England will hope to wrap up a T20 series win and get in shape for their games against Australia. Simon Burnton has the latest ... ( read original story ...)
England should tour Pakistan, says ECB chairman Ian Watmore
England should "definitely" tour Pakistan if it is safe to do so, according to new England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Ian Watmore. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan warns ex-PM Sharif must return to face graft case
A Pakistani court has warned the country’s ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to return home by Sept. 10 to face a corruption hearing or risk being declared a fugitive from justice ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan families seek answers over enforced disappearances
Pakistan has one of the worst records in the world for enforced disappearances. Rights groups say thousands of political activists and human rights workers have been taken against their will and held ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Stages Coffin Parade As Reminder Of Virus Threat
"We're hoping this coffin parade will remind people to be more aware of the risk of disobeying health safety rules," said Mundari, the head of south Jakarta's Cilandak district, who like many ... ( read original story ...)
China Provoked India in Latest Clash, U.S. Believes
The incident near the Pangong Tso Lake this week has deeply puzzled U.S. intelligence officials and analysts, who don’t understand why Beijing would ‘shoot itself in the foot.’ ... ( read original story ...)
Pentagon warns of China’s growing nuclear arsenal
In its first annual report, in 2000, the Pentagon described China’s military as “mostly archaic”, lacking in capabilities, organisation and training and with technology that was “well behind the curve ... ( read original story ...)
China Enjoys Financial Recovery as COVID-19 Batters Global Economy
After shuttering its factories earlier in the year, China is showing optimistic signs of a recovery from the financial damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a barometer of the ... ( read original story ...)
The Next Front in the India-China Conflict Could Be a Thai Canal
That’s where the most ambitious of all of Beijing’s regional infrastructure projects—the controversial Belt and Road Initiative—comes in: a long-mooted canal across southern Thailand’s Kra Isthmus, ... ( read original story ...)
Macau’s August gaming revenues tumble 94.5% despite looser virus curbs
Gambling revenue in Macau plunged 94.5% in August year-on-year with casinos reeling from a lack of visitors to the world's biggest casino hub, despite a loosening of quarantine restrictions which have ... ( read original story ...)