Mehidy Hasan struck his maiden Test hundred as Bangladesh posted 430 runs in their first innings of the first Test against the West Indies in Chittagong on Thursday. The hosts were all out on the stroke of tea break on the second day after Mehidy ...

Tokyo Olympics boss Yoshiro Mori, whose sexist remarks and refusal to resign have sparked outrage in Japan, is a former prime minister known for embarrassing gaffes who led one of the country's least popular governments ever. From continuing a game...

Global consultancy firm McKinsey has reached a rare $573 million settlement with US states over claims that the company's advice to pharmaceutical giants contributed to the deadly opioid crisis, US media reported Wednesday. Almost half a million Am...

Oxford University announced on Thursday it will launch a medical trial alternating doses of Covid-19 vaccines created by different manufacturers, the first study of its kind. The trial will show whether different Covid doses -- those created by the...

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the American navy said, in the first such voyage since the inauguration of President Joe Biden. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer conducted a routine transit through the wate...

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) faced the prospect of a mass walkout Thursday by five Micronesian nations angry over a leadership snub, risking instability in a region where China is vying for influence. The five countries argued it was their turn ...

The Australian Open has endured a rocky build-up during the coronavirus pandemic. The country's largest sporting event's latest setback saw hundreds of players and officials ordered into isolation after a positive Covid-19 case at a tournament ho...

Saudi Arabia on Thursday shut down entertainment centres including cinemas and suspended dine-in services at restaurants, tightening coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in infections. The kingdom suspended "all events and parties" including weddi...

England skipper Joe Root goes into his 100th Test on Friday seeking a repeat of how he started his illustrious career -- with a rare series win on Indian soil. Root, 30, will lead England in the four Tests knowing that he needs a win to stand any c...

The countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics hit the one-year mark Thursday with preparations overshadowed by the coronavirus and concerns over alleged human rights abuses, including a mass incarceration in Xinjiang. The Winter Olympics are sc...

Clanging cymbals and banging pots, Yangon residents unhappy with a putsch that ousted Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi have begun kicking up a nightly fracas to chase out "evil spirits" -- in this case, the military. Suu Kyi and other top civilian...

By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practising her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities. Quyen, 27, was ...

A mammoth effort by Australian firefighters saved homes from an out-of-control bushfire near Perth overnight, authorities said Thursday, but warned strong winds and rough terrain posed an ongoing challenge. At least 81 homes have been destroyed in ...

The murder of a Saudi journalist in Turkey, the US detention of a Russian asylum applicant and the abduction of a China-born Swedish citizen from Thailand all have one thing in common. All three represent a sharp increase in countries methodically ...

Foreign investors flocked to Myanmar as it began its democratic transition a decade ago, but this week's military coup is likely to accelerate a trend of Western withdrawal -- and China's expansion. Myanmar's untapped potential was up for grabs in ...