Showing 1 - 10 of 74
South Korea's Park sets pace at US Women's Open
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Free-swinging Park Sung-Hyun fired seven birdies in a six-under par 66 on Friday to grab a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the US Women's Open at CordeValle in San Martin, California.
Video, social media change equation in police misconduct
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - The pattern has become familiar: a black person dies at the hands of police, with video footage of the incident hitting social media and fueling accusations of bias and misconduct.
China vows to act with G20 partners to boost world trade
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» SHANGHAI - China will work with its G20 partners to promote global trade growth, Beijing's commerce minister said on Saturday, as the world's top economies met in Shanghai.
Facing abuse, Africans in India refuse to give in to fear
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» NEW DELHI - Congolese student Arnold Mutumbo Muama refuses to be cowed by a spate of racist violence towards Africans in India's capital New Delhi, defiant after a friend was beaten up by security guards at his apartment block.
Dustin Johnson pulls out of Olympics over Zika concerns
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» LOS ANGELES - World number two Dustin Johnson, who won his first major title at the US Open Golf Championship in June, won't play in the Rio Olympics because of concerns over the Zika virus.
Beijing holds South China Sea war games before ruling
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» BEIJING - Beijing has begun military drills in the South China Sea, state media reported Saturday ahead of a ruling by an international arbitration court on a dispute with the Philippines over the strategic waters.
Dhaka cafe attack survivor dies after 'torture'
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» DHAKA - A Bangladeshi teenager who police say was a suspect in last week's deadly attack on a Dhaka cafe has died in custody, with his family insisting he was a hostage and alleging torture by security forces.
Froome braced for 'hard racing' with Quintana in Pyrenees
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» PAU (FRANCE) - After Friday's anti-climax, Tour de France favourites Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana will certainly do battle on Saturday.
NATO chief says 'we stand together' on Russia
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» WARSAW - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Saturday that the alliance's leaders had agreed to maintain a united policy of deterrence and dialogue with a resurgent Russia.
Women rise to the top in Brexit Britain
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» LONDON - A wave of women are taking power in Britain: the country will soon have a female prime minister following the Brexit vote while Scotland and Northern Ireland already have women leaders.