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Nepal make cricket history as swimmer Zhang breaks Asian Games record 27 Sep 2023 - 02:27 pm

Hangzhou, China: A rampant Nepal rewrote the T20 international cricket record books at the Asian Games on Wednesday while China's Zhang Yufei laid...

Giant panda Fan Xing leaves a Dutch zoo for her home country China 27 Sep 2023 - 01:51 pm

Rhenen, Netherlands: Giant panda Fan Xing began a long journey home on Wednesday - to a country she has never visited. The 3-year-old...

North Korea says it will expel the US soldier who crossed into the country in July 27 Sep 2023 - 01:46 pm

Seoul, South Korea: North Korea said Wednesday that it will expel a U.S. soldier who crossed into the country through the heavily armed...

Youth bring climate case to Europe rights court 27 Sep 2023 - 12:49 pm

Strasbourg, France: The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Wednesday began hearing a case brought by six Portuguese youths against 32 nations for...

Indonesia bans goods transactions on social media platforms 27 Sep 2023 - 12:19 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia has banned goods transactions on social media platforms in a new regulation, its trade minister said Wednesday, as Jakarta aims to...

What's in a name? Beckham and Ronaldo grace Asian Games 27 Sep 2023 - 12:13 pm

Hangzhou, China: David Beckham made his Asian Games debut on Wednesday in the same team as Ronaldo but not, sadly, in the football...

Indian great-grandmother, 92, finally goes to school 27 Sep 2023 - 11:23 am

Lucknow, India: An Indian great-grandmother aged 92 has learned to read and write after going to school for the first time and inspiring...

At least 100 killed in Iraq wedding fire tragedy 27 Sep 2023 - 10:03 am

Qaraqosh, Iraq: At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an...

'Save our village': Indonesians resist eviction for China-backed project 27 Sep 2023 - 09:15 am

Rempang, Indonesia: Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they...

Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers as he built real estate empire 26 Sep 2023 - 11:37 pm

NEW YORK: A judge has ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to...

India and Canada steer clear, at UN, of their dispute over Sikh separatist leader's killing 26 Sep 2023 - 10:51 pm

New York: Indian and Canadian diplomats didn't directly address their countries' row over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader, but they obliquely...

Brazil’s Amazon rainforest faces a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people 26 Sep 2023 - 10:36 pm

RIO DE JANEIRO: The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is facing a severe drought that may affect around 500,000 people by the end of...

Biden makes history by joining striking US car workers 26 Sep 2023 - 09:59 pm

Wayne, US: Joe Biden joined striking auto workers on the picket line in Michigan on Tuesday in a historic first for a sitting...

Nelson Mandela's granddaughter dies of cancer aged 43 26 Sep 2023 - 07:57 pm

Johannesburg: South African anti-apartheid struggle hero Nelson Mandela's granddaughter,ZolekaMandela, has died of cancer aged 43, her family said on Tuesday. Known for having...

France bans hijab for its athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics 26 Sep 2023 - 07:16 pm

Doha, Qatar: France is set to ban French athletes from donning the hijab, the Islamic headscarf, at the 2024 Paris Olympics. French Sports...

Trump lawyers say prosecutors 'silencing' him with gag order in federal 2020 election case 26 Sep 2023 - 05:05 pm

Lawyers for former President DonaldTrumpare slamming prosecutors' request for a narrow gag order in his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, calling it...