Paralympic athletes took to the catwalk in Tokyo on Tuesday for the ''Amputee Venus Show.'' The event marked the date when the Paralympic Games would have opened. ( read original story ...)
Japan sets its sights on ‘Six Eyes’ intelligence status
Japan can get closer (to the alliance) even to the extent of it being called the ‘Six Eyes’.” The Five Eyes grouping takes its name from the number of countries that comprise it — the UK, the US, ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan urges Taliban to start peace talks with Afghan gov’t
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Islamabad eager to see the armed group start a dialogue with Kabul. ( read original story ...)
England v Pakistan: Anderson gets to 600 as third Test ends in draw – as it happened
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England v Pakistan: James Anderson has last word of this unique summer
When Zimbabwe batsman Mark Vermeulen had his off-stump rocked back by a young, fresh-faced Jimmy Anderson 17 years ago at Lord’s, nobody could have foreseen that it was the beginning of what would ... ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Anderson reaches the magical 600 and Pakistan bat out for a draw
England had aa potential 42 overs to find Jimmy Anderson a wicket and win the Test against Pakistan. The former was always going to be the easier task ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Urges Taliban Leaders To Start Peace Talks
Kabul and the Taliban were supposed to have begun talks in March, but are at loggerheads over a controversial prisoner swap that includes hundreds of militant inmates tied to high-profile attacks ... ( read original story ...)
‘Asean is no pushover’: top Singapore, Indonesia officials dismiss talk of choosing US-China sides
A pair of senior Southeast Asian officials on Tuesday dismissed rising talk that the region could soon be trapped into taking sides amid growing US-China rivalry, saying instead that the 10-member ... ( read original story ...)
India building collapse: 13 dead as search for survivors continues
Nearly 60 people have been rescued since a five-storey apartment building collapsed in western India on Monday. The incident killed two people, and at least 18 others are still feared trapped under ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: WHO signals slowing of infections but India cases still soaring
Spread of Covid-19 is easing in hard-hit Americas but concerns about south Asia; UK u-turn on masks in schools; Gaza in lockdown. Follow the developments live ... ( read original story ...)