Sharapova tormented by shot-clock in speedy IPTL play
Maria Sharapova expressed mock disgust Saturday at the inaugural International Premier Tennis League tournament’s beeping shot-clock, part of a novel experiment designed to speed up tennis and make it...
View ArticleSix charged over $1.28 billion drug bust in Australia
SYDNEY: Six men have been charged over what Australian police said on Saturday was one of the largest drug busts in the country’s history, worth up to Aus$1.5 billion (US$1.28 billion). Australian...
View ArticlePolice arrest another suspect in North Cotabato blast
KABACAN, North Cotabato: Due to intensified police operations, both covert and overt, another suspect in the deadly Nov. 16 bombing here that left one student dead and 16 others wounded had been...
View ArticleCops link BIFF to banana firm security officer ambush
COTABATO CITY: Police in Datu Abdullah Sangki town in Maguindanao admitted difficulty following up the case of an ambush of officials of a multi-national banana plantation in Maguindanao because of...
View ArticleHong Kong police clash with protesters outside govt HQ
HONG KONG: Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters faced off against police early Monday in a fresh escalation of tensions, with officers firing pepper spray at angry students trying to surround...
View ArticleIS jihadists suffer heavy losses in Syria’s Kobane
BEIRUT: Islamic State group jihadists battling for control of the Syrian town of Kobane suffered some of their heaviest losses yet in 24 hours of clashes and US-led air strikes, monitors said Sunday....
View ArticleFive beheaded bodies found in restive Mexican state
ACAPULCO: Mexican authorities discovered five charred and decapitated bodies Sunday in the turbulent state of Guerrero, state prosecutors said. The bodies were found early Sunday morning in the back of...
View ArticleFire causes shutdown at Belgian nuclear reactor
BRUSSELS: A fire caused the shutdown of a nuclear reactor in eastern Belgium on Sunday, media reports said, making it the fourth reactor to go offline in the country. The reactor near Liege is one of...
View ArticleDjokovic reveals life story in short film series
SYDNEY: World number one Novak Djokovic will reveal “never before told” stories about his life in a short documentary series in partnership with an Australian sponsor. The 27-year-old will detail his...
View ArticleSpieth ‘very far away’ from top of golf’s world ranking
SYDNEY: Rising star Jordan Spieth obliterated world number one Rory McIlroy by 15 strokes in his runaway Australian Open triumph, but says he is “very far away” from becoming the top-ranked player. The...
View ArticleMayor vows to rebuild riot-torn US town of Ferguson
WASHINGTON: The mayor of the US city at the center of a deadly police shooting that sparked repeated nights of racially charged unrest pledged Sunday to rebuild. Looting erupted and businesses were set...
View ArticleNo bail for couple in US case of boy found behind fake wall
WASHINGTON: The father and stepmother of a boy who was found behind a fake wall four years after he was reported missing made an initial court appearance in the US state of Georgia on Sunday. Gregory...
View ArticleUS lawmaker’s aide draws ire over first daughter scolding
WASHINGTON: A US lawmaker’s communications director was facing social media calls she be sacked after her Facebook rant about President Barack Obama’s daughters prompted widespread anger. Elizabeth...
View Article‘Hunger Games’ survives at top of US box office
LOS ANGELES: The latest “Hunger Games” movie beat back competitors to survive the Thanksgiving weekend in the top spot of the North American box office, according to industry estimates Sunday. “The...
View ArticleEnergized Williams gives fast-paced IPTL a boost
Serena Williams emerged from a month-long lay-off Sunday to beat Kirsten Flipkens at the debut tournament of the International Premier Tennis League, a fast-paced, television-friendly new version of...
View ArticleLPA outside PAR intensifies into tropical storm; to enter Thursday evening
The weather disturbance outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has intensified into a tropical storm and is expected to enter the country by Thursday evening or Friday morning, according...
View ArticleOne dead, 52 missing in S. Korean fishing ship sinking in Bering Sea
SEOUL: A South Korean fishing ship sank in the Bering Sea Monday, with at least one person dead and 52 missing, Yonhap News Agency reported citing the fisheries ministry. The 1,753-ton fishing vessel,...
View ArticleBangsamoro vital to 2015 ASEAN integration
PAGADIAN CITY: The passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be crucial to the participation of the Philippines in the anticipated economic integration of the Association of Southeast Asian...
View ArticleUN chief calls for joint efforts to end AIDS by 2030
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday called on world leaders to work together to end AIDS by 2030, saying that the fast track approach launched last week by the Joint United Nations Program on...
View ArticleCanada to launch express entry for qualified economic immigrants
OTTAWA: Canada is to launch a new electronic system, called Express Entry, next month which will shorten the processing time for qualified applicants immigrating to Canada to six months or less,...
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