Daily Archives: July 31, 2024

Illness ended Jade Carey’s hopes for another floor exercise medal. She could still win...

Paris, Jul 30 (AP) Jade Carey won't get a chance to defend the floor exercise gold medal she won three years ago in Tokyo,...

Indian trap shooter Prithviraj finishes 21st; women trail on Day 1 of qualification

Chateauroux (France), Jul 30 (PTI) India's miserable run on the shotgun ranges continued with trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman, despite shooting two perfect scores of...

Bhajan Kaur moves to pre-quarters; Ankita makes early exit

Paris, Jul 30 (PTI) Continuing her fine form, teenage Indian archer Bhajan Kaur notched back-to-back victories in the women's individual event to advance to...

India put one foot in quarterfinals in Olympic men’s hockey with 2-0 win over...

Paris, Jul 30 (PTI) The Indian men's hockey team expectedly beat Ireland despite a few defense lapses to more or less secure its passage...

Liyanage, Karunaratne back in ODI squad for India series, Madushka gets maiden call-up

Colombo, Jul 30 (PTI) Senior all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne along with young batters Janith Liyanage and Nishan Madushka have been summoned to the 16-member Sri...

Flash flooding triggered by heavy monsoons in northwest Pakistan kills at least 14 people

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 30 Jul (AP) — Heavy monsoons in northwest Pakistan triggered flash flooding, killing at least 14 people, 11 from the same family,...

US boosts alliance with the Philippines with $500 million funding and pact amid concern...

MANILA, Philippines, 30 Jul (AP) — Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to boost the Philippines’...

Taiwan president urges democracies to unite at largest-ever gathering of foreign lawmakers in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 30 Jul (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te welcomed what he called the “largest-ever” delegation of foreign lawmakers to Taiwan and said...

Australia’s foreign minister says Russia-North Korea defense deal is ‘risky for the world’

SEOUL, South Korea, 30 Jul (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister said Tuesday the recent defense deal between North Korea and Russia was “destabilizing” and...

Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners

JERUSALEM, 30 Jul (AP) — Nine Israeli soldiers were due to appear before a military court for an initial hearing Tuesday over what a...

Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist...

LONDON, 30 Jul (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a terrorist group, days after...

Turkish and Armenian special envoys resume talks aimed at reconciliation and reopening the border

ANKARA, Turkey, 30 Jul (AP) — Special envoys from Turkey and Armenia convened at the countries’ shared border on Tuesday to resume discussions aimed...

African Human Rights Commission condemns Indigenous groups’ eviction to protect nature

DAKAR, Senegal, 30 Jul (AP) — The Congolese government violated the rights of the Indigenous Batwa community by evicting them about 50 years ago...

Bangladesh mourns some 200 deaths as student protests wind down and thousands are arrested

DHAKA, Bangladesh, 30 Jul (AP) — Bangladesh observed a day of mourning Tuesday in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks...

Europe’s growth lags US again, as Germany remains the eurozone’s economic problem child

FRANKFURT, Germany, Jul 30 (AP) — Europe’s economy saw modest growth in the April-June quarter even as the U.S. outperformed expectations, highlighting a persistent...