China's Xi courts Southeast Asia as Trump tariffs bite
Chinese President Xi Jinping will kick off a five-day, three-nation Southeast Asia tour on Monday as Beijing seeks to tighten regional trade ties and offset the impact of huge tariffs unleashed by his US counterpart Donald Trump.
Read moreGaza hospital hit as Israel intensifies assault
An Israeli air strike early Sunday heavily damaged one of the few functioning hospitals in Gaza, as the Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas "command and control centre" operating from within the facility.
Read moreMyanmar quake victims mark new year camped in ruins
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.
Read moreAustralian schoolboy Gout Gout scorches to 19.84sec over 200m
Teenager Gout Gout reinforced his growing reputation as one of the best young sprinters in the world Sunday by clocking a wind-assisted 19.84 seconds to win the Australian 200m title.
Read moreBernie Sanders fights apathy on American left
Bernie Sanders is emerging as one of the most vocal opponents to US President Donald Trump, with the 83-year-old senator drawing tens of thousands of people to his "fighting oligarchy" rallies around the country.
Read moreScottish rowing brothers aim for record-breaking Pacific crossing
Three Scottish brothers have embarked on a mammoth journey from Peru hoping to set a record time for rowing across the Pacific Ocean.
Read moreEnnis downs Stanionis to unify IBF, WBA welterweight belts
Undefeated Jaron Ennis stopped Eimantas Stanionis with a sixth-round technical knockout to successfully unify the IBF and WBA welterweight belts in a bruising world title fight on Saturday.
Read moreBernie Sanders thrills Coachella crowd with surprise appearance
Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Coachella music festival on Saturday night, appearing onstage as crowds sprinted over, camera phones in hand, to capture the US senator's political plea.
Read moreBulgarian border city hails Schengen tourism boom
There always used to be a long line of traffic waiting to cross the steel truss Danube Bridge over the river between Giurgiu in Romania and the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the other side.
Read moreAlgeria protests after consular official indicted in France
Algeria protested strongly Saturday after French prosecutors indicted one of its consular officials on suspicion of involvement in the April 2024 abduction of an Algerian influencer in a Paris suburb.
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