Serena routs Sharapova to reach U.S. Open second round
Serena Williams trounced old foe Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-1 in their blockbuster first round clash at the U.S. Open on Monday to get her quest...
Asia stocks, bond yields rise as trade war fears ease
Asian stocks tracked global peers higher on Tuesday while safe-haven bonds sold off as signs Sino-U.S. trade hostilities might be easing helped restore investor confidence...
Oil rises after Trump says China trade deal likely
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected to sign a trade deal with China, calming nerves after a round...
Australian writer arrested in China on suspicion of espionage
Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been formally arrested in China on suspicion of espionage, the Australian government said on Tuesday....
Indonesia to close giant lizard island leaving guides, villagers in the lurch
Almost every day 20-year-old Rizaldian Syahputra puts on his blue uniform, laces up his high boots and leaves his wooden house on stilts for a...
Amnesty International names five new political prisoners in Cuba
Amnesty International named five new prisoners of conscience in Cuba on Monday and said their detention underscored how the presidential handover last year from Raul...
Tsurenko withdraws from U.S. Open with elbow injury
Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko has withdrawn from the U.S. Open with a right elbow injury, tournament organisers said on Monday....
J&J liable for $572 million in Oklahoma opioid epidemic trial; shares rise
An Oklahoma judge on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572.1 million to the state for its part in fueling an opioid epidemic by...
A Minute With: Keira Knightley as a whistleblower in ‘Official Secrets’
Actress Keira Knightley turns to the 2003 Iraq War for her latest film “Official Secrets”, in which she portrays a British government employee who was...
19 states, District of Columbia, sue Trump administration over migrant detention
Attorneys general for 19 states and the District of Columbia sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to block a sweeping new rule to indefinitely...