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Doha: Switzerland overcome Serbia fightback to secure 3-2 decisive victory to book a FIFA World Cup last-16 date with Portugal, scheduled on Tuesday.A game that began at a cracking pace and never let up swung one way then the...

Jakarta: Sexual relations outside of marriage may become illegal in Indonesia after lawmakers pass a new criminal code later this month.The legislation is expected to introduce a penalty of one year in jail for having sex outside of marriage,...

Doha: The knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup gets underway on Saturday with two ties in the last 16 as the Netherlands face the USA, while Argentina take on Australia.The tournament moves to a moment where any error...

Al Rayyan: It was yet another memorable day for Asian football as South Korea roared from behind to beat European giant Portugal 2-1 in the final match day in group stage of FIFA World Cup at the Education City...

Dhaka: A three-day tourism expo kicked off here on Thursday with a view to boosting the country's travel industry business.The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) organized the event titled "Bangladesh International Travel and Tourism Expo" at the...

Moscow: A MiG-31 fighter-interceptor on a training flight crashed in Russia's Primorsky region, the Eastern Military District said on Friday, adding that the crew ejected."On December 2, a MiG-31 aircraft crashed in the Primorsky region during a planned training...

Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 4,233 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday.Altogether 30,539 local asymptomatic carriers were newly identified.A total of 2,877 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the...

Doha:Romelu Lukaku missed several golden scoring opportunities as Belgium drew 0-0 with Croatia to bid farewell to the FIFA World Cup here on Thursday.The 2018 runners-up, led by former Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric, progressed as the second-placed team...

Washington:The Biden administration has designated two leaders of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and two of the Tehrik i Taliban Pakistan (TTP) movement in Afghanistan as global terrorists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a press...

Doha: The Japanese national football team defeated the Spanish team 2-1 in the third match of the group stage of FIFA World Cup in Qatar, making it to the Last 16, while the German team leaves the tournament.Group E...