One Championship Lands More Investment, Tops $250 Million
One Championship says it has closed a USD$166 million financing round led by Sequoia Capital, pushing the Asian mixed martial arts promotion's total capital...
Three Thai Tennis Chair Umpires Banned for Life
LONDON — Three chair umpires from Thailand have been banned for life from tennis after being found guilty of match-fixing and betting offenses.
Mahidol Becomes Top Thai Uni in Times 2019 Global Rankings
BANGKOK — Five Thai universities are among the world’s top 1,000 according to this year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Mahidol University ranked the...
20 Dead in Crash of Limo Headed to a Birthday Celebration
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. — A limousine carrying four sisters, other relatives and friends to a birthday celebration blew through a stop sign and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store in upstate New York, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians, officials and victims' relatives said Sunday.
Romania: Weak Voter Turnout Voids Gay Marriage Referendum
BUCHAREST, Romania — A referendum aimed at putting same-sex marriage further out of reach in Romania was invalidated Sunday after a quick tally showed...
Brazil’s Far-Right Candidate Falls Short of Election Stunner
SAO PAULO — A far-right former army captain who expresses nostalgia for Brazil's military dictatorship won the first round of its presidential election by...
UN Report on Global Warming Carries Life-or-Death Warning
WASHINGTON — Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and...
‘Wild Boars’ Play Friendly Match in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The 12 boys and football coach who were found in a partially flooded cave in Chiang Rai once again found...
Montserrat Caballe, Iconic Opera Singer, Dead at 85
BARCELONA, Spain — Montserrat Caballe, a Spanish opera singer renowned for her bel canto technique and her interpretations of the roles of Rossini, Bellini and...
Interpol President Reported Missing During Trip to China
PARIS — He left his home in Lyon, France, for a visit to his homeland, and then vanished – putting the International Criminal Police...
