Typhoon Champi knocks out power to thousands in Taiwan
Emergency crews scrambled on Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of households in Taiwan after Typhoon Champi's fierce winds battered the island as the storm moves towards China and Japan.
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France to deploy 70,000 police for fresh weekend protests
France will deploy about 70,000 police nationwide as it braces for new protests on Saturday after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago.
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As Israeli election nears, campaign turns ugly
Days ahead of close-fought Israeli elections, campaigns have gone into overdrive with poor-taste jibes and inflammatory attacks against candidates, sometimes crossing red lines.
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Tatum delivers as Celtics down winless Knicks
Jayson Tatum scored 36 points as the Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 107-103 to leave the NBA champions waiting for their first win of the season on Friday.
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Oscar hopeful 'La Bola Negra' offers lessons about communicating, directors say
Festival darling "La Bola Negra" ("The Black Ball"), now leading many Oscars predictions lists, retraces the tragic past of Spain, but its subject matter is more relevant than ever, its co-directors say.
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Romantasy fans ready for sleepless night as 'Court of Thorns and Roses' returns
Throngs of fans dressed as "faeries" are expected to descend on bookshops around the world next week, as anticipation builds over the long-awaited next installment in the blockbuster "A Court of Thorns and Roses" romantasy series.
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Trapped: Soaring fuel costs hurt Maine lobster industry before midterms
Lobsterman Steve Train starts every workday before dawn about $1,000 in the hole, a hike in expenses driven by soaring fuel costs that are hammering Maine's flagship maritime industry ahead of US midterm elections.
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De Goede hat-trick as Canada defeat England again
Sophie De Goede scored a hat-trick as Canada notched back-to-back wins against England with a 31-22 defeat of the reigning women's rugby world champions on Friday.
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Marc Marquez beats brother Alex to Australian MotoGP pole
World champion Marc Marquez beat brother Alex to clinch pole position Saturday at the Australian MotoGP, but he needed some white-knuckle laps to do so after crashing early on.
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Rubio urges Cubans to work with CIA, but warns: be discreet
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday called for Cubans to make "discreet" contact with the American intelligence services as Washington seeks to force an end to the island's communist government.
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