Cycling: Team Ineos boss Brailsford recovering from prostate cancer
Team Ineos boss Dave Brailsford, the man who masterminded Britain’s rise as a cycling powerhouse, is recovering from prostate cancer diagnosed shortly before the Tour...
U.S. Open winner Andreescu among trio pulling out of Pan Pacific Open
U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from next week’s Pan Pacific Open in Osaka with a right leg injury, the 19-year-old Canadian said on...
Indonesia president denies compromising fight against graft
President Joko Widodo told Indonesians on Friday he would not compromise in the fight against graft, amid concerns over the officer picked to head the...
Czech state attorneys drop criminal charges against PM Babis
The Prague state attorney has halted criminal investigations into Prime Minister Andrej Babis, his family members and others, the attorney’s office said on Friday....
UK PM Johnson to hold Brexit talks with EU’s Juncker on Monday: Downing Street
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Luxembourg on Monday to discuss Brexit, Johnson’s office said on Friday....
Exclusive: While battling opioid crisis, U.S. government weighed using fentanyl for executions
The U.S. Department of Justice examined using fentanyl in lethal injections as it prepared last year to resume executing condemned prisoners, a then untested use...
Democrats back on campaign trail after third presidential debate
The Democratic presidential contenders head back to the campaign trail on Friday after a debate that reinforced former Vice President Joe Biden’s front-runner status and...
Rugby: Across the world cyclists begin final leg to deliver World Cup whistle
After travelling almost 20,000 km (12,500 miles) across 27 countries since leaving London’s Twickenham Stadium 223 days ago, intrepid cyclists Ron Rutland and James Owens...
Trump trade-war aid sows frustration in farm country
The U.S. government is paying Texas cotton farmer J. Walt Hagood $145 an acre for losses related to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies. But...
Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law
A party in Thailand’s ruling coalition has proposed a draft law that would allow Thais to grow a limited amount of cannabis at home, less...