In India, all eyes on a monsoon that is critical for the economy
India’s monsoon has progressed more slowly than usual after hitting the southern state of Kerala nearly a week late. Monsoon rains have been 44% lower-than-average so far...
Japan PM Abe says no idea about dissolving lower house for election
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said he did not have the slightest idea of dissolving parliament’s lower house for a snap election....
Ex-UEFA head Platini freed after being questioned over Qatar World Cup
Michel Platini, the former head of European soccer association UEFA, was freed in the early hours of Wednesday after having questioned over the awarding of...
Swiss need more time to clinch EU treaty: foreign minister
Switzerland’s political system of painstaking consensus-building requires more time to strike a deal with the European Union on a new treaty, Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis...
Rocket hits site of foreign oil firms in Iraq’s Basra, three hurt
A rocket struck the site of the residential and operations headquarters of several global major oil companies, including U.S. giant ExxonMobil, near Iraq’s southern city...
Possession key for Cameroon clash, says New Zealand’s Longo
New Zealand’s slim hopes of making it to the knockout rounds of the women’s World Cup for the first time will depend on denying Cameroon...
Australia goes Kerr-azy after four-goal blitz at World Cup
Tributes rained down on Sam Kerr in Australia on Wednesday after the striker-captain became the nation’s first player – male or female – to score...
Qantas orders 10 A321XLRs, converts 26 more to model from prior order
Australia’s Qantas Airways Ltd said on Wednesday it would order 10 Airbus SE A321XLR jets and convert another 26 from a prior order to the...
Asia shares pin all on dovish Fed, risk disappointment
Asian shares hit five-week highs on Wednesday as investors wagered the Federal Reserve would follow the lead of the European Central Bank and open the...
MLB roundup: Red-hot Blackmon makes history in Rockies’ rout
Charlie Blackmon became the first Colorado player to have at least three hits in five consecutive games as the Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1...