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Man Utd battered by Bournemouth to leave Carrick on the brink

Isak extends hot streak as Liverpool sink Brighton

Storms batter Europe hitting power supplies, flights and phones

Inter rally late to down Fiorentina and regain Serie A lead

J&K Bank raises accident cover for government employees to ₹1 crore

Chicago Fire rally past Atlanta United 3-2 to hold fourth place

Technical outlook diverges for Bharti Airtel, PFC, REC and Alkyl Amines

Credit-card shortcuts can turn impulse spending into lasting debt

Bay cyclone forecast to strike Andhra-Yanam coast at very severe strength

Insurance deductibles and no-claim bonuses require a careful claims decision

IRDAI gives stakeholders until October 31 to comment on distribution reforms

Poland’s WB Group plans $100 million India investment for drone production

Ladakh declared India’s first fully organic union territory

John Catlin wins Hong Kong Open and secures first Masters invitation

K-pop star tells South Korea lawmakers of workplace bullying

A member of chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans tearfully testified to South Korean lawmakers Tuesday as part of an enquiry into workplace harassment, amid a boardroom drama over her super producer.

Ex-Wallabies captain Elsom denies wrongdoing after arrest warrant

Former Wallabies skipper Rocky Elsom on Tuesday called his conviction for misuse of corporate assets at French rugby club Narbonne "a clear perversion of justice" after an international warrant was issued for his arrest.

Pakistan 79-2 at lunch in second England Test after Leach strikes

Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam lifted Pakistan to 79-2 at lunch Tuesday on the first day of the second Test, after England's Jack Leach took two early wickets on a used pitch offering help to the spinners.

Hopes pinned on peace across Taiwan Strait after drills

People on both sides of the fraught Taiwan Strait pinned their hopes this week on peace, after Beijing launched military drills around the self-ruled island.

Valencia fans leave Singapore with 'stern warning' after protest

A Spanish couple prevented earlier this month from leaving Singapore following a protest against Peter Lim, owner of their football team Valencia, have been given a "stern warning" and departed the city-state, police said Tuesday.

Falling sales cause sour grapes for iconic Portugal wine

Jose Manuel Ferreira should have already started harvesting grapes on his century-old vineyard in northern Portugal -- instead he is still looking for a buyer for his crop.

Belgian pathologist and literary star gives 'voice to the dead'

Forensic pathologist Philippe Boxho likes to ask people "why shouldn't we laugh about death?". But gallows humour is just one of the ingredients that the surprise literary sensation brings to his macabre line of storytelling.

Ethiopia's 'korale' recyclers turn waste into money

With a tattered bag on his back, Dereje Enigdamekonen trawled the endless alleyways of the Merkato market in Addis Ababa, calling for the Ethiopian capital's abundant scrap.

Italy row, AI in focus at world's biggest book fair

An eclectic range of topics will be in focus at the world's biggest book fair this week, from a row over an Italian mafia author to growing interest in wacky literary subgenres and AI in publishing.