Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy and first-time Masters starter Jon Rahm, two of Europe's top-rated golfers, play together for the first two rounds at Augusta National in pairings announced on...
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea and the US military said, days after Pyongyang warned of retaliation if the global community ramps...
The US military confirmed Tuesday that nuclear-armed North Korea had fired a ballistic missile, finding it posed no threat to North America and vowing to work closely with its regional allies. The...
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's defence ministry said, days after Pyongyang warned of retaliation if the global community ramps...
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the pioneering Japanese electronic composer, has announced his first studio album in eight years which is inspired by the Russian film master Andrei Tarkovsky. The 65-year-old...
Fourth-ranked Hideki Matsuyama will try to become Japan's first male major golf champion by winning this week's Masters, but admits his form has cooled from a sizzling late-2016 run. The 25-year-old...
Last year, US voters chose a president whose stump speech denounced China for stealing American jobs and rigging trade -- but their own opinion of Beijing is improving. According to a major Pew...
February saw the US trade gap fall to its lowest level in four months as Americans imported fewer goods while exports held steady, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. In its biggest monthly...
After taking the domestic biscuit market by storm, Olam’s Nutrifoods Biscuit Company is headed for the gaping West African export market following the completion of major expansion works and launch...
It might be a healthy food choice, but Hong Kong's latest fruit fad is doing serious damage to shoppers' wallets. From luxury supermarkets to outdoor stalls, expensive premium produce is increasingly...
North Korea has warned it will retaliate if the global community ramps up sanctions over its latest round of weapons tests. The warning comes as President Donald Trump threatened the United States...
Springbok great Joel Stransky on Tuesday urged SANZAAR to stop delaying and unveil its revamped Super Rugby format, saying the governing body needed to make tough decisions and stand by them....
It is one news item that has succeeded securing a spot on almost every aspect of Ghana’s news media. Ordinarily, topical issues in my country take at most a week to be talked about in the media...
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck the southern African nation of Botswana on Monday, US seismologists said, with the tremor felt in several neighbouring countries. The epicentre of...
In fresh evidence about the dangers of coal pollution, a scientist on Monday said a switch to coal-fired power in a southern US state after a nuclear accident in 1979 led to a sharp fall in...
Japan's London Olympic champion Ryota Murata will fight Hassan N'Dam for the vacant World Boxing Association middleweight crown next month, his gym said Monday. The 31-year-old's first title shot...
Ghana and Japan on Friday signed two grant agreements totalling $58.4 million, geared towards the improvement of international corridor roads and sector budget support to promote health service...
As a grimacing Kimiko Date rips another forehand past a male hitting partner less than half her age, all that's missing is a cheesy Rocky-style backing track. At the ripe of old age of 46, the former...
Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder of Japanese electronic musical instrument maker Roland which defined much of the sound of 1980s pop, has died aged 87. Kakehashi, who won a technical Grammy, passed away on...
South Korea, Japan and the US held a joint naval exercise Monday aimed at countering missile threats from North Korean submarines, Seoul's defense ministry said, amid mounting concerns over the...
