer pitch", an 11th-hour cancellation of a Manchester derby in Beijing and now...
Three Share Lead At Weather-Hit PGA Barbasol Championship
The US trio of Martin Flores, Cameron Tringale and Zac Blair shared a one-shot lead on Thursday as darkness halted play...
Jamaica Into CONCACAF Gold Cup Semis As Canada Downed
Jamaica defeated Canada 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Thursday. Goals in each half from...
Diamondbacks Smash Four Homers In Rout of Reds
Jake Lamb drove in a career-high six runs and surprise starting pitcher Patrick Corbin allowed just one run in over...
Auckland Favourite To Host Next America’s Cup
Auckland has firmed as favourite to host the next America's Cup after holder Team New Zealand canvassed the prospect of...
All Black Malakai Fekitoa Signs With French Top 14’s Toulon
All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa confirmed Friday he has signed with French Top 14 club Toulon, bringing an end to his...
Police Chief Criticizes US Cop Who Shot Australian Woman
The police chief in Minneapolis, speaking out for the first time Thursday, strongly criticized the actions of one of...
Ghana Premier League: Kotoko-WAFA Clash Postponed
Premier League Board (PLB) has postponed the match day 24 fixture between WAFA and Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Sogakope,...
Stonebwoy, Shatta Billed For GMN UK
Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has been named by organisers of 2017 Ghana Meets Naija (GMN) UK concert as the third...
Trump Taps New Ambassador To Afghanistan
John Bass has been posted in Turkey since 2014, and has steered US-Turkey relations through an unsuccessful coup...
US Praises Sudan Counter-Terror Efforts
The United States on Thursday praised Sudan's efforts in fighting terrorism ahead of a decision expected in October on...