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Tragic Tiote ‘suddenly Fainted’, Says Beijing Enterprises FC
Ivory Coast international Cheick Tiote "suddenly fainted" at training and died later in hospital, his Chinese club said...
Putin Says Snowden No ‘traitor’ In Oliver Stone Interviews
In US director Oliver Stone's edgy new interview series, Russian leader Vladimir Putin says he believes intelligence...
My Neighbor Totoro Anime Theme Park Set To Open In Japan
Japan's answer to Walt Disney has confirmed the launch of a giant new theme park based on one of its most popular...
Bill Cosby Latest In Litany of Famous Sexual Assault Cases
Megastar turned pariah Bill Cosby, who goes on trial Monday for allegedly drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004,...
Chinese Flops Jiangsu FC Part Ways With Coach
Chinese big-spenders Jiangsu Suning have parted ways with their coach Choi Yong-Soo after a disappointing season was...
Dissident Iranian Director Wins Top Cannes Prize
An Iranian film-maker who was jailed for "anti-regime propaganda" won the top prize at the Un Certain Regard section of...
China Tightens Clampdown Ahead of Football Transfer Window
The Chinese Football Association has stepped up its fight against spiralling big-money deals for foreign players by...
Hulk Flexes Muscles In All-Chinese Clash
Brazilian forward Hulk scored one goal and set up another as Shanghai SIPG won a megabucks all-Chinese clash 2-1...
Kidman Takes Aim At Sexism As Coppola Film Wows Cannes
Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell said Wednesday they wanted to throw their star power behind more movies...
China’s Tianjin Shoot Down Diego Costa Swoop Rumours
China's Tianjin Quanjin appear to have shut the door on a rumoured megamoney swoop for Chelsea's Diego Costa or any...
NY’s Broadway Grosses Record $1.45bn Ticket Sales
New York's famed Broadway grossed its highest seasonal earnings on record, yielding $1.45 billion for the 2016-17...
Harvard Student Submits Rap Album As Final Year Thesis
A Harvard student has become the first in the university's history to submit a rap album for his senior thesis. Student...
The Celebrities Dishing Out Random Acts of Kindness
Grime star Stomzy hit headlines earlier this week after an unexpected act of generosity. When Oxford University student...
Japanese Animator Miyazaki To Make New Film
Oscar-winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, who announced in 2013 that he would stop making films, is coming out of...
What’s At Stake In Iran’s Presidential Election?
Iran's presidential election Friday is effectively a choice between moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani and hardline...
Chinese Football League Urged To Keep Order After Flare-Ups
A senior official called for "good order" between the Chinese Super League's foreign and domestic players after...
Indian Star Irrfan Khan In New Film About Pakistani Affair
Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia is to make a film about a disastrous adulterous affair among the Pakistani elite...
Promoter Says McGregor On Board For Mayweather Match
Fight promoter Dana White says he has an agreement with mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor for a proposed...
Inside the Inner Sanctum of Wikileaks’ Assange
The enigmatic champion of a global movement for transparency and democracy. A Russian stooge. A West-hating...