Stade Francais lock Stassen provisionally suspended for doping
Stade Francais’ South African lock Hendre Stassen has been provisionally suspended by the French anti-doping agency after failing a random drug test following a French...
New Orleans braces for flooding, Trump declares emergency ahead of Storm Barry
New Orleans braced for severe flooding with residents told to hunker down as a growing tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico headed for...
Trump declares state of emergency in Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Barry: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump declared a State of Emergency in Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, the White House said in a statement late on...
Exclusive: India aims to raise $47 billion from stake sales in state firms over 5 years – sources
The Indian government has plans to raise as much as 3.25 trillion rupees ($47.4 billion) in the next five years by reducing its stakes in...
U.S. battle over partisan electoral maps to face major test in North Carolina
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled federal judges cannot curb partisan gerrymandering, reform advocates vowed to take their fight to state courts that retain the...
In ‘Harry Met Sally’ salute, New York deli contest invites all to ‘have what she’s having’
It was the orgasm heard around the world....
Volkswagen to contribute $2.6 billion to Ford’s autonomous venture: source
Carmaker Volkswagen will inject $1 billion in capital and $1.6 billion worth of assets into Ford’s self-driving unit, a source close to the matter said...
Thomas Cook turns to China’s Fosun to save oldest travel firm
Thomas Cook is in talks on a 750 million pound ($941 million) bailout that will give its largest investor Fosun Tourism control of the indebted...
U.S. Democratic hopeful Amy Klobuchar proposes drug cost plan aimed at seniors
Democratic presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar unveiled a new plan on Friday to help lower the cost of pharmaceuticals purchased by seniors in the wake of...
Albanian police arrest Russian ‘Islamic State fighter’
A Russian national accused of fighting for the Islamic State militant group against Syrian government forces was arrested in Albania and will be extradited to...