Thailand's next PM: if not Pita, then who?
The Thai parliament's rejection of reformist democrat Pita Limjaroenrat's bid for prime minister has sparked a flurry of behind-the-scenes jostling ahead of a fresh vote by lawmakers to elect the country's leader next week.
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India launches cut-price mission to land on Moon
India launched a rocket on Friday carrying an unmanned spacecraft to land on the Moon, its second attempt to do so as its cut-price space programme seeks to reach new heights.
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Pakistan's Shaheen seeks Test landmark against Sri Lanka
Pakistan strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will seek to take his 100th Test wicket in the first Test against Sri Lanka starting in Galle on Sunday, a year after he was injured at the same ground.
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Athens Acropolis to close at hottest hours amid Greece heatwave
The Athens Acropolis, Greece's top tourist attraction, will close during the hottest hours on Friday as the country wilts under a heatwave, the culture minister announced.
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Burberry sales jump on China boost
British luxury fashion house Burberry on Friday logged a jump in quarterly sales on surging demand in China after the key market lifted Covid restrictions.
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Blinken rallies SE Asia against 'coercion', in swipe at China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed unity Friday with Southeast Asian nations against "coercion", in a thinly veiled reference to Beijing, as host Indonesia warned at talks that the region should not become a proxy for global rivalries.
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History-chasing Jabeur hopes for third time lucky at Wimbledon
Ons Jabeur hopes it will be third time lucky when she attempts to become the first African or Arab woman to win a Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday.
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Myanmar junta hints at extending state of emergency
Myanmar's junta chief hinted the military may further extend a state of emergency and delay promised elections in comments published Friday, saying greater efforts were needed to end unrest.
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Panama seizes six tons of illegally traded shark fins
Police in Panama seized more than six tons of shark fins bound for Asia on Thursday, arresting five people in connection to the illegal trade, authorities said.
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Singapore issues arrest notice for billionaire in rare graft probe
Singapore's powerful anti-graft body issued an arrest notice for one of the city-state's richest people, his company said Friday, widening a probe into rare high-level corruption.
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