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China Football Transfers Hit New Record Despite Crackdown
Chinese clubs splashed a record 388 million euros ($411 million) on footballers in the January-February transfer window despite an official...
Read moreUS Track Queen Felix Targeting 2020 Olympics
US track queen Allyson Felix said on Monday she has set her sights on the 2020 Olympics after winning a...
Read moreChina’s Favourite Wins Strong Backing In Hong Kong Leadership Race
The woman seen as China's favourite for Hong Kong's next leader formally registered Tuesday for the election in March after...
Read moreEleven Afghan Police Killed In Insider Attack
An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province...
Read moreSingapore Defence Ministry Reports Cyber Breach
Singapore's defence ministry said Tuesday that hackers had stolen the personal details of hundreds of staff and soldiers in what...
Read moreUFC Signs Top China MMA Fighter To Boost Asia Return
The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, on Tuesday annnounced it had signed one of China's...
Read more‘Wolverine’ Braves Taiwan’s Stinky Tofu
Actor Hugh Jackman has not turned his nose up at the chance to sample Taiwan's famous snack "stinky tofu" as...
Read moreTwo Women To Be Charged With Kim Murder
Two women will be charged with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, who was assassinated with a lethal nerve agent at...
Read moreAustralian Arrested Over IS Missile-Design Plot
An Australian was charged Tuesday with helping the Islamic State group develop high-tech weapons, including long-range guided missile capabilities. Haisem...
Read moreTrump Aide Conway Draws Ire For Kneeling On White House Sofa
Counselor to the US president Kellyanne Conway sparked social media fury after kneeling on a White House sofa with her...
Read moreBangladesh Islamists To Hang For Japanese Farmer’s Murder
Five Islamist extremists who murdered a Japanese farmer in a drive-by shooting in 2015 were sentenced to death by a...
Read moreUS Military Brass Urge Trump Not To Slash Diplomacy, Aid
More than 120 retired admirals and generals urged President Donald Trump not to slash spending on diplomacy and development aid,...
Read moreMalaysian Firms Linked To North Korea Spy Front Shut
Two Malaysian firms linked to a North Korean front company the UN says was selling military equipment will be closed...
Read moreSamsung Heir Indicted For Bribery, Embezzlement
The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives from the world's biggest smartphone maker were indicted Tuesday...
Read moreJapanese Emperor Heads To Vietnam For First Time
Japan's emperor left for Vietnam on Tuesday to meet families of Japanese soldiers sent there by his father more than...
Read moreAs Olympics Loom, China Plunges Into Snow Biz
Hao Rui only took up skiing this winter, but the 17-year-oldlooked like a veteran as he perched casually atop a...
Read moreLeBron James Leads Cavaliers Over Bucks
LeBron James shrugged off his recent illness to post 24 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 102-95...
Read moreWhat Is A Famine?
From ancient Rome to modern times, mankind has suffered devastating periods of hunger caused by drought, war or misguided politics....
Read moreSenior Adviser To Thailand King Sacked In Latest Purge
A senior adviser to Thailand's new monarch has been sacked, authorities said Tuesday, the second aide to King Maha Vajiralongkorn...
Read moreHarassment Complaint At Prior Job Ends Road For New Uber Exec
A new engineering executive at Uber has left after the ride-sharing titan learned he ended his career at Google after...
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