LONDON: Joe Root continued his personal run-fest against India as England maintained their grip on the fifth Test at The Oval on Saturday. England, 2-1 up in the five-match series, were 385 for seven at stumps on the second day … read more
Global equity markets retreated on Friday on news Ukrainian forces had engaged a Russian armored column in Ukraine, while yields on benchmark German bunds plumbed record lows below 1 percent on fears of a major escalation of military tensions. The … read more
KATHMANDU: The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Nepal and northern India climbed to at least 109 Saturday as tides of water, mud and rocks swept away houses, officials said. The downpours also displaced … read more
KATHMANDU: Flash floods and mudslides following heavy rains have killed at least 53 people in Nepal over the past three days and cut off remote communities in the mountains, the government said on Saturday. The landslides and flooding were triggered … read more
BAGHDAD: Militants carried out a “massacre” in the northern Iraqi village of Kocho, killing dozens of people, most of them members of the Yazidi religious minority, officials said on Saturday. Militants from the Islamic State (IS) group are carrying out … read more