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Astronomers find potential sign of life high in Venus's atmosphere

Two telescopes in Hawaii and Chile spotted in the thick Venutian clouds the chemical signature of phosphine, a noxious gas that on Earth is only associated with life

Chinese military says US poses biggest threat to international order

The statement follows the September 2 release of the annual Defence Department report to Congress on Chinese military developments and goals

Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, top executives resign over cave blast

"Significant stakeholders have expressed concerns about executive accountability for the failings identified," Rio Tinto said in a statement

Abe calls for defence policy change to include preemptive strike capability

Abe, who is stepping down next week for health reasons, said the ability to intercept missiles after they are launched may not be enough and Japan should seek greater deterrence

Bahrain follows UAE, becomes latest Arab nation to recognise Israel

Trump announced the agreement on Friday, following a three-way phone call he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Donald Trump's intel chief ends election security briefings on Capitol Hill

President Donald Trump said National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe made the decision because the administration "got tired" of intelligence about election security leaking from Congress

Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open after hitting line judge with ball

Djokovic's departure means there is no man remaining in the field who previously has won a Grand Slam singles title

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to fight US extradition bid in UK court

Assange attorney Jennifer Robinson said the case is fundamentally about basic human rights and freedom of speech

ENG vs AUS preview: Labuschagne has to wait for T20 debut, says Finch

Denied a Twenty20 World Cup this year because of the coronavirus outbreak, cricket fans might have the next best thing in the upcoming days.

ENG vs AUS: Frustrated Wood looking to send message to Australia in T20

Wood was dropped after the first test against Windies in early July, didn't play in rest of that 3-match series, and also failed to earn a recall for any of Eng's 3 tests against Pakistan last month

US budget deficit debt to hit $3.3 trillion, bigger than its economy's size

The spike in the deficit means that federal debt will exceed annual gross domestic product next year

Video in Black man's suffocation shows police officers put hood on him

Daniel Prude died March 30 after he was taken off life support, seven days after the encounter with police in Rochester

Don't declare accounts NPA till further orders, says Supreme Court

A three-judge Bench will hear the case next on Thursday

US election: Facebook to limit political ads to minimise misinformation

It also will attach links to official results to posts from candidates and campaigns declaring premature victories

Covid-19 has not affected ambitions, aspirations of 1.3 bn Indians: PM Modi

"India a country of political stability and policy continuity with commitment to democracy and diversity," Modi said

Charlie Hebdo: 13 men and 1 woman go on trial over Paris massacre

Seventeen people and all three gunmen died during the three days of attacks in January 2015

TikTok sale: Algorithm question said to complicate deal, says report

Those algorithms decide what videos users see without first requiring them to follow other users or specify their preferences

Three PSG players, Neymar, Di Maria and Parades test positive for Covid-19

Sports daily L'Équipe identified the players who tested positive as Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, noting that they were part of the trip to the Spanish island

Ford Motor to trim US workforce by 1,400; offer early retirement incentives

Most of the reductions would take place in the area of Dearborn, Michigan, where Ford has its headquarters and large product development and engineering operations

Covid-19 impact: Turkey's economy contracts by nearly 10% in Q2

Though the quarterly decline was the country's biggest contraction in more than a decade, it was slightly less than economists had predicted