Drink with Messi for $42,000: Chinese police warn over scams
Dinner, drinks and a selfie with Lionel Messi sounds like every football fan's dream, but Chinese police have warned it's just one of numerous scams surrounding his visit to Beijing.
Read moreThousands evacuated as Philippine volcano spews ash, rocks
Thousands of people living near a Philippine volcano have taken shelter in evacuation centres as officials warned Sunday of health risks from ash and toxic gases spewing from the rumbling crater.
Read more'Joys of life': Hong Kong food traditions endure in city of flux
Bent over a low bench in his cluttered Hong Kong workshop, dark-framed glasses perched on his nose, Lui Ming deftly assembles a bamboo steamer, a utensil essential to Cantonese cooking.
Read moreLopez downs previously unbeaten Taylor to win light-welter title
American Teofimo Lopez defeated Britain's previously unbeaten Josh Taylor by unanimous decision on Saturday to capture the World Boxing Organization light-welterweight title.
Read moreBrumbies vow to 'throw kitchen sink' at Chiefs in Super Rugby semi
Halfback Nic White declared the ACT Brumbies would "throw the kitchen sink" at the Waikato Chiefs when they fly the flag for Australia in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals.
Read moreAfter Messi decision, Inter Miami fall to sixth straight loss
Lionel Messi's future club Inter Miami suffered a sixth straight defeat and remained rooted to the bottom of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference after a 3-1 defeat at the New England Revolution on Saturday.
Read moreStephenson sparks Vegas to verge of NHL crown with 3-2 win
Chandler Stephenson scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights moved to the brink of their first NHL title by defeating Florida 3-2 on Saturday in the Stanley Cup Final.
Read moreSyrians turn plastic waste into rugs to make a living
At a rubbish dump in northwest Syria, Mohammed Behlal rummages for plastic to be sold to recyclers and transformed into floor rugs and other items in the impoverished rebel enclave.
Read moreHigh inflation rattles UK home loan market
Britain's retail lenders are withdrawing fixed home-loan products, as elevated inflation sparks fears of more Bank of England interest rate hikes and worsens the cost-of-living crisis.
Read moreIsrael reinvents kibbutz by embracing of new industries
Entrepreneurs are repurposing the Israeli kibbutz into hubs for creative and hi-tech industries, after decades of decline in the rural communities once considered models of socialism.
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