Australian punter Jordan Berry is back with the Pittsburgh Steelers, less than two months after being cut to make room for another player. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka to tour South Africa for two-test series – report
Sri Lanka will travel to South Africa in December to play a two-test series, a local media report said on Sunday, marking their return to international cricket after a 10-month gap due to the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Close to the Knuckles: finding tea and tranquillity in Sri Lanka
You can guess how the Knuckles got their name. The mountain range east of Kandy, in the centre of Sri Lanka, is as knobbly as a clenched fist. The Sinhalese name for them is Dumbara Kandu Watiye ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese encroachment in Nepal: Alert sounded by intel in Delhi
An internal intelligence agency report said that the actual scenario could be worse as the Nepali Communist Party is trying to shield the expansionist agenda of the Chinese Communist Party. Further ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi-led coalition destroys drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis towards kingdom
In Yemen, Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi movement intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched towards Saudi Arabia’s southern region by Houthis. In a statement, Saudi state news ... ( read original story ...)
Bumper melon harvest sweetens Uzbekistan’s pandemic woes
In the giant shed of Uzbek farmer Sanat Kalandarov, a bountiful melon harvest hangs suspended from wooden beams, promising profits through a difficult winter ahead. ( read original story ...)
Al-Qaeda second-in-command killed in Afghanistan, military says
Masri, was killed Saturday in Afghanistan, the country’s security forces said.Al-Masri, who also went by the name Husam Abd-al-Ra’uf, was on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list.Afghanistan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea’s Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78
Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spending more than six years in hospital following a heart ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, head of South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, dies at 78
Lee Kun-hee, the charismatic leader of Samsung Group, South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, died on Sunday, the company said, six years he was hospitalised for a heart attack. ( read original story ...)
Clean conscience: South Korea offers alternative to conscription
As a devout Jehovah's Witness Jang Kyung-jin was ready to be jailed rather than serve in South Korea's military. After a landmark court ruling he will be heading for prison on Monday -- but as a ... ( read original story ...)