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India battle for World Cup survival after 'messing up on grand scale'

India battle for World Cup survival after 'messing up on grand scale'

Defending T20 World Cup champions India need "two big performances" to reach the semi-finals after Sunday's huge defeat to South Africa, said their assistant coach. India came into the T20 World Cup as hot favourites on home soil but were thrashed by 76 runs in

Hong Kong appeals court upholds jailing of 12 democracy campaigners

Hong Kong appeals court upholds jailing of 12 democracy campaigners

A Hong Kong appeals court on Monday upheld the convictions and sentences of a dozen democracy campaigners jailed for subversion during the city's largest trial under a Beijing-imposed national security law. The 12 appellants were among 45 opposition figures, including some of the Chinese city's

'I will go': Bengalis in Pakistan hope for family reunions

'I will go': Bengalis in Pakistan hope for family reunions

Shah Alam travelled from his home in Bangladesh to Pakistan for a brief visit nearly three decades ago, but flaring hostility between the two countries and financial woes left him stranded in the megacity of Karachi. Now the 60-year-old, who makes a modest living selling dried seafood, is

North Korea touts nuclear advances as Kim re-chosen to lead ruling party

North Korea touts nuclear advances as Kim re-chosen to lead ruling party

North Korea's ruling party touted nuclear advances as it re-elected Kim Jong Un to the top post of general secretary, state media said Monday, during a rare national congress. Thousands of party elites have packed the capital Pyongyang for a once-in-five-years summit of the

More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike

More than 200 political prisoners in Venezuela launch hunger strike

More than 200 Venezuelan political prisoners were on hunger strike Sunday to demand their release under a new amnesty law that excludes many of them. The inmates at the Rodeo I prison, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of capital Caracas, shouted to their loved ones as part of the

Three talking points from the Premier League

Three talking points from the Premier League

Arsenal responded to Manchester City applying pressure in the Premier League title race with a 4-1 destruction of Tottenham in the north London derby for the second time this season. The Gunners stretched their advantage over City, who beat Newcastle 2-1 on Saturday, back to five points. City,

Lakers honor championship coach Riley with statue

Lakers honor championship coach Riley with statue

The Los Angeles Lakers honored legendary coach Pat Riley, mastermind of the team's 1980s "Showtime" era, with a statue outside Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Riley, a Hall of Fame coach now serving as the Miami Heat's team president, coached the Lakers from 1981