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Philippine construction collapse toll hits four, over dozen missing

Travis Head and wife Jessica suffer online abuse after Kohli spat

Oil falls, Asian stocks climb on hopes of US-Iran Hormuz deal

Wemby stars as Spurs rip Thunder to level NBA playoff series

Toshifumi Suzuki, 'father' of Japan convenience stores, dies at 93

Activists campaign for Mexico's missing people near World Cup stadium

Thai beer heir sexual abuse allegations ignite rare public reckoning

Philippine construction collapse toll hits three, 17 missing

'Tired' Messi exits MLS game in injury scare ahead of World Cup

NRL boss Abdo quits to join Tennis Australia: reports

Drug-fueled Enhanced Games falling short of world marks

In Vietnam, Japan PM vows more effort to keep Asia 'free and open'

Japan's prime minister vowed Saturday to do more to ensure a "free and open Indo-Pacific", using a speech in communist Vietnam to tout a regional strategy that has long rankled neighbouring China.

Humpback whale stranded in Germany released into North Sea: media

A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was Saturday released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said.

Japan PM meets top Vietnam leaders in Hanoi

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met top Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi on Saturday, inking multiple agreements ahead of a speech where she is expected to lay out her vision for a "free and open" Asia-Pacific region.

Spirit Airlines begins 'wind-down', cancels all flights

Low-cost US carrier Spirit Airlines said on Saturday that all of its flights have been cancelled as it started an "orderly wind-down of operations" after a potential White House bailout fell through.

Japan PM to meet top Vietnam leaders in Hanoi

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will meet top Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi on Saturday, with Japanese media saying she will make a speech touting a "free and open" Indo-Pacific region.

Raisin moonshine banned in Iran enjoys resurgence in New York

Three Iranian men pressed rehydrated raisins at an artisan distillery just outside New York, thousands of miles from their war-struck homeland.

Lebanon says 13 killed in Israeli strikes in south

Lebanon's health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel's army had issued an evacuation order despite a ceasefire.

No.1 Korda charges into share of LPGA Mexico lead

Top-ranked Nelly Korda, coming off her third major title, closed with a birdie to seize a share of the lead after Friday's second round of the LPGA Riviera Maya Open.