Freed Sri Lanka Buddhist monk vows to expose Islamist militancy
A hardline Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against minority Muslims in Sri Lanka said on Tuesday he planned to denounce Islamist militants after he...
Del Potro powers past Jarry into second round
Juan Martin del Potro fired up his power game after a sluggish start to ease past Nicolas Jarry in an all-South American first round clash...
After coal, forest-rich Finland will need to import biomass to keep warm
Finland faces having to import biomass because, despite being Europe’s most densely forested country, it will be unable to meet an expected 70% rise in...
Two killed in mass stabbing in Japan
One young schoolgirl was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo,...
Occidental to sell parts of Anadarko after debt-fueled acquisition
Occidental Petroleum snatched up some of the richest shale oilfields in Texas when it beat out rival Chevron Corp in a bidding war to acquire...
Two more shippers join Maersk’s cost-cutting blockchain-based platform
Two of the world’s biggest shipping groups will join a Maersk led blockchain platform aimed at boosting efficiency and limiting the enormous paper trail of...
Divers dredge up two tonnes of disused nets from Greek seabed
Greek and Dutch divers have removed two tonnes of discarded plastic fishing nets from the seabed in northern Greece, where they posed a risk to...
S-T-R-E-S-S: National Spelling Bee takes step to ease pressure
A line of youngsters fidgets on stage, waiting for a turn to spell a multisyllabic tongue-twister of a word and hoping to advance to the...
Cannes winner ‘Parasite’ captures rich-poor gap in ‘basic unit of life’: director
The South Korean director of “Parasite”, the darkly comic movie that won the top Palme d’Or prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, described his...
France wants FCA-Renault job guarantees and Nissan on board
France will seek protection of local jobs and other guarantees in exchange for supporting a merger between carmakers Renault and Fiat Chrysler, its finance minister...