shark attack kills surfer off frances reunion island

Shark attack kills surfer off France's Reunion island

An attack by a shark has killed a surfer off France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion, the latest fatality in increasingly dangerous waters, emergency services said on Thursday (May 9).
alonso joins seven past winners among indy 500 entrants

Alonso joins seven past winners among Indy 500 entrants

Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso of Spain and seven past winners are among drivers for 36 cars announced on Wednesday (May 1) as entrants for the 103rd Indianapolis 500.
16 indian commandos killed in fresh election violence

16 Indian commandos killed in fresh election violence

A suspected bomb attack by Maoist rebels killed 16 Indian elite commandos on Wednesday (May 1), police said, the latest incident of election-time violence in a decades-long insurgency.
india vietnam seek to attract more tourists

India, Vietnam seek to attract more tourists

Fifteen major tour-operators from India and 35 Vietnamese tour operators held meetings at a tourism promotion event in HCM City yesterday.
federer thiem into indian wells final as nadal hobbles out

Federer, Thiem into Indian Wells final as Nadal hobbles out

The 39th match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal failed to materialise on Saturday (Mar 16) as the world No 2 Spaniard hobbled out of Indian Wells to send Federer into a title clash with Dominic Thiem.
top ranked djokovic osaka sent packing from indian wells

Top-ranked Djokovic, Osaka sent packing from Indian Wells

World number one Naomi Osaka crashed out of Indian Wells on Tuesday (May 12), routed by Belinda Bencic on a day that saw second-ranked Simona Halep sent packing, too.
federer wawrinka to renew rivalry at indian wells

Federer, Wawrinka to renew rivalry at Indian Wells

Roger Federer has no doubt Stan Wawrinka will be back in the top 10 before long as his Swiss compatriot continues his climb back in the wake of knee surgery.
struff stuns ailing zverev to reach indian wells fourth round

Struff stuns ailing Zverev to reach Indian Wells fourth round

Jan-Lennard Struff stunned an under-the-weather world number three Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 on Monday (Mar 11) to reach the fourth round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters.
kerber overcomes qualifier to reach indian wells fourth round

Kerber overcomes qualifier to reach Indian Wells fourth round

Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber came from a set down against qualifier Natalia Vikhlyantseva on Monday (Mar 11) to reach the WTA Indian Wells fourth round.
ailing serena retires from 3rd round match at indian wells

Ailing Serena retires from 3rd round match at Indian Wells

Serena Williams retired with a viral illness from her third-round WTA match at Indian Wells on Sunday (Mar 10) while trailing Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 1-0 in a battle of former world number ones.
china india nationals among passengers and crew killed in ethiopian airlines flight et302 crash

China, India nationals among passengers and crew killed in Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crash

Eight Chinese, four Indians, an Indonesian and a Nepali were among the passengers and crew on board the crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, a flight manifest released by the airlines showed.
india pakistan exchange heavy border fire

India, Pakistan exchange heavy border fire

NEW DELHI: Tensions between India and Pakistan raged on Saturday (Mar 2) as heavy firing by their armies killed at least seven people on either side of their fiercely disputed Kashmir border.
tourists stranded in bangkok as thai airways cancels flights over pakistan

Tourists stranded in Bangkok as Thai Airways cancels flights over Pakistan

BANGKOK: Thousands of holidaymakers were stranded in Bangkok on Thursday (Feb 28) as Thai Airways cancelled all flights over Pakistan after Islamabad suddenly closed its airspace in response to soaring tensions with India.
india toxic alcohol deaths jump to 133 police

India toxic alcohol deaths jump to 133: Police

GUWAHATI, India: At least 35 more workers have died in northeastern India after drinking toxic liquor, police said on Sunday (Feb 24), taking the death toll from the latest mass alcohol poisoning beyond 130.
building firmer ties with india

Building firmer ties with India

Despite years of friendship and trade, India and Vietnam suffer from a lack of direct methods to improve tourism co-operation between the two nations. Calls are now being made for more to be done. Phuong Hao reports.