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Aga Khan: racehorse billionaire and Islamic spiritual leader

Sri Lanka's Karunaratne to bow out of Tests after 'fulfilling dream'

Tokyo police bust alleged prostitution ring targeting tourists

Baltics to cut Soviet-era ties to Russian power grid

MotoGP champion Martin taken to hospital after Malaysia crash

YouTubers causing monkeys to attack tourists at Cambodia's Angkor Wat

Sweden reels from worst mass shooting in its history

India's Modi takes ritual dip at Hindu mega-festival

Nissan shares fall as reports say Honda merger talks off

Toyota announces Lexus EV plant in Shanghai

Santander reports record profit for third straight year

How Facebook slipped -- in key points

Facebook-parent Meta saw investors flee on Thursday rather than buckle-up for what could be a long ride towards the firm's metaverse vision for the internet's future.

At least a year for permanent solution on 5G: US air regulator

The United States will gradually permit more 5G telecommunications service near airports, but a long-term solution on air safety concerns will take at least a year, a senior regulator said Thursday.

Four top aides desert UK's embattled Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered four staff defections on Thursday as pressure intensified on the embattled leader over lockdown parties and his loose-lipped style of politics.

Spotify boss defends Joe Rogan deal as stock plunges

The head of embattled streaming service Spotify has told staff that Joe Rogan is vital to the company, but that he doesn't agree with the controversial podcaster.

Bernal says he 'nearly died, broke 20 bones' in bus collision

Former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal broke "nearly 20 bones" in a high-speed crash into the back of a stationary bus last week, the Colombian revealed on Thursday.

Round-the-clock care for Peru's oil-stained sea birds

Hand fed fish and given gentle yet rigorous baths, penguins and other sea birds are slowly regaining their strength at a Peruvian zoo after a major oil spill that claimed many of their friends.

Top Catalan designer Antonio Miro dies aged 74

Catalan designer Antonio Miro, a Spanish fashion legend whose models included undocumented migrants and prisoners, has died aged 74, the country's culture minister said Thursday.

Jakobsen bursts to Valencia bunch sprint victory

Fabio Jakobsen of Quick-Step powered ahead of a speeding pack for an impressive stage win on day two of cycling's Vuelta a Valencia on Thursday.

N.Ireland leader resigns over Brexit protocol

Northern Ireland's unionist chief minister quit on Thursday, forcing his nationalist deputy also to stand down and prompting calls for early elections in the tense province.

Over 7 million visited Dubai in 2021 tourism turnaround

More than seven million foreign tourists visited Dubai last year, marking a "remarkable turnaround", the government of the Gulf city state hosting the Expo world fair announced Thursday.

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