Pakistan lose opener Haq as whitewash looms in third England Test
Pakistan's injury problems grew with opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq ruled out of the third and final Test against England starting in Karachi on Saturday.
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Top Jordan police officer shot dead in fuel price protests
Gunfire killed a senior Jordanian officer and wounded two other police in the country's south, where protesters have taken to the streets for days against rising fuel prices, authorities said Friday.
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Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali to retire from international cricket
Veteran Pakistan opening batsman Azhar Ali will retire from international cricket after the third and final Test against England in Karachi starting Saturday.
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Kosovo court jails rebel commander for 26 years
A special Kosovo court in The Hague found a former rebel commander guilty on Friday of murder and torture and jailed him for 26 years in its long-awaited first war crimes verdict.
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Fire outside France's Lyon kills 10, including five children
Five children including a three-year-old were among 10 people killed when a fire broke out in a seven-storey apartment building in a suburb of the French city of Lyon, the government said Friday.
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Gill hits fifty as India punish Bangladesh in first Test
Shubman Gill hit an unbeaten fifty to help propel India into a commanding 394-run lead over a wilting Bangladesh in the first Test in Chittagong on Friday.
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Beijing crematoriums strain under China Covid wave
Workers at Beijing crematoriums said Friday they are overwhelmed as China faces a surge in Covid cases that authorities warn could hit its underdeveloped rural hinterland during upcoming public holidays.
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Counterstrikes and controversy: Japan's defence overhaul
Japan has laid out plans to expand its defence capabilities drastically over five years.
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After three years, Covid 'here to stay'
While the World Health Organization hopes Covid-19 will soon no longer be considered a public health emergency, it has warned the virus itself is here to stay.
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South Africa 'salivating' in anticipation of Australia Test clash
South Africa captain Dean Elgar on Friday said his team was "salivating" at the prospect of facing Australia and conceded there could be feisty moments in their first Test series since the "Sandpaper-gate" scandal.
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