PARIS/MONTREAL (Reuters) – All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines airliner escaped after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft on Tuesday. Video showed passengers being evacuated from the burning Airbus A350 by escape slides in …

(Reuters) – Test cricket remains the pinnacle of the game, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said after it was criticised for selecting a second-string squad featuring seven debutants for the country’s two fixtures in New Zealand next month. The series will clash with CSA’s domestic Twenty20 competition, which is seen as …

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja has returned to full fitness after missing the first test against South Africa with back spasms and could be in line for selection as India seek to level the two-match series in the second test that starts at Newlands on Wednesday. The experienced left-arm …

TAWAU: The prosecution in the trial of six policemen and a civilian who are charged with killing an ehailing driver will adduce to show that the murder took place on Jan 13 last year (2023), where the deceased was lured out of a hotel in Tawau and ordered to drive …

(Reuters) – Two more candidates who contested last month’s presidential election in Democratic Republic of Congo made clear on Tuesday they will not take the matter to court, making it more likely President Felix Tshisekedi’s provisional win will be confirmed. Congo’s election commission said on Sunday that Tshisekedi had secured …

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Stand-in captain Dean Elgar said he will not let the emotions of his final international outing impact the game when South Africa take to the field on Wednesday for the second, and final, test against India at Newlands. Elgar, 36, is retiring from international cricket after …

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal was elated to return to professional tennis on Tuesday after nearly a year on the sidelines but the Spaniard said recovering his confidence and natural movements on the court would take time. Nadal marked his singles comeback after hip surgery with a 7-5 6-1 victory over …

LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City could have an advantage in the Premier League title race through January as their rivals face up to losing key players to the African Cup of Nations and Asia Cup. As the Premier League emerges from a frantic set of festive fixtures with only six …

DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh court has sentenced the country’s only Nobel laureate, Mohammad Yunus, to six months in jail over labour law violations, a crime he says he did not commit, days ahead of a Jan. 7 general election boycotted by the main opposition party. Below is a summary …

KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the public were reported to be rushing to register with the Central Database Hub (Padu) system as soon as it was launched on Tuesday (Jan 2). Checks by BK on social media showed that internet users generally welcomed the government’s initiative to launch Padu, as it …