TA’QALI, Malta - Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong criticised plans to play a LaLiga match between his Spanish club and Villarreal in Miami later this year, saying he understood the commercial ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tajikistan in Central Asia on Wednesday to attend meetings with leaders of other ex-Soviet republics likely to focus on regional development and their ...

LONDON - Manchester United's under-pressure coach Ruben Amorim will be given the full three years of his contract to prove himself and the club will become the most profitable in the world, co-owner ...

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund is working closely with the United States, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank in hammering out an aid package for Argentina, IMF ...

SAN JOSE - Costa Rica will nominate former Vice President Rebeca Grynspan for United Nations secretary-general, President Rodrigo Chaves said on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

CAPE TOWN - Egypt sauntered into the World Cup finals with a 3-0 win over Djibouti on Wednesday, becoming the third African side to book their place, while the Cape Verde Islands and Ghana both took a ...

MADRID - Villarreal's home LaLiga match against Barcelona will take place on December 20 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, LaLiga president Javier Tebas said on Wednesday, marking the first time that an ...

BRASILIA - Brazil's presidential chief of staff, Rui Costa, said on Wednesday the government has no plans to eliminate public transport fares nationwide this year or next, a day after the finance ...

Oman kept hosts Qatar at bay to earn a 0-0 draw in the countries' opening clash in Group A of the fourth round of Asia's World Cup preliminaries on Wednesday, denting both nations' hopes of automatic ...

Jonathan Rinderknecht was working as an Uber driver and had dropped passengers off moments before he ignited the blaze. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

QUITO - Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa escaped injury after his convoy was attacked by protesters in a rural town on Tuesday, in what the government is labeling an assassination attempt, ...

Ms Stalzer is receiving treatment in hospital and her life is no longer in danger. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.