JUNE 3, 2019
Richard Branson stands inside an Airbus A320 Virgin America airplane at Denver International Airport after the inaugural flight from San Francisco, on March 15, 2016. - Photographer: Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images
The last vestiges of the Virgin America brand are now aviation history, bringing a formal end to Richard Branson’s brash, groundbreaking effort to put some European...
JUNE 3, 2019
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II greets President Donald Trump as he arrives for the Ceremonial Welcome at Buckingham Palace, in London, June 3, 2019. - Victoria Jones/Pool via Reuters
President Trump kicks off state visit to UK
LONDON - The Queen of England opened the gates to Buckingham Palace to welcome President Trump for an honorary state visit to the United...
JUNE 2, 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Trump in 2017. Mr. Modi has made it clear that lifting India’s economy is his priority.
President Trump has made India the latest target in his widening global trade war, but the country’s newly re-elected prime minister, Narendra Modi, has bigger problems to address.
On Friday — the first day of...
JUNE 2, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Bangladesh 330 for 6 (Mushfiqur 78, Shakib 75, Phehlukwayo 2-52) beat South Africa 309 for 8 (du Plessis 62, Mustafizur 3-67) by 21 runs
LONDON - Record-breaking Bangladesh condemned South Africa to a second Cricket World Cup defeat in four days, subduing the lackustre Proteas by 21 runs at The O
Talisman all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became...
JUNE 2, 2019
NEW DELHI - India on Sunday denounced the sabotage of the traditional iftar hosted by India’s envoy to Pakistan, saying it violated “all notions of civilized behaviour”, and lodged a strong protest with Islamabad.
“The disappointing chain of events on June 1 not only violate basic norms of diplomatic conduct but are against all notions of civilized behaviour,”...
JUNE 2, 2019
China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe said on Sunday that a war with the United States would be a disaster for the world. He said this while issuing a warning to Washington not to meddle in security disputes over Taiwan and the South China Sea.
China has been incensed by recent moves by US President Donald Trump's administration to...
JUNE 1, 2019
Australia 209 for 3 (Warner 89*, Finch 66) beat Afghanistan 207 (Najibullah 51, Rahmat 43, Cummins 3-40, Zampa 3-60) by seven wickets
BRISTOL, ENGLAND - Eleven years after winning the World Cricket League Division Five in the British Isles, Afghanistan completed a remarkable turnaround to make it to their second World Cup, also in the UK, but Australia...
JUNE 1, 2019
Inset: an Leslie Macdonald via Getty Queen Elizabeth; Buckingham Palace's White Drawing Room - Royal Collection Trust/Instagram.
Queen Elizabeth is opening up the doors to her London home.
From July 20 to Sept. 29, Buckingham Palace will open to the public. Guests will have a chance to view 19 State Rooms, including the White Drawing Room, of which...
JUNE 1, 2019
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 137 for 0 (Guptill 73*, Munro 58*) beat Sri Lanka 136 (Karunaratne 52*, Ferguson 3-22, Henry 3-29) by 10 wickets
CARDIFF, ENGLAND - Yes it was a good toss to win. Yes it was a green pitch. Yes it was beautiful morning on which to bowl. All that said, New Zealand's demolition of Sri...
JUNE 1, 2019
North America Presidential Candidates Attend The California Democratic Party Organizing Convention. - Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
CALIFORNIA - Senator Kamala Harris used her home state’s Democratic convention to deliver one of her sharpest critiques to date of President Donald Trump’s policies and performance in office.
“We need to begin impeachment proceedings and we need a new commander-in-chief,” Harris...
