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Australia: T20 World Cup "high risk" of being postponed

Cricket Australia is bracing for the “very high risk” of the men’s Twenty20 World Cup being postponed and the resulting ...

Virus, heat wave and locusts form perfect storm in India

As if the coronavirus wasn't enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as ...

India, China in tense standoff at Himalayan frontier

Indian and Chinese soldiers are in a bitter standoff in the remote and picturesque Ladakh region, with the two countries ...

Hypocrisy gone viral? Officials set bad COVID-19 examples

“Do as I say, but not as I do” was the message many British saw in the behavior of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's key aide, ...

The Latest: India surpasses 150,000 virus cases

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

The Latest: India reports biggest jump in virus cases again

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

Turbulence, warnings before Pakistan plane crash killed 97

When the plane jolted violently, Mohammad Zubair thought it was turbulence. Then the pilot came on the intercom to warn that ...

Turbulence, warnings before Pakistan plane crash killed 97

When the plane jolted violently, Mohammad Zubair thought it was turbulence. Then the pilot came on the intercom to warn that ...

Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes in crowded neighborhood

A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi ...

Sikh kitchens feed New Delhi's masses in virus lockdown

At first, the kitchen at the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara cooked 40,000 meals each day for the hungry who live on the streets of ...

Lives Lost: Pakistani immigrant helped others in Jersey City

When a friend of the Khan family got a job working for a New Jersey politician, family patriarch Shafqat Khan was a regular ...

Cyclone batters India and Bangladesh coasts, millions flee

A powerful cyclone plowed inland on Wednesday after crashing into the coasts of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.

Pakistan cricketer Akmal files appeal against length of ban

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has filed an appeal against the duration of his three-year ban for failing to report corrupt ...

The Latest: UN chief warns pandenic threatens Africa

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

Trump's use of malaria drug likely to be welcomed in India

President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was taking a malaria drug of dubious effectiveness to help fend off the ...

Indian troops kill rebel commander in Kashmir's main city

A rebel commander and his aide were killed in a gunbattle with government forces in Kashmir's main city on Tuesday, officials ...

Old Trafford cricket ground plans for social-distancing fans

The Old Trafford cricket ground is spearheading plans in England to try to bring fans back into a sports venue during the ...

The Latest: India reports largest single-day virus surge

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...

AP PHOTOS: An army of Indian migrant workers heads home

Tens of thousands of impoverished migrant workers are on the move across India, walking on highways and railway tracks or ...

The Latest: New Orleans begins to reopen

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, ...