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'Find your own room': Japan says can't handle added Asian Games numbers

Pilgrims seeking peace caught in deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Fresh flood warnings for disaster-hit Nepal and Tibet, 1,400 still missing

China's help critical, but unlikely, for US to choke off Iran

Most Asian stocks advance as attention turns to Warsh speech

US court rules Pentagon ban of Anthropic unlawful

US mother's child murder trial puts spotlight on postpartum psychosis

In Zambia, a Shaolin Temple offers a softer face of China

'End of an era': Players lament decline of the disc at Gamescom

Messi's Inter Miami appoint new coach Gonzalez

Air traffic controllers left early before deadly NY crash: report

Clashes in Spain's Ceuta month after mass migrant influx

Golf media firm loses Callaway, PGA Tour deals over violent ad

Argentina names unchanged side for Australia Test

Meghan Markle visits Uvalde to pay respect to shooting victims

Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, on Thursday made an unannounced visit to the Texas town of Uvalde to pay her respects to the victims of a shooting at an elementary school that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

McDonald's investors reject Icahn challenge on animal welfare

McDonald's shareholders overwhelmingly rejected billionaire Carl Icahn's efforts to install two board members to remake the company's animal welfare policies, the restaurant chain said Thursday.

Donaldson apologises to Robinson family over 'Jackie' taunt

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson issued an apology to the family of Jackie Robinson on Thursday following his suspension for using the late baseball icon's name to taunt a Black opponent.

'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta dead

Actor Ray Liotta, who starred in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," has died in the Dominican Republic, the country's cinema authority said Thursday. He was 67.

Leclerc seeking more than one victory at home race

Charles Leclerc is seeking more than one victory at home in this weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

Paris readies for Liverpool fan invasion

Around 7,000 police will be on duty to marshal fans during Saturday's Champions League final where as many as 40,000 ticketless Liverpool supporters are expected, authorities said on Thursday.

Walkies! Indian official and wife given marching orders over dog row

A top Indian civil servant and his wife were transferred to opposite ends of the country Thursday after reports he had a sports stadium shut early every evening so he could walk his dog.

'Do something now:' mourners demand action after US school shooting

A distraught Texas grandmother of a girl killed in the massacre in Uvalde pleaded Thursday for urgent action by US authorities to prevent future school shootings, as the country plunges again into the roiling debate over guns.

WHO assembly slams Russian attacks on Ukraine health facilities

WHO member states strongly condemned Russia's war in Ukraine and attacks on healthcare facilities in a resolution overwhelmingly adopted on Thursday, further isolating Moscow on the international stage.