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Boxing: Golovkin eyes Saunders after stopping Brook The world's top-ranked middleweight Gennady Golovkin wants another fight in Britain after stopping Kell Brook and is targeting a unification bout with Billy Joe Saunders.

13 September 2016

Japan's first lady visits Pearl Harbor The wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Pearl Harbor, bombed by Japanese planes nearly 75 years ago.

22 August 2016

US astronauts prepare spacewalk to install new docking port Two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for private spaceship traffic at ISS.

19 August 2016

Russia announces first Syria strikes from Iran base Russian warplanes on Tuesday flew a bombing run from an Iranian airstrip against jihadist groups in war-torn Syria.

16 August 2016

'Star Wars' trailer teases return of Darth Vader The second trailer for the hotly-anticipated "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" was released on Thursday.

12 August 2016

Beyond wheatgrass: vegan junk food is all the rage Vegan diets are considered as healthy and environmentally responsible, with benefits like weight loss, clear skin and increased energy.

10 August 2016

Kazakhstan vows to send Gulen-linked 'terror' suspects to Turkey Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev vowed to send anyone linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen back to Turkey.

08 August 2016

Shifting from Russia, Ukraine strikes US nuclear fuel deal Ukraine said Thursday it had reached an agreement with the US-based electric giant Westinghouse to build a nuclear fuel production unit.

05 August 2016

Turkey warns Kazakhstan over Gulen-linked schools Turkey's ambassador to Kazakhstan warned Kazakhstan over its schools linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.

02 August 2016

Pokemon Go unleashes legions of monster hunters Since its release in the United States, Australia and New Zealand last week, the free Pokemon Go smartphone game that overlays play on the real world has triggered a craze tinged with obsession.

14 July 2016

Brook to face feared Kazakhstan's boxer Golovkin Welterweight world champion Kell Brook to move up two weight divisions to challenge Kazakhstan's pound-for-pound sensation Gennady Golovkin.

11 July 2016

Snipers kill five police at US protest over shootings Snipers shot dead five police officers and injured six others in Dallas during a protest against police shootings of black men on Friday.

08 July 2016

World's fastest supercomputer entirely made in China China has built the world's fastest supercomputer using locally made microchips without using US technology.

20 June 2016

US obesity epidemic grows in all ages The US obesity epidemic has worsened across the board: 40 percent of women, 35 percent of men and 17 percent of children and teens.

08 June 2016

Polish grandpa heads from New York to Portugal... in a kayak A Polish grandfather left New York Sunday on his third solo trans-Atlantic crossing in a kayak, aiming to arrive in Portugal in time to celebrate his 70th birthday on firm ground in September.

30 May 2016

US woman rushed to hospital with shark stuck to arm A woman in the US state of Florida was rushed to a hospital after being bitten by a shark -- with the animal still clutching on to her arm.

16 May 2016

California Muslims sue over hijab discrimination Two lawsuits filed in California on Monday claim that Muslim women were discriminated against in separate incidents because of their religion and for wearing the hijab.

03 May 2016

Encryption row spotlights fears on security, privacy Has encryption technology given the bad guys a way to operate in the dark? Or has the new tech age gifted law enforcement with unprecedented surveillance powers?

27 April 2016

Comcast in talks to acquire Dreamworks for $3 bn US cable operator Comcast is in talks to acquire Shrek and Kung Fu Panda studio DreamWorks Animation for more than $3 billion.

27 April 2016

Korean dog meat farmers seek fresh start 'It's a dying business,' Gong In-Young said as he watched US activists clear out the cages of his South Korean dog meat farm.

27 April 2016

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