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What they said as England win 4th Ashes Test - reaction

What they said as England win 4th Ashes Test - reaction

England won a breathless fourth Test in Melbourne on Saturday by four wickets inside two days for their first Ashes match win in Australia since the 2010/11 series.

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Hong Kongers bid farewell to 'king of umbrellas'

Hong Kongers bid farewell to 'king of umbrellas'

Scores of residents flocked to a cramped shop in Hong Kong's old district to bid farewell to the city's "king of umbrellas", who is retiring after spending decades repairing umbrellas at his family business.

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England snap 15-year losing streak to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test

England snap 15-year losing streak to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test

A fighting England won their first Test on Australian soil in 15 years Saturday, restoring their battered pride with a gutsy four-wicket victory to clinch a chaotic fourth Ashes clash that was all over inside two days.

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire

Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes.

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Closing 10-0 run lifts Bulls over 76ers while Pistons fall

Closing 10-0 run lifts Bulls over 76ers while Pistons fall

Chicago's Coby White scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and the Bulls rallied to beat Philadelphia 109-102 on Friday, stretching their win streak to five games.

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England 77-2 at tea, need 98 more to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test

England 77-2 at tea, need 98 more to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test

England raced to within 98 runs of winning a chaotic fourth Ashes Test Saturday for the loss of Ben Duckett and Brydon Carse as they aggressively chased 175 to clinch a seesawing contest.

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Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland as an independent state.

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England need 175 to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test

England need 175 to win chaotic 4th Ashes Test

A pumped-up England dismissed Australia for 132 on another chaotic day at the fourth Ashes Test Saturday to leave themselves needing 175 to win a seesawing contest.

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Cricket Australia boss says short Tests 'bad for business' after MCG carnage

Cricket Australia boss says short Tests 'bad for business' after MCG carnage

Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg said Saturday that short Tests were bad for business as some of the biggest names in the game attacked the state of the Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch.

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Russia lashes out at Zelensky ahead of new Trump talks on Ukraine plan

Russia lashes out at Zelensky ahead of new Trump talks on Ukraine plan

Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend, but Russia accused the Ukrainian president and his EU backers Friday of seeking to "torpedo" a US-brokered plan to stop the fighting.

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