Bangladesh protests to resume after ultimatum ignored
Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest.
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Japan's Nishioka downs Thompson for title in rain-hit Atlanta
Yoshihito Nishioka captured his third career ATP title early Monday morning, outlasting Australia's Jordan Thompson and a rain delay of nearly six hours to win the Atlanta Open final.
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Maduro claims third term in fraught Venezuelan election
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro won re-election with 51.2 percent of votes cast Sunday, the electoral council announced, after a campaign tainted by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud.
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North Korea mobilises military helicopters for flood rescue
North Korea deployed military helicopters to bring thousands of people stranded in a flood-hit zone to safety, state media reported Monday.
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Olympic organisers cancel second day of triathlon training in Seine over pollution
Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine planned for Monday after weekend downpours in Paris polluted the waterway, but said they were "confident" the medal events would be held this week.
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Nigeria's Agada lifts Kansas City over Chicago in Leagues Cup
Nigerian striker Willy Agada scored the deciding goal in the 76th minute to give Sporting Kansas City a 2-1 victory Sunday over visiting Chicago in the Leagues Cup.
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Marchand 'goosebumps' after breaking French Olympic swimming gold drought
Leon Marchand said he had goosebumps after romping to France's first Olympic swimming gold since 2012 in front of a packed and raucous Paris crowd on Sunday.
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Indonesia's sea nomads turn to jobs on land
Sofyan Sabi's sea-dwelling community has fished beneath the waves off the Indonesian coast for centuries, but climate change and overfishing have forced him and many of his contemporaries on land to make a living.
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Asian markets extend Wall St rally after US data and ahead of Fed
Asian markets rallied Monday, tracking a surge on Wall Street after data showing US inflation slowed further in June stoked hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.
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Quad foreign ministers meet in Tokyo with eye on China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met counterparts from Japan, Australia and India on Monday, with the group expected to issue a joint statement calling for a "free and open" Pacific in a rebuke to China.
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