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Football: Under-strength Liverpool still too strong for Leicester

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool were not derailed by an injury crisis as Jurgen Klopp's men produced a dominant display to beat Leicester...
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Australia defence chief pledges changes after damning Afghanistan report

MELBOURNE: Australia’s top military official said today the country’s defence force must ‘own’ a recent report on soldiers committing crimes...
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US approves Regeneron COVID-19 antibody treatment given to Trump

WASHINGTON: A COVID-19 antibody therapy used to treat President Donald Trump was approved by the US drug regulator on Saturday...
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Pompeo meets Taliban and Kabul negotiators, wants talks to speed up

DOHA (Qatar): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Afghan government and Taliban negotiators in Doha, calling for them to...
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US judge calls Trump claim challenging Biden win in Pennsylvania ‘Frankenstein’s Monster’

WASHINGTON: A federal judge yesterday dismissed a lawsuit critical to President Donald Trump’s long-shot bid to overturn his Nov. 3...
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Masks, screens and empty chairs as Saudi summit goes virtual

RIYADH: Mask-clad reporters filed into a Riyadh ballroom-turned-media centre yesterday after mandatory temperature checks, to cover physically a virtual G20...
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Twitter to hand @POTUS account to Biden on inauguration day

WASHINGTON: Twitter confirmed yesterday it will hand control of the presidential @POTUS account to Joe Biden when he is sworn...
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Xi says China ready to boost global COVID-19 vaccine cooperation

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said on Saturday (Nov 21) that China is ready to step up global COVID-19 vaccine cooperation,...
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European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January

  PARIS: Europe is set to lift its flight ban on the Boeing 737 MAX passenger jetliner in January after...
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G20 leaders pledge to fund fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, help poorest nations

BEIJING: Leaders of the 20 biggest economies on Saturday (Nov 21) vowed to ensure a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines,...
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Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song

The spirited songbirds can rapidly memorize the signature sounds of at least 50 different members of their flock In findings...
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Thai school students protest against government, demand reform

BANGKOK: Thousands of people joined a protest led by high school students in Bangkok today to call for education reforms...
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PM Morrison calls allegations of Australian atrocities in Afghanistan ‘disturbing’

MELBOURNE: Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said today that the findings of a report that the country’s special forces allegedly...
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US economy faces looming test as coronavirus wildfire rages

WASHINGTON: The uneasy balance between the wildfire-like spread of the coronavirus in the United States and an economy that remains...
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US, Taiwan step up economic cooperation in new dialogue

TAIPEI: The US and Taiwan are stepping up cooperation in a newly created economic dialogue, in another move from the...
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Trump administration to add four more Chinese firms to Pentagon blacklist: Sources

WASHINGTON: Washington is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by the Chinese military, sources said, curbing their...
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Recalled Arthur revels in goal and winning Brazil return

MONTEVIDEO: Midfielder Arthur returned to the Brazil side and got the goal that set them on their way to a...
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National Australia Bank closes all branches over ‘security threat’

SYDNEY : National Australia Bank (NAB) said today it had temporarily closed all its branches and attached offices due to...
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Thai MPs to vote on reforms, day after six protesters shot

BANGKOK : Thai democracy protesters are set to return to the streets of Bangkok today a day after six of...
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England players pressured by clubs over national duty, says Southgate

LONDON: England boss Gareth Southgate has said his players are being pressured by their clubs to regulate their playing time...
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