Tokyo, Aug 29 (AFP/APP):Japan coach Jamie Joseph promised the hosts would "give 150 percent" to hit their target of reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after naming his 31-man squad
VAN, TURKEY , Aug 29 (AA/APP):Turkish security forces on Thursday seized over 71 kilograms (156 pounds) of heroin in eastern Van province, according to the provincial security directorate. In a
London, Aug 29 (AFP/APP):Europe's main equity markets rallied in morning deals on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index up 0.9 percent at 7,180.49 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 also added 0.9
Asuncion, Aug 29 (AFP/APP):Former South American football chief Nicolas Leoz, a key suspect in the huge FIFA corruption scandal investigated by the US Justice Department, has died aged 90 in
Edinburgh, Aug 29 (AFP/APP):Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who turned her party's fortunes around in Scotland, said she was resigning on Thursday, a day after the government announced it was
WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (XINHUA/APP):A coalition of some 160 business groups on Wednesday sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, requesting him to postpone all tariff increases on Chinese goods
Beijing, Aug 28 (AFP/APP):A Chinese Catholic bishop has been ordained with the joint approval of the Pope and Beijing for the first time under an agreement intended to encourage a
Moscow, Aug 28 (AFP/APP):Archaeologists are set to unveil the answer to a 200-year-old question over the remains of a French general who died during Napoleon's 1812 campaign in Russia. Charles
Geneva, Aug 28 (AFP/APP):A global wildlife summit has decided to regulate international trade in giraffes and a range of shark and ray species and tighten protections for elephants, otters and
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (AA/APP):U.S. Vice President Mike Pence discussed the security situation in northern Iraq with the head of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region during a telephone call Tuesday. Pence's discussions