London, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):British Airways on Monday cancelled almost all flights departing and arriving into the UK, as the airline's first-ever pilots' strike began, sparking travel chaos for tens of
Dhaka, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Bangladesh dropped off-spinner Mehidy Hasan and pace bowler Rubel Hossain in a new-look Twenty20 squad named Tuesday for the first two matches of the tri-nations series against
London, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Greg Chappell could not do it, while Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, who had both had two attempts each, were unable to manage it either. But if
London, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):A joint report by sports researchers and environmental academics unveiled on Tuesday urges cricket authorities to introduce "heat rules" including postponing games in response to climate change.
Nha Trang, Vietnam, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam; hospitals overrun in Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia -- dengue is ravaging Southeast Asia
Yangon, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):NASA is developing a new technique to forecast malaria outbreaks in Myanmar from space, as the emergence of new drug-resistant strains in Southeast Asia threatens efforts to
Los Angeles, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Batting legend David Ortiz threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Monday night's Boston Red Sox game against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park stadium.
Tokyo, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Around 17,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Tokyo's Narita Airport, an official said Tuesday, after it took a direct hit from a powerful typhoon that caused transport
La Paz, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Wildfires in Bolivia have torched two million hectares (4.9 million acres) of forest and grassland since August, including some environmentally protected areas, officials said Monday. One
Paris, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):A breakthrough device unveiled Monday makes it possible for someone amputated above the knee to "feel" a prosthetic leg, resulting is greater stamina, stability and mobility. Sensors