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Weightlifter Polina Guryeva wins Turkmenistan's first Olympic medal

Turkmenistan has finally won its first Olympic medal since independence from the Soviet Union

Even in absence, North Korea's presence felt at Tokyo Olympic Games

North Korea isn't at the Tokyo Olympics this summer. And therein lies a tale one of sports and viruses, but most of all a tale of complex politics

For South Koreans, Olympic medal is only way out of military service

They keep telling themselves the Olympics is no different from any other golf tournament because anything else would only make it harder on Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim

WHO says global coronavirus deaths jumped by 21% in past week

WHO said that if these trends continue, the cumulative number of cases reported globally could exceed 200 million in the next two weeks

Gunmen on motorcycle wound Chinese in Pakistan's port city of Karachi

The motive behind the attack was not immediately clear, and senior officer Javed Akbar said police were still investigating.

Japan rallies in 9th to beat Dominican Republic 4-3 in Olympic opener

Hayato Sakamoto hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single that capped a three-run, ninth-inning rally, lifting host Japan over the Dominican Republic 4-3 in the Olympic baseball opener on Wednesday.

Tokyo governor urges youth to get vaccinated to slow coronavirus surge

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on Wednesday urged younger people to cooperate with measures to bring down the high number of infections and get vaccinated

I can die: Daniil Medvedev survives extreme heat at Tokyo Games

Bent over in exhaustion before serving. Resting on his racket between points. Grasping for a rubber tube blowing cool air next to his seat on changeovers

Katie Ledecky easily wins 1500 freestyle in Tokyo, her first gold of games

US star Katie Ledecky has finally collected her first gold medal of the Tokyo Games.

In first visit to intel agency, Joe Biden warns of cyber conflict

President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the US intelligence community to make a promise that he will never politicise their work

Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet report combined profits of more than $50 billion

Three tech companies Apple, Microsoft and Google's parent Alphabet reported combined profits of more than $50 billion in the April-June quarter

Texas National Guard will start helping make US-Mexico border arrests

A Texas National Guard deployment along the US-Mexico border will start helping troopers make arrests, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Australia wins gold in women's, men's four

Australia has doubled its haul of Olympic rowing gold medals as the men's four charged to victory moments after the Aussie women claimed their gold.

Former President Barack Obama buys stake in NBA's Africa business

Former US President Barack Obama has bought a stake in the NBA's Africa business through his foundation, the NBA said Tuesday.

'A bit much': Tennis star Naomi Osaka cites pressure in Olympic loss

It wasn't the ending that Naomi Osaka nor her multitudes of fans across Japan and worldwide had expected

Olympics 2020: Japan beats US 2-0, turns incredible DP to win softball gold

Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 Tuesday in an emotional repeat of its 2008 victory in Beijing that again left the Americans in tears.

Russia OKs testing combination of Sputnik, AstraZeneca vaccine shots

Russia's health officials have given a go-ahead to testing a combination of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot and the single-dose version of the domestically developed Sputnik V vaccine

Bitcoin jumps on speculation about Amazon considering crypto sector

Bitcoin's price surged again on Monday after speculation that Amazon may be entering the cryptocurrency sector after it posted a job seeking for a product leader to develop its digital currency

'About time': Gay athletes unleash rainbow wave on Tokyo Olympics

When Olympic diver Tom Daley announced in 2013 that he was dating a man and couldn't be happier, his coming out was an act of courage

Moroccan Olympic boxer tries to take a bite out of New Zealand opponent

A heavyweight boxer from Morocco apparently tried to take a bite out of his New Zealand opponent's ear in their opening bout at the Tokyo Olympics.