Los Angeles, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): Australian Ashleigh Barty, whose breakout 2019 campaign included a French Open crown and world number one ranking, was named the WTA Player of the Year
Paris, Dec 11 (AFP/APP): France's prime minister on Wednesday refused to back down on his government's controversial pension reform plans in the face of a crippling week-old transport freeze. Edouard
San Francisco, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): YouTube broadened its anti-harassment policies on Wednesday to include a ban on "implied" threats along with insults based on race, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Tokyo, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, with expectations that the central bank will continue to leave the
Kabul, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): Asghar Afghan was reappointed as Afghanistan captain on Wednesday just eight months after being controversially sacked as skipper, the war-torn country's cricket board announced. The 31-year-old
Whakatane, New Zealand, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): The official death toll from New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption rose to eight after two people died in hospital, police said Thursday, with
Pristina, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): Kosovo declared Peter Handke a 'persona non grata' on Wednesday in the latest protest against his induction as a Nobel literature laureate, barring the Austrian writer
United Nations, United States, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): The United States on Wednesday warned North Korea of consequences if it makes good on threats of a spectacular missile test in the
London, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): Britain goes to the polls on Thursday to determine the immediate future of Brexit, in a vote described as the most important in a generation. More
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): Pakistani bowlers restricted the Sri Lankan team to 202 in 68.1 overs claiming five wickets on the opening day of the historic Test here at Pindi