Japan's emperor in Indonesia for first state visit

Jakarta [Indonesia], June 18: Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday for their first state visit since ascending...

Demonstrators call for France's withdrawal from NATO in Paris

Paris [France], March 20: Thousands of demonstrators called over the weekend for France's withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and an immediate halt...

9 dead, 5 critically injured in truck accident in Myanmar

Yangon [Myanmar], August 30: Nine people were killed and five others critically injured on Sunday in a collision between a heavy truck and a light...

FIFA World Cup: South America and Asian teams to meet in playoff

Zürich (Switzerland) Nov 27: The fifth-ranked team from South America will play the fifth-placed side from Asia for a berth at next year's World Cup...

China-U.S. pair Jha/Wang halts advance in mixed doubles at table tennis worlds

Houston (USA) Nov 27: Two China-U.S. pairs had different fates at the round of 16 in the mixed doubles at the World Table Tennis...

Xavi looking for top marks from youngsters as Barca prepare to visit...

Madrid (Spain) Nov 27: FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez made a call for his players to be brave and to strive for excellence ahead of...

China advances into relay semis at ISU Short Track World Cup

Budapest (Hungary) Nov 20: China's women's 3,000m and men's 5,000m relay teams advanced into the semifinals, at the 2021-22 season ISU World Cup Short Track...

World Cup qualifying playoffs to be played over single leg: FIFA

Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil) Nov 20: Intercontinental playoffs to qualify for next year's World Cup in Qatar will be played over one leg, world...

Italy held by Switzerland in World Cup qualifier

Rome (Italy) Nov 13: Italy should have sealed a win on Friday but only settled for a 1-1 tie against Switzerland in a FIFA World...

Poland smash Andorra in World Cup qualifier to secure play-off berth

Warsaw (Poland) Nov 13: Poland beat hosts Andorra 4-1 on Friday to secure the second place in the Group I of the FIFA World Cup...

Ansu Fati and Carvajal back for Spain's vital World Cup qualifiers

Madrid (Spain) Nov 6: Spain coach Luis Enrique has recalled Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal and Barcelona's Ansu Fati and handed a first call up...

Romero twins return to Paraguay squad for World Cup qualifiers

Asuncion (Paraguay) Nov 6: Oscar and Angel Romero have been recalled to Paraguay's squad for 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia, the Paraguayan...

Mainz clinch late 1-1 stalemate with Monchengladbach in Bundesliga

Berlin (Germany) Nov 6: Silvan Widmer's late leveler secured Mainz a share of the spoils with Borussia Monchengladbach at the curtain raiser of the...

Hoffenheim down Hertha Berlin in Bundesliga

Berlin (Germany) Oct 30: Goals from Andrej Kramaric and Sebastian Rudy helped Hoffenheim beat 10-man Hertha Berlin 2-0 and reap its fourth straight win in...

Production, consumption rebound in Sept. despite resurgence in virus cases

Seoul (South Korea), October 29: South Korea's industrial output and retail sales rebounded in September in the latest sign that economic recovery momentum has been...

Samsung logs record sales, second-highest operating profit in Q3 on buoyant chip...

Seoul (South Korea), October 28: Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday reported strong third-quarter earnings on the continued robust performance of its key semiconductor business.

China's 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities kicks off in Xi'an

Xi'an (China) Oct 23: The 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 8th National Special Olympic Games opened here on Friday in northwest...

HK Nitra win in overtime to stay on top of Slovak Tipos...

Bratislava (Slovakia) Oct 23: HK Nitra continued to dominate the Slovak ice hockey premiership Tipos Extraliga on Friday, winning their ninth match in 10 rounds,...

Iranian, Turkish FMs discuss ties, regional issues

Tehran (Iran) Oct 23: The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey have discussed a range of issues including ties, recent developments in Syria and situation...

Tunisian president, Kuwaiti FM discuss bilateral ties

Tunisia ( Tunis) Oct 23: Tunisian President Kais Saied received Friday in Tunis the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah.

Real Sociedad captain Oyarzabal suffers torn hamstring

Madrid (Spain) Oct 16: High-flying Real Sociedad have suffered a major setback with the news that striker and captain Mikel Oyarzabal will be sidelined for...

China takes revenge on Thailand to reach Uber Cup final

Copenhagen (Denmark) Oct 16: China took the revenge on Thailand by claiming the victory 3-0 here in Ceres Arena on Friday to reach Uber Cup...

Greece, Spain reach final of FINA women's junior water polo world championships

Jerusalem (Israel) Oct 16: Greece and Spain on Friday secured their spots in the gold-medal match of the FINA Women's Junior Water Polo World Championships...

Hoffenheim trash Cologne 5-0 in Bundesliga

Berlin (Germany) Oct 16: Ihlas Bebou scored in each half and helped Hoffenheim cruise 5-0 past hapless Cologne at the curtain raiser of the 8th...

Algeria thrashes Niger, inches closer to 2022 FIFA World Cup

Algiers (Algeria) Oct 9: Algeria on Friday thrashed Niger 6-1 at Blida stadium, 50km southeast of Algiers, as part of the third round of FIFA...

Men's World Boxing Championships to be held in Belgrade in October

London (UK) Oct 9: The 21st edition of the Men's World Boxing Championships will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from October 24th to November 6th,...

Defender Hurtado earns Ecuador recall

Quito (Ecuador) Oct 9: Teenage right-back Jose Hurtado has been drafted into Ecuador's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Colombia, the Ecuadorian Football...