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Decorated Indian badminton star calls Japan Asian Games 'very sad'

Assefa just misses women's world record at Berlin Marathon

Asian Games chiefs say lessons learned over accommodation

Dramatic winners Zimbabwe to end five-year exile by tackling DR Congo

UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade

Pope to meet victims of clerical sex abuse on France trip

Thousands seek to thwart disputed N.Ireland flashpoint parade

How young is too young as child prodigies win big at Asian Games

Swiss vote on what it means to be neutral

UK Labour party meets buoyed by Burnham but eager for concrete plans

Pope to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse during France trip

Thousands protest ahead of Mexican president's report on missing students

Iran stands firm on Hormuz plan after US rejection

Bangkok floods force thousands into shelters

US says truce talks on, after Gaza aid worker death outcry

American and Israeli negotiators are expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal in a war that reaches the half-year mark on Sunday.

Pakistan PM orders police punished after Chinese dam worker attack

Pakistan's prime minister has ordered at least five senior police officials be punished for negligence after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers at a major dam site last month, the country's information minister said Saturday.

Slipper sets Australian appearance record in Super Rugby

ACT Brumbies prop James Slipper became the most capped Australian in Super Rugby history on Saturday when he played in his 178th match.

US, China agree to hold talks on 'balanced economic growth'

The United States and China have agreed to hold "intensive exchanges on balanced growth", the US Treasury Department said in a statement, after two days of talks between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Guangzhou.

Verstappen grabs pole in Japan for Red Bull one-two

Triple world champion Max Verstappen grabbed pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, edging out Sergio Perez in qualifying for a Red Bull one-two.

Mexico cuts ties with Ecuador after embassy storming in Quito

Ecuadoran authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who was taking refuge there, prompting Mexico to sever diplomatic ties after the "violation of international law".

Moroccan protesters denounce 'massacres' in Gaza

Thousands of people protested in Morocco's commercial capital Casablanca late on Friday against "massacres" in the Gaza Strip and against the country's normalisation of ties with Israel.

Slovakia elects new president amid deep divisions over Ukraine war

Slovaks voted Saturday to choose a new president with the outcome determining whether the EU and NATO member shifts further towards Russia amid deep divisions over the war in Ukraine.

Slovakia elect new president amid deep divisions over Ukraine war

Slovaks voted Saturday to choose a new president with the outcome determining whether the EU and NATO member shifts further towards Russia amid deep divisions over the war in Ukraine.