NANTES, France (Reuters) – Jamie Joseph said he was proud of the effort players had put in during some tough times as his seven-year reign as coach came to a close with a loss to Argentina at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. As at the same stage four years …

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have captured 2,554 fugitives as part of a nationwide counter-terrorism operation launched after Kurdish militants detonated a bomb near government buildings in Ankara a week ago, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Sunday. Turkey said this week all targets belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers …

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Waving Spanish and Catalan flags, tens of thousands of people marched through Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a potential amnesty deal which Spain’s Socialists must strike over Catalonia’s 2017 separatist bid if they want to form a government. The protest, organised by the anti-separatist organisation Societat …

NANTES, France (Reuters) – A clinical hat-trick from winger Mateo Carreras helped hoist Argentina into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 39-27 victory over Japan in a winner-takes-all Pool D shootout at Stade de la Beaujoire on Sunday. Argentina’s Santiago Chocobares scored a try after 67 seconds but that served …

JOHOR BAHRU: The Johor Environment Department is actively patrolling across areas with the potential for open burning due to the haze affecting several districts in the state. Its director, Dr Mohd Famey Yusoff, said the department deployed around 20 enforcement officers in the daily patrols, focusing on peatland areas. “Patrols …

NONTHABURI, Thailand (Reuters) – Among the hundreds mourning Moe Myint on Sunday was the mother of the Burmese victim of last week’s shooting rampage at a Bangkok mall, seeming dazed at the cremation ceremony on the outskirts of the Thai capital. Tears streaking her face, Khin Win was revived with …

KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee says he is amused by the antics of two Sabah DAP leaders who were awarded state honours which came with “Datuk” titles from the Governor. “I am amused by Sabah DAP leaders Chan Foong Hin and Phoong Jin Zhe, …

KOTA KINABALU: Action will be taken against two senior Sabah DAP leaders who received the state’s Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (PGDK) award that carries the title Datuk as it was against party policy to accept such awards while active in politics. DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said that the party’s central …

(Reuters) – South Africa’s record-breaking win over Sri Lanka in their Cricket World Cup opener on Saturday was a show of strength from their sizzling top six, but if they are to end their tournament curse in the 50-over format, their bowling unit needs to fire. South Africa amassed 428 …

PETALING JAYA: The root causes of the current violence in the Gaza Strip must be acknowledged, says the Malaysian Government. “The Palestinians have been subjected to the prolonged illegal occupation, blockade and suffering, the desecration of Al-Aqsa as well as the politics of dispossession at the hands of Israel as …