Argentine judge allows some crew of grounded Venezuela plane to depart
An Argentine judge investigating the Iranian and Venezuelan crew of a cargo plane that has been grounded in Buenos Aires since June authorized the departure of 12 of them on Monday, local media reported.
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China population to begin shrinking by 2025: officials
China's population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and citizens age.
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Crackdown seeks to stifle Iran's critical voices
Executions on a scale not seen for years. Mass arrests of regime critics including top film-makers. Trials of foreign nationals denounced as a sham by their families.
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Murray, Venus defeated in Washington openers
Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray of Britain crashed out in the opening round of the ATP and WTA Washington Open on Monday, falling to Sweden's Mikael Ymer.
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Markets sink as talk of Pelosi Taiwan trip fans China-US tension
Asian markets tumbled Tuesday on geopolitical fears after reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would visit Taiwan fanned China-US tensions.
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WWE-style wrestling hits Bangkok - with a Thai twist
A fighter bursts through a flimsy tarpaulin curtain and bounds into the ring wearing a helmet and the unmistakable bright orange jacket of a Bangkok motorbike-taxi rider -- it's Thailand's take on WWE wrestling.
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The killing of Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri: how it happened
Despite a $25 million US bounty on his head, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri apparently felt comfortable enough with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan to move into a home in Kabul where he would regularly appear out in the open, on his balcony.
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A year on, Iran's Raisi faces economy in trouble
A year after Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi took power, his government has curbed the Covid pandemic but faces a sharp downturn of the sanctions-hit economy as nuclear talks remain stalled.
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Baby boom: the endangered wildlife revival at Cambodia's Angkor Wat
The melodic songs from families of endangered monkeys ring out over the jungle near Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex -- a sign of ecological rejuvenation decades after hunting decimated wildlife at the site.
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Murray falls in Washington opener while Halep, Pegula win
Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray of Britain crashed out in the opening round of the ATP and WTA Washington Open on Monday, falling to Sweden's Mikael Ymer.
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