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Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake

Photos, memories all that remain for Colombia's bereaved after quake

Axe hangs over Australian batters after Darwin 'disaster'

Sabalenka squeezes out win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

Jason Arday: UK academic who died amid plagiarism storm

Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial

As machinery removes rubble, hopes for survivors from Colombian quake dwindle

Top-ranked Scheffler powers to PGA St. Jude Championship victory

Jacquet scores on Liverpool debut in friendly win over Como

Hawaii's Big Island begins recovery efforts as Hurricane Lala downgrades, moves west

Sabalenka squeezes out a win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office

Duplantis dominant, Hunt hits four and Asher-Smith makes history

Djokovic feels the heat in Cincinnati defeat, Zverev wins all-nighter

Novak Djokovic suffered from punishing heat and humidity on Saturday but made a match of it before falling 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Thiago Tirante in what could be the Serb's last appearance at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.

Rain holds up India on day two of Sri Lanka Test

Rain prevented play in the morning session on the second day of the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle on Sunday.

Pallister stuns Ledecky in Pan Pacs 800m free as two world records carry Douglass to gold

Australian Lani Pallister dealt US great Katie Ledecky her first 800m freestyle defeat in a major international meet on Saturday, beating her one-time idol at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California.

Rampant Bangladesh make history with first-ever Test win in Australia

A dominant Bangladesh stunned hosts Australia to win the first Test by nine wickets in Darwin on Sunday for a historic maiden Test victory on Australian soil.

Disney offers fans an escapist bubble at D23 event

Disney devotees lined up for a weekend of escapism at D23, the official fan club's biennial convention that draws tens of thousands of people to Anaheim for three days, billed as "the Ultimate Disney Fan Event."

Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake

Help started arriving Sunday for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.

Gay badminton star Gilmour urges progress on LGBTQ rights in Asia

Scotland's European badminton champion Kirsty Gilmour, who came out as gay in 2021, said she hopes to see greater acceptance of LGBTQ people in Asia.

Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time

A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in half but which environmental groups warn could speed up the melting of polar ice.

Pallister takes down Ledecky in Pan Pacs 800m freestyle

Bangladesh on verge of historic win in Australia as Mehidy takes five

Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz put Bangladesh within touching distance of a historic win on Sunday after taking five wickets on day four of the first Test in Darwin as Australia were all out for 284.

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Douglass breaks 50m free world record again to claim Pan Pacs gold