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Packed schedule set to test Ashes pace attacks

Packed schedule set to test Ashes pace attacks

Both England and Australia will need several fast-bowling options for a busy Ashes schedule due to ageing attacks and recent injury scares.

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England v Australia: Three key Ashes battles

England v Australia: Three key Ashes battles

England face Australia in the first Test of the five-match Ashes series starting at Edgbaston on Friday.

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Canada's Quebec province expands assisted dying

Canada's Quebec province expands assisted dying

Colette Julien, like thousands of sick Canadian compatriots each year who seek an end to their suffering and dignity in death, requested medical assistance in dying -- a regime that Quebec province this month moved to expand so as to cover more ailments.

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Repentant ranchers rescuing Colombian wildlife

Repentant ranchers rescuing Colombian wildlife

Two newborn pumas and a convalescing porcupine share a room in the home of the Zapata family, which has renounced livestock farming to focus on stewardship of the Colombian Amazon and its animals uprooted by deforestation.

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Marvel swaps superpowers for spies in 'Secret Invasion'

Marvel swaps superpowers for spies in 'Secret Invasion'

Alien conspiracies, Oscar winners and hardly a superhero in sight: Marvel is taking its record-breaking franchise in a new direction with "Secret Invasion," a spy thriller starring Samuel L Jackson, Olivia Colman and Emilia Clarke.

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Focus turns to US Open challenge amid global golf turmoil

Focus turns to US Open challenge amid global golf turmoil

The 123rd US Open tees off on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club with global golf gripped by suspense worthy of a Hollywood script.

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US music publishers hit Twitter with copyright suit

US music publishers hit Twitter with copyright suit

Major music publishers on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit accusing Twitter of failing to stop "rampant" copyright infringement on the platform.

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Australia blocks new Russian embassy near parliament

Australia blocks new Russian embassy near parliament

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday the government would block the construction of a new Russian embassy near the country's parliament, citing threats to national security.

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Focus turns to US Open challenge amid global golf uncertainty

Focus turns to US Open challenge amid global golf uncertainty

The world's top golfers face an all-new US Open challenge when the 123rd edition tees off on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club with questions over global golf's future still simmering.

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US media split on Trump reflects divided nation

US media split on Trump reflects divided nation

Americans tuning into the Donald Trump drama faced alternate TV realities: a candidate persecuted by a "wannabe dictator," according to Fox News -- or a man so "dangerous" that he didn't deserve airtime over at CNN.

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