China lockdown worries hit Asian equities, crude prices
Asian markets and oil prices fell Monday with a fresh Covid flare-up in Shanghai fanning fears of another economically painful lockdown in China's biggest city.
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England flanker Underhill out of third Wallabies Test
England flanker Sam Underhill was Monday ruled out of the crunch third Test against Australia with concussion, while the Wallabies called up replacements to their injury-depleted squad.
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Mehidy shines in 'ideal conditions' as Bangladesh stop rot
Spinner Mehidy Hasan and Bangladesh exploited "ideal conditions" to defeat the West Indies by six wickets in Sunday's rain-affected first One-Day International.
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Ex-Trump advisor Bannon agrees to testify at Capitol riot hearings: reports
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon has agreed to testify in the Capitol riot hearings, days before he was to face trial for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the attack on Congress, US media reported Sunday.
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Unification Church says Abe shooting suspect's mother is member
The mother of the man accused of murdering Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe over a grudge against an organisation belongs to the Unification Church, the group said Monday.
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Fleeing Rajapaksa's cash handed to Sri Lankan police
Millions of rupees in cash left behind by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa when he fled his official residence in the capital will be handed over to court on Monday, police said.
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Chandimal passes 150 as Sri Lanka extend lead over Australia
Dinesh Chandimal remained unbeaten on 153 at lunch on the fourth day of the second Test on Monday as Sri Lanka stretched their first innings lead over Australia to 135 runs.
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US hails Abe as 'man of vision' ahead of family wake
Washington's top diplomat hailed assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe as a "man of vision" as he offered condolences Monday in Tokyo, where family will later hold a wake for the murdered politician.
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Europe frets over reduced Russia gas supplies
Russian gaz giant Gazprom begins 10 days of routine maintenance on its Nord Stream 1 pipeline on Monday -- with Germany and other European countries watching anxiously to see if the gas comes back on.
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China detains alleged bank fraud 'gang' after rare mass protests
Members of a "criminal gang" accused of taking control of local banks have been arrested in central China after rare protests over alleged financial corruption sparked violent clashes between customers and authorities.
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