United Nations: The UN Security Council got five new members as Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates formally took up the posts they won in an election...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has provoked outcries in parliament and protests from election rivals by using a vulgarity to describe his strategy for pressuring vaccine refusers to get coronavirus...

Mount Maunganui: Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain took a career-best 6-46 as Bangladesh beat World Test Champion New Zealand by eight wickets in the first cricket test Wednesday, capturing its first-ever...

Frankfurt:  OPEC and allied oil-producing countries are expected to press ahead Thursday with restoring cutbacks in output made during the depths of the coronavirus pandemic as hopes grow that travel...

Mount Maunganui: Ebadot Hossain bowled Bangladesh to the brink of a famous victory over World Test Champion New Zealand in a fiery spell Tuesday on the fourth day of the...

Barbados: Four members of the Zimbabwe squad for the upcoming ICC Under-19 men’s World Cup have tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s cricket board confirmed. The four players, who took...

Washington : President Joe Biden conferred on Sunday with Ukraine’s leader over the Russian troop buildup near its border, promising that the U.S. and allies will act “decisively” if Russia...

Dubai:  Yemen's Houthi rebels seized an Emirati-flagged ship in the Red Sea, officials said on Monday, the latest sign of Mideast tensions as hackers targeted a major Israeli newspaper's website...

Damascus: Militants attacked a bus carrying soldiers on a desert highway in central Syria, killing five troops and wounding 10, state media reported Monday. The state news agency SANA said...

ISLAMABAD: All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has retired from international cricket after representing Pakistan in 392 matches over 18 years. Hafeez, 41, quit Test cricket in 2018 and played his last ODI...