Thai stars Pornpawee Chochuwong and Supanida Katethong will face off in the quarter-finals of the US$420,000 BWF Kumamoto Masters Japan in Kumamoto on Friday.

LONDON - More than 800 million adults have diabetes worldwide — almost twice as many as previous estimates have suggested — and more than half of those aged over 30 who have the condition are not receiving treatment, according to a new stud...

HONG KONG — Chinese scientists have successfully modified tomatoes to make them sweeter by removing two genes that regulate sugar content, according to a new study.

MANILA — Typhoon Usagi weakened sharply on Friday after bearing down on the Philippines' northern towns, blowing away houses in its path as authorities brace for another storm that could hit the capital Manila over the weekend.

Thailand go into their Fifa Day friendly with Lebanon Thursday night under a new captain.

Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Ratchanok Intanon and Supanida Katethong advanced to the last 16 of the US$420,000 BWF Kumamoto Masters Japan in Kumamoto Wednesday.

IRVING — Jake Paul is betting on himself to beat boxing legend Mike Tyson when the pair meet in the ring in Texas on Friday in what the social media star turned prize-fighter predicts will be a slugfest.

MANILA - The Philippine government will not stand in the way if former president Rodrigo Duterte decides to surrender himself to the International Criminal Court (ICC), the office of the current president said on Wednesday.

US President-elect Donald Trump has named Elon Musk to a role aimed at creating a more efficient government, handing even more influence to the world’s richest man who donated millions of dollars to helping Trump get elected.

LONDON - The British news publisher the Guardian said on Wednesday it would no longer post to X, citing “disturbing content” on the social media platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.