Green says no complacency as Australia aim to seal Ashes in Adelaide
All-rounder Cameron Green said Sunday there was no room for complacency in the third Test this week, conscious that Australia let England bounce back from 2-0 down in the last Ashes series.
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Islamabad puts drivers on notice as smog crisis worsens
Truck driver Muhammad Afzal was not expecting to be stopped by police, let alone fined, as he drove into Islamabad this week because of the thick diesel fumes emanating from his exhaust pipe.
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Higa becomes first Japanese golfer to win Asian Tour order of merit
Kazuki Higa made history as the first golfer from Japan to win the Asian Tour order of merit after finishing seventh at the season-ending Saudi Open.
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Tokyo-bound United plane returns to Washington after engine fails
A United Airlines Boeing 777 bound for Tokyo had to turn back to Washington's Dulles International Airport on Saturday after an engine failed during takeoff, igniting a brush fire near the runway, officials said.
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Deja vu? Trump accused of economic denial and physical decline
An aging president faces poor poll numbers and suspicions about his health but insists that America is thriving.
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Vietnam's 'Sorrow of War' sells out after viral controversy
When "The Sorrow of War" was honoured by Vietnam's government as one of the 50 greatest works of literature and art since reunification, some conservative figures reacted with fury -- suggesting the novel's unvarnished depictions of the war diminished the victors' heroism.
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China's smaller manufacturers look to catch the automation wave
In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's manufacturing powerhouse.
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For children of deported parents, lonely journeys to a new home
One recent day at Miami's international airport, Andy, age 6, was getting ready to fly to Guatemala.
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Hungary winemakers fear disease may 'wipe out' industry
Hungarian winemaker Viktor Keszler had to rip out young vines after only three harvests -- when they should last at least 25 years -- after they were infected by flavescence doree disease that is threatening Europe's wine regions.
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Chile picks new president with far right candidate the front-runner
Chileans elect a new president on Sunday, facing a stark choice between the most right-wing candidate in 35 years of democracy and the head of a broad leftist coalition.
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