Yangon: Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its...

Beijing: Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on Sunday as Beijing seeks to strengthen its role in mediating...

Tehran: Russia on Sunday sent three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, the second such launch since July, Iranian state television...

Washington: The United States has become the “real” United Nations and the world body has been of very little help in resolving conflicts around the...

Moscow: Russia does not intend to attack anyone in Europe, but its response to any strike will be devastating, Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on...

Colombo: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday extended the state of public emergency declared a month ago when the Ditwah cyclone made its...

Thiruvananthapuram: An all-round India rode on Smriti Mandhana (80) and Shafali Verma’s (79) record partnership followed by spinner Vaishnavi Sharma’s...

Melbourne: Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matthew Page confessed he was “in a state of shock” after 20 wickets fell on the opening day of the...

Cardiff (Wales): Hugh Morris, the former England cricketer who later spent time as chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, has died....

Lahore: Pakistan have recalled all-rounder Shadab Khan for next month’s T20I series in Sri Lanka but have not called back top batter Babar Azam or...

Melbourne: Former Australian bowler Brett Lee was so obsessed with bowling fast that he had made it his goal as a nine-year-old to clock 160kmph, and...

Karachi: A well-known Pakistan international kabaddi player, Ubaidullah Rajput, has been banned indefinitely by the national federation after he...