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Nick Kyrgios, of Australia, reacts against Pierre-Hugues Herbert, of France, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in New York. Photo: Seth Wenig / Associated Press

US Open Umpire’s Kyrgios Visit Scrutinized; Wozniacki Loses

NEW YORK — Nick Kyrgios was losing big at the U.S. Open on Thursday, and barely even trying. Didn't move while so-so serves flew...
Ugandan pop star-turned-lawmaker Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, center, arrives at a magistrate's court Aug. 23 in Gulu, northern Uganda. Photo: Associated Press

Uganda Opposition Pop Star Blocked From Flying to US for Aid

KAMPALA — A Ugandan pop star-turned-opposition lawmaker whose treason charge has outraged the country after he alleged torture in detention has been blocked from leaving for...
Pakistani protesters shout slogans Wednesday during a protest against the planned anti-Islam cartoon competitions, in Karachi, Pakistan. Photo: Fareed Khan / Associated Press

Dutch Anti-Islam Lawmaker Cancels Prophet Cartoon Contest

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker canceled a planned Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest Thursday following death threats and concerns other people could...
Combined Koreas' Kim Hanbyul, right, drives past Taiwan's Chen Yuchun during their women's basketball semifinal match Thursday at Istora Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Dita Alangkara / Associated Press

Combined Koreas Basketball Team to Play for Asian Games Gold

JAKARTA — A combined Koreas team reinforced by WNBA center Park Ji-su has reached the women's basketball final at the Asian Games after an...
UN Rights Chief: Vowed US Cuts Wouldn't Be 'Fatal' to Office

UN Rights Chief: Vowed US Cuts Wouldn’t Be ‘Fatal’ to Office

GENEVA — Threatened U.S. funding cuts wouldn't be "fatal" for his office, the United Nations' human rights chief said Wednesday, but he added that...
Four Japanese basketball players arrive at Jakarta airport Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. They were kicked off their Asian Games team and sent home Monday after delegation head Yasuhiro Yamashita said they "spent the night in a hotel with women." Photo: Jun Hirata / Associated Press

Japan Basketballers Who Paid for Sex Get 1-Year Suspensions

TOKYO — Four Japanese basketballers who were sent home from the Asian Games for hiring prostitutes in Indonesia have been suspended from playing for...

Trump Accuses Google of Biased Searches, Warns ‘Be Careful’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google and other U.S. tech companies of rigging search results about him "so that almost all...
South Korea's Son Heung Min has a shot at goal Friday during their men's soccer match between South Korea and Malaysia at the 18th Asian Games at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, Indonesia. Photo: Achmad Ibrahim / Associated Press

Son and Co Face Vietnam and ‘Korean Hiddink’ at Asian Games

If South Korea's national team is to reach the final of the Asian Games and win an exemption from military service for its players,...
Dutch and Australian police officers investigate the Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 crash site in 2014 in Ukraine. Photo: Ministerie van Defensie / Associated Press

Australian Lawmaker Says MH17 Was Her Most Emotional Time

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's former foreign minister on Tuesday described the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 as the...
Thailand's Luksika Kumkhum plays a return shot to Switzerland's Belinda Bencic during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in January in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Vincent Thian / Associated Press

Luksika Out of US Open Due to ‘Travel Woes’

NEW YORK — We've all been there: A delayed flight or traffic jam or some other transportation issue prevents us from getting to work...

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