Chinese President Xi Jinping told beleaguered Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Monday that she had Beijing’s “unwavering support” after another huge pro-democracy rally earlier this month and her government’s thrashing at recent local elections. The city has been upended by six months of massive pro-democracy protests that have seen violent battles between police and […]
Tiger Woods has won 15 majors and a record 82 US PGA Tour events all over the world but the US superstar admitted Sunday there was something extra special in winning the Presidents Cup. Woods became only the second playing-captain to lift the biennial matchplay trophy after Hale Irwin in the inaugural Presidents Cup in […]
Around 54,000 people were evacuated from the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Sunday as experts worked to defuse a World War II bomb, in the largest operation of its kind in the country, media said. The British bomb, one-metre (three-feet) long and weighing 200 kilogrammes (440-pounds), was found on November 2 during work on […]
by Agnes Anya Anwar bin Sholeh had something to cheer when he showed up at a Jakarta training centre to practice pencak silat — the Indonesian martial art was added to UNESCO’s prestigious heritage list. “It’s an honour that pencak silat has been recognised internationally,” the 38-year-old, who has been practising the art since elementary […]
Britain’s main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn apologised to supporters on Sunday for overseeing his Labour party’s worst election defeat since before World War II. But the veteran socialist defended his far-left campaign platform and gave no clear indication of when he might step down. “I will make no bones about it. The election result on […]
by Jalees ANDRABI / Anup SHARMA / with Sailendra Sil in Kolkata The death toll from violent protests in northeast India against a contentious citizenship law has risen to six, officials said Sunday, as authorities maintained internet bans and curfews to quell unrest. Tension remained high at the epicentre of the unrest in Assam state’s […]
by John WEAVER Jurgen Klopp has agreed a contract extension with Liverpool until 2024, the runaway Premier League leaders announced on Friday. Klopp, who moved to Anfield in 2015, guided Liverpool to Champions League glory in June and they are currently eight points clear at the top of the Premier League. “For me personally this […]
A top-tier Chinese basketball team was hit with a one million yuan ($140,000) fine for a promotional image that swapped out Mao Zedong for the club’s mascot. Zhejiang Guangsha Lions apologised for the picture which was posted on social media and showed a lion in a Mao suit and red-starred hat, along with the slogan: […]
Boris Johnson’s surprisingly strong victory in Britain’s election dominated the home pages of European media outlets on Friday, with most welcoming the end of months of political gridlock while warning there was no automatic clarity on Brexit. While Britain’s vote results dropped after most print edition deadlines, news websites focused on the daunting prospect of negotiating […]
