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Sri Lanka 83-2 after India enforce follow-on in second Test

Fire haze threatens health of millions in Indonesia, ministry warns

Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants

Senegal-made sickle cell treatment raises hopes, reduces costs

Iceland to vote on resuming EU talks in close referendum

North Korea to 'bring joy' to Kim with 100 athletes at Asian Games

'Our patron saint': Tennesseans mourn local hero Dolly Parton

Australian police hunt thieves in $250,000 oyster heist

England bid to banish booze woes as Pakistan seek self-respect

High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese in Premier League

Asian Games chiefs hold talks as participant numbers balloon

Too small for fries: drought shrinks Belgian potatoes

Pakistan's girls fight for their place in the boxing ring

Drought-hit Danube gives way to fossil hunt in Bulgaria

Fortified Bermuda braces for powerful Hurricane Fiona

The beach chairs and umbrellas were put away, storefronts were covered and a lighthouse illuminated racing clouds overhead as Bermuda braced Thursday for Hurricane Fiona, a powerful Category 4 storm that has left a trail of destruction in the Caribbean.

11 police hurt at Mexico protest over missing students

A protest to demand justice for 43 Mexican students who disappeared in 2014 turned violent on Thursday, leaving 11 police officers injured, authorities said.

Scaloni irked as visa trouble delays key defenders

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has voiced his displeasure at the late arrival of two key defenders for World Cup tune-ups in the United States after visa trouble linked to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Americans grab 4-1 lead on Internationals at Presidents Cup

Justin Thomas and Cameron Young sank clutch putts and the United States blunted a back-nine fightback to lead the Internationals 4-1 after Thursday's opening Presidents Cup matches.

Nets' Simmons says Sixers unsupportive amid mental health struggle

Australian NBA guard Ben Simmons said in a podcast posted Thursday that he didn't feel supported by the Philadelphia 76ers as he dealt with mental health issues.

France back on track as Netherlands close on Nations League finals

Kylian Mbappe starred as world champions France shrugged off injuries and off-field problems to beat Austria on Thursday, while the Netherlands won in Poland to close in on a place in next year's UEFA Nations League finals.

CIA chief: I'm no Jason Bourne, I drive an old Subaru

CIA Director Bill Burns said in the US spy agency's first-ever podcast Thursday that his life is nothing like Jason Bourne and James Bond, ripping hot cars through crowded cities and deploying unimaginable lethal gadgets.

US charges Boeing with misleading investors on 737 MAX safety, fined $200 mn

US securities officials fined Boeing $200 million over the aviation giant's misleading assurances about the safety of the 737 MAX airplane following two deadly crashes, regulators announced Thursday.

US great Sampras pays tribute to departing Federer

Pete Sampras, the 14-time Grand Slam champion whose Wimbledon reign was ended by Roger Federer in 2001, paid tribute to the Swiss great in a social media video on Thursday.