SYDNEY: An Australian teenager lauded worldwide for egging a far-right senator who made offensive comments about the Christchurch mosque attacks was let off with a police caution for the incident Tuesday. William Connolly, now better known as “Egg Boy”, cracked an egg on the head of Fraser Anning during a
BOGOR: When Indonesian authorities arrested a politician with some 400,000 cash-filled envelopes, it was a stark reminder that a long-time election staple is alive and well in the corruption-riddled country – vote buying. Bowo Sidik Pangarso was detained last month for alleged embezzlement from a fertiliser firm, but officials also
ANKARA: Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council rejected a demand from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party for a recount of all ballots cast in Istanbul in last week’s election, the party’s deputy chairman said on Tuesday. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) challenged the results of Istanbul’s March 31 mayoral ballot
NEW DELHI: India’s top court Tuesday dismissed an appeal to delay the release of a Bollywood biopic about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the opposition says is propaganda, until after India’s mega-election. The Supreme Court threw out the petition from the opposition Congress party, saying the biopic was not even
AUGUSTA (United States): There’s a major hole on the career accomplishments list for the world’s 10 top-ranked golfers this week at Augusta National — none of them owns a Masters champion’s green jacket. It’s the first time since the global rankings began in 1986 that the entire top 10 arrived
AUGUSTA (United States): Rickie Fowler, eight times a top-five major finisher without winning, says he has never been so prepared for a breakthrough triumph as he is at this week’s Masters. The 30-year-old American, second at Augusta National last year when a late charge fell short, took confidence after winning
AUGUSTA (United States): England’s Tommy Fleetwood, heading into his third Masters appearance, isn’t at Augusta National to make up the numbers at the first major golf championship of the season. “I’m always going to play to win,” Fleetwood said Monday as he prepared for Thursday’s start of play. “I’m never
AUGUSTA (United States): Rickie Fowler, eight times a top-five major finisher without winning, says he has never been so prepared for a breakthrough triumph as he is at this week’s Masters. The 30-year-old American, second at Augusta National last year when a late charge fell short, took confidence after winning
SHANGHAI: From the first race at a converted World War II airbase in rural England to this weekend’s 1,000th grand prix at the $240 million international circuit in Shanghai, Formula One has come a long way since it all began in 1950. Silverstone held the first race 69 years ago
HONG KONG: Asian markets mostly rose yesterday as dealers await the latest developments in the China-US trade talks, while investors look ahead to a key European Union summit that will decide Britain’s immediate future in the bloc. While the broad trend remains upwards, sentiment was given a knock by news