New York:  Russia has vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN Security Council resolution casting climate change as a threat to international peace and security, a vote that sank a years-long effort to...

Jakarta:  The United States will expand its military and economic relationships with partners in Asia to push back against China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific, US Secretary of State Antony...

New York: Simone Biles was named Time’s 2021 Athlete of the Year, the magazine announced. The world’s most decorated gymnast was hailed for putting her mental health first when she...

Brussels:  Several European Union nations have made it clear they have little appetite to join the US initiative for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Games because of concerns...

Ramallah (West Bank):  Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes that erupted in the West Bank city of Nablus early Monday, the official Palestinian news agency reported. Citing...

Kabul,:  Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and seek the world's...

Dubai: Australia opener David Warner and West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews were on Monday adjudged the men’s and women’s ICC Players of the Month of November after their superlative performances....

Karachi: Three West Indies cricketers have tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the limited-overs series in Pakistan starting next week. Cricket West Indies said on Saturday left-arm fast...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he would travel to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, the first visit by an Israeli premier, as part of a blitz of...

BRISBANE: Australia won the Ashes series opener by nine wickets on December 11 with 1 1/2 days to spare after Nathan Lyon picked up his 400th test wicket and quickly...