PETALING JAYA: Speeding up the establishment and accreditation of new courses in varsities will bring Malaysia one step closer to achieving its goal of becoming an international education hub, say stakeholders. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ekhwan Toriman said that with the reduction in red tape, studying …

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Coach Fernando Diniz will no longer be in charge of the Brazil national team, two sources informed of the decision said on Friday, adding that Sao Paulo coach Dorival Junior is being considered for the job. Diniz, who was appointed on an interim basis, had …

CHISINAU (Reuters) – The leader of Moldova’s separatist Transdniestria enclave denounced on Friday the introduction of import and export duties for his pro-Russian region, saying central authorities were violating fundamental rights and crushing business. Transndiestria broke away from Moldova before the 1991 collapse of Soviet rule and then fought a …

(Reuters) – Neither Arsenal nor Liverpool would have preferred to play each other in the third round of the FA Cup but the north London club’s manager Mikel Arteta hopes the “incredible clash” signals the start of another good run in the competition. Arteta won the FA Cup in his …

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Peace talks between Colombia’s government and the largest FARC dissident group managed to get the rebels to suspend kidnappings, free 10 hostages, and reduce clashes with the country’s military in under three months, a government negotiator said on Friday. The government of leftist President Gustavo Petro wants …

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition politicians on Friday extended the functions of a committee administering the country’s overseas assets, which replaced the now-eliminated interim government, for 12 more months. Via this legal reform, the opposition National Assembly will maintain its function to safeguard Venezuela’s assets abroad, also because it is …

(Reuters) – Rafael Nadal is unsure if he will compete at the upcoming Australian Open after his defeat to Jordan Thompson in the Brisbane International quarter-finals on Friday, during which the Spaniard left the court on a medical timeout. Nadal was making his comeback in Brisbane after spending almost a …

LONDON (Reuters) – England captain Owen Farrell has agreed to join French club Racing 92 next season, Midi Olympique newspaper reported on Friday, potentially ending his international career after he announced he was taking a break this year for mental health reasons. Farrell, who has 112 England caps and was …

(Reuters) – Air raid sirens blare, and people take cover in basements. Hundreds are evacuated from their homes while experts defuse unexploded bombs. Well-wishers place heaps of flowers, toys and sweets to share their grief over the deaths of children. Scenes long familiar to Ukrainians from 22 months of war …

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Some of the families of kidnapped Venezuelan and Honduran migrants paid ransoms to their abductors before the group was rescued this week, Mexico’s security minister said on Friday. The 32 migrants were kidnapped from a bus over the weekend by armed men aiming to extort money from …