South Africa finally saw the back of England captain Joe Root before Stuart Broad's first Test fifty in four years frustrated the Proteas on the second day of their series opener at Lord's on Friday....
An upscale Bangladeshi restaurant has banned foreign guests, fearing a repeat of last year's deadly terrorist attack in a Dhaka cafe, the owner said Thursday. Lake Terrace, a reputed rooftop barbeque...
Bangladesh security agencies have secretly detained scores of opposition activists many of whom have later been killed, an international rights group said Thursday. Amid heightened political...
The Australian Cricketers' Association said Thursday that players would boycott this month's Australia A tour to South Africa over a pay dispute. The union said players were not obliged and were...
A faulty boiler caused an explosion at a Bangladesh factory that killed 13 people this week, authorities said Wednesday, as survivors accused the owners of ignoring their concerns. A government...
China's ambassador has said the withdrawal of Indian troops from disputed territory is a "precondition" for peace, in an apparent escalation of a border row between the two Asian powers that has...
A Rohingya Muslim was stoned to death and six others wounded by a mob of Buddhists in the capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state, authorities said Wednesday, the latest flare-up in a region seething with...
The death toll from a blast at a Bangladesh garment factory has risen to 10 after two victims died in hospital, authorities said Tuesday, warning there could be more casualties. Dozens of workers...
A prominent critic of the Bangladesh government has been found safe a day after his family reported him missing, sparking fears he had been abducted, police said Tuesday. Farhad Mazhar, a well-known...
One of Bangladesh's most prominent government critics went missing on Monday after calling his wife to tell her he feared he would be killed, police said. The wife of Farhad Mazhar, a well-known...
Players will boycott an Australia A tour of South Africa this month unless a new pay deal is agreed by Cricket Australia, the Australian Cricketers' Association said on Sunday. The players' union...
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the site of one of the worst Islamist attacks in Bangladesh's history to mark the first anniversary of the deadly attack on an upscale Dhaka cafe. Weeping...
Batsman Gary Ballance has been give a chance to revive his England Test career after being named in the squad for next Thursday's first Test against South Africa. The Zimbabwe-born 27-year-old has...
Cricket Australia and the country's players looked set to miss a deadline to resolve a pay dispute on Friday, potentially leaving players unemployed and threatening fixtures including this year's...
Cricket Australia has sent a formal letter to warring players officially informing them they will be unemployed if a deal is not reached this week in their protracted pay dispute. Amid reports that...
As the chatter of customers and the smell of warm bread fill the Holey Artisan Bakery it is easy to forget the scenes of horror that unfolded at the upscale Dhaka cafe. But a year on the impact of...
Asian migrants working as domestic staff and farmers are stranded in Saudi Arabia -- potentially illegally -- after their Qatari bosses were ordered out of the kingdom, a rights group said Wednesday....
Myanmar and Thailand started torching nearly $1 billion worth of seized narcotics on Monday, a defiant show of force as law enforcement struggles to stem the rising flow of drugs in the region. The...
AB de Villiers left South Africa's tour of England saying he would decide his cricket future in August. One of the outstanding batsmen of his generation, the 33-year-old headed home after captaining...
