KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysias king, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V, has given his consent to the appointment of Tommy Thomas as the new Attorney-General. A palace official said the king had, on the advice of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir ...

BRITAINS GOT TALENT 2018 saw the first comedian to be crowned winner after an incredible finale show that pulled in the highest viewing figures in the last three years. By Rebecca Miller. PUBLISHED: 10:43, Mon, Jun 4, 2018 | UPDATED: 11:56, Mon, Jun ...

After two whole days to let the enormity of the opener of the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are back at it for Game 2 on Sunday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. Golden State pulled away in overtime for a 124-114 ...

Apples annual Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off today with one of its big product-unveiling keynotes. Here are the most important announcements Apple made, in roughly chronological order.

Unless you have been living under a rock, by now youve surely learned of Germany manager Joachim Lows surprising and controversial decision to leave standout youngster Leroy Sane off of Germanys World Cup squad. The 22-year-old winger seemed ...

Microsoft announced on Monday that it would buy software development platform GitHub for $7.5 billion in stock, minting new billionaires in the process. Based on Forbes estimates, GitHub cofounder and CEO Chris Wanstrath will receive as much as $1.5 ...

PARIS — After a resurgent first week at the French Open, Serena Williams was stopped short on Monday — not by her would-be opponent, Maria Sharapova, but by an injury to her right pectoral muscle that forced her to withdraw shortly before their ...

A rescue crew emerges from an immense cloud of fine grey dust carrying two stretchers that hold bodies recovered from houses engulfed by blistering lava from the nearby erupting Fuego volcano.

Fred was signed by Shakhtar in 2013 for £10million from Internacional in Brazil, where he was a two-time Campeonato Gaucho champion. Since then, the 24-year-old has been a regular with the Moles, helping them claim two league titles, two domestic cups ...

Johnny Depp has been spotted in Berlin with a frail and unwell appearance that has concerned some internet users. Currently touring with his band Hollywood Vampires, the 54-year-old seemed happy to sign autographs and take photographs with fans in ...

SINGAPORE - The slightly hazy conditions spotted in a few areas in central Singapore on Sunday (June 3) was due to an accumulation of particulate matter in light wind conditions, and not an indication that the haze was back. The National Environment ...

BRAZIL and Croatia have names their World Cup squads ahead of the tournament. The Selecao will be without skipper Neymar, who is still recovering from injury, with Man City star Gabriel Jesus to captain the side in his absence. Brazil : Alisson; Danilo ...

Nigeria coach, Gernot Rohr has explained what he did in the second half of the international friendly to improve his team. Rohr made a tactical switch that improved his sides performance in the 2-1 friendly defeat to England on Saturday. The German ...

The proposed appointment of Thomas only serves to perpetuate the notion that this new government has all the hallmarks of the old Barisan Nasional government when it comes to cronyism and abuse of power, as he is Lims counsel in the ongoing ...

Liverpool are still locked in negotiations with Lyon over the transfer of Nabil Fekir , despite reports in France suggesting the forward would arrive for a medical at Anfield on Sunday. Lyon are understood to want close to €70m (£61m) for the 24-year ...

Walmart has sold a majority stake in its Brazilian business at an estimated $4.5bn loss, marking the latest step in a strategic shift that has seen the US retailer become more of an investor than an operator in foreign markets. In April, Walmart merged ...

The sixth race of the 19-race 2018 MotoGP season is set for Sunday morning, and it should be a good one from Mugello Circuit: the Italian Grand Prix, or Grand Premio dItalia. Valentino Rossi picked up his first MotoGP pole position since 2016 after ...

We will never know if the criticism England received after they lost the first Test to Pakistan was the catalyst for their performance in the second. What we do know is that the innings-and-55-run win at Headingley was a significant improvement on what ...

Waterloo Street was filled with the beating of drums and the pattering of the bare feet of dancers yesterday morning as the Sri Krishnan Temple was unveiled in its fully restored glory after four years of works costing almost $4 million. One of the ...

Heinz Sielmann , the late German naturalist and documentary maker, was hailed for his ingenious way of capturing elusive animal behaviour on film. Often referred to as Mr Woodpecker , Sielmann would have celebrated his birthday on June 2. In his honour ...