Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky on Friday cruised towards her fifth gold at the world championships as the fastest into the women's 800m final in Budapest on Friday. Despite only turning 20 in March,...
Jordan will not allow the return of Israel's ambassador until the shooting of two Jordanians by an embassy security guard has been properly investigated, a government official said on Friday. "Jordan...
Libya's UN-backed unity government chief has denied that an agreement has been struck with Rome to deploy Italian vessels in Libyan waters to combat human trafficking. Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj...
Virtual reality games usually promise shoot 'em up adventures but in Hong Kong Friday lovelorn tech fans donned headsets to go on imaginary dates. The city's annual Ani-Com and Games fair sees...
Daniel Ricciardo topped the times for Red Bull in Friday morning´s closely-contested opening free practice session for this weekend´s Hungarian Grand Prix. The Australian clocked a best lap in one...
A Chinese man who massacred 19 people with a pickaxe including children and his parents was handed the death sentence Friday, a court in southwest Yunnan province said. Yang Qingpei murdered his...
A week old baby boy in India survived several hours in a grave after being buried alive by his teenaged rape victim mother, police said Friday. Cries heard by villagers produced the miracle rescue of...
Officially the snake charmers' profession is banned in India, but its devotees were at the centre of prayers and milk blessings offered to cobras and other deadly serpents in an annual tribute...
British telecoms and television broadcasting firm BT Group on Friday posted a 42-percent slump in profits during its first quarter, rocked by fresh fallout from an Italian accounting scandal. The...
Pakistan's three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, whose power base earned him the moniker "Lion of Punjab", is a political survivor who has repeatedly roared back to the country's top office. Sharif scored...
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was Friday ousted from the top office by the Supreme Court, but as the head of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party he will be able to nominate...
The wife of a Thai land activist who disappeared in mysterious circumstances has been jailed for trespassing, her lawyer said Friday, a crushing blow to a rural community locked in a lengthy dispute...
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been ousted from power by the Supreme Court, an unceremonious end to his third term in power ahead of general elections next year. No Pakistani prime minister...
Qatar refuses to bow to Saudi-led demands to "outsource" its foreign policy to resolve the Gulf crisis, its government spokesman told AFP in an interview. Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al-Thani, who holds...
Australia's cricket authorities are hopeful that a Bangladesh tour due to start in less than a month will go ahead despite a player rebellion over pay, a senior team official said. The scheduled...
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over long-running corruption allegations, a highly anticipated decision that forces him out of office. "He is disqualified...
Sri Lanka had their backs against the wall despite a defiant 90 not out by Dilruwan Perera on the third day of the first Test against India in Galle on Friday. Perera rallied the lower order to take...
Sri Lanka's Dilruwan Perera scored 90 not out by lunch on the third day of the first Test against India in Galle on July 28, 2017 Dilruwan Perera struck a defiant 90 not out as Sri Lanka tottered to...
US Republicans failed spectacularly Friday in their latest effort to dismantle Obamacare, leaving the party in stunned disarray and President Donald Trump's dreams of repealing his predecessor's...
American music took shape and went global thanks to the country's melting pot of influences. Yet one of the most important sources of the sound often goes forgotten -- American Indians. A new...
