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West Indies wins toss, elects to bowl in 3rd ODI against Bangladesh

West Indies skipper Jason Mohammed won the toss and decided to bowl first in a bid to avoid a series sweep by Bangladesh

Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong won't appeal prison sentence for bribery

The bribery allegation involving Lee was a key crime in the 2016 corruption scandal that ousted Park Geun-hye from the presidency and sent her to prison

Outbreak at missionary school as South Korea reports 437 new Covid-19 cases

Prime Minster Chung Sye-kyun during a virus meeting called for health officials to deal swiftly with the outbreak at the Daejeon school and prevent transmissions from spreading further

US: Lawmakers threatened ahead of Donald Trump's impeachment trial

The threats, and concerns that armed protesters could return to sack the Capitol anew, have prompted the U.S. Capitol Police

Australia approves Pfizer Covid vaccine; inoculations to begin next month

The Therapeutic Goods Administration on Monday gave provisional approval for people aged 16 and over to use the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez says he's tested positive for Covid

His announcement came shortly after news emerged that he would speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday about obtaining doses of the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

Oxfam urges radical economic rejig in post-COVID era, warns inequality rise

Oxfam said the richest 1,000 people have already managed to recoup the losses they recorded in the early days of the pandemic because of the bounce back in stock markets

After strained Trump romance, France seeks reset under Prez Joe Biden

After four years of "America First" under Trump, the new U.S. president and French leader see eye-to-eye on the importance of international cooperation to fight climate change and Covid-19

Joe Biden attends Mass at DC church where he worshipped as VP

President Joe Biden attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president.

4 players and president of Brazilian soccer club Palmas die in plane crash

Four players and the president of Brazilian soccer club Palmas died in a plane crash on Sunday in the northern state of Tocantins, the team said.

Mesut Ozil says he leaves Arsenal for Fenerbahce with no grudges

Mesut Ozil has thanked Arsenal for an amazing journey after his departure to Fenerbahce was confirmed, saying he goes with no grudges despite not playing for nearly a year.

Why US President Joe Biden's immigration plan may be risky for Democrats

President Joe Biden is confronting the political risk that comes with grand ambition.

Tammy Abraham's hattrick sends Chelsea through in Emirates FA Cup

Tammy Abraham scored a hattrick as Chelsea beat second-tier side Luton 3-1 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup on Sunday.

Rioting youth in Dutch village torch Covid testing unit, assault police

Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village

Spain's unrelenting coronavirus surge hits mental health of doctors, nurses

The unrelenting increase in infections in Spain following the holiday season is again straining hospitals, threatening the mental health of doctors and nurses

England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: Joe Root notches 19th Test century

England captain Joe Root fought hard to keep his team in contention in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka by posting his 19th century on Sunday.

China: Wuhan returns to normal as world still battling Covid-19 pandemic

Early Saturday morning, residents in the central Chinese city where the virus was first detected were jogging and practicing tai chi in a fog-shrouded park beside the mighty Yangtze River

Biden calls Canada's Trudeau, Mexico's Lpez Obrador

The long disputed project was projected to carry some 800,000 barrels of oil a day from the tar sands of Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast

Jill Biden thanks National Guard members with chocolate chip cookies

Jill Biden told the group that her late son, Beau, was a Delaware Army National Guard member who spent a year deployed in Iraq in 2008-09

Thousands of Hong Kong residents locked down to contain coronavirus

Coronavirus cases in Hong Kong's Yau Tsim Mong district - a working-class neighborhood with old buildings and subdivided flats - made up about half of the infections in the past week