Istanbul winning the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games would help bridge the gap between different cultures and religions, the bid's chief executive Hasan Arat told AFP.

Taiwan on Saturday protested to the Philippines for sending naval ships to disputed South China Sea islands in the latest diplomatic spat between the two governments.

Eight-time champions China reached their 10th consecutive Sudirman Cup badminton final on Saturday, seeing off Denmark in Kuala Lumpur and setting up a clash for the title with South Korea.

YANGON - Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families.

China's Premier Li Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country's telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.

New Zealand took two wickets in as many balls to reduce England to 67 for three at lunch on the second day of the second Test in Leeds on Saturday.

Alejandro Canizares shot to the top of the leader board on on day three of the European PGA Championship at Wentworth on Saturday.

BEIJING - China's Premier Li Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country's telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state media reported on Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR - Thailand put up a spirited fight before bowing out 3-1 to three-time champions South Korea, which reached their seventh Sudirman Cup final on Saturday.

Indian police have arrested the son-in-law of the country's cricket chief in a spot-fixing probe as the government announced Saturday a new law to crack down on cheating in sport.

Cinema heavyweights Roman Polanski and Jim Jarmusch wrapped up the Cannes Film Festival race Saturday, as speculation raged whether a shockingly explicit lesbian love story could capture a top prize.

The Indian government on Saturday announced a new law to crack down on unfair practices in sport amid damaging allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League competition.

Hordes of black bugs have overwhelmed a house in Phitsanulok, forcing the owners to take temporary refuge in a temple.

Nico Rosberg claimed pole position for Sunday's 71st Monaco Grand Prix with a brilliantly-judged drive in capricious conditions as he and Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton locked out the front row of the grid.

Twelve people were hospitalised and two of them were in a critical condition after a female suicide bomber blew herself up in Russia's restive Dagestan region Saturday, in the second bombing attack this week, a police spokeswoman said.

Tens of thousands of Catholic faithful attended a ceremony in Sicily on Saturday putting on the path to sainthood a priest shot dead by the mafia 20 years ago for preaching against organised crime.

Nico Rosberg topped the times for Mercedes in Saturday morning's third and final crash-hit free practice session ahead of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

An estimated 180,000 German football fans swarmed into London on Saturday as anticipation grew ahead of the first ever all-Bundesliga Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) is facing increased pressure to prove to villagers around Klity Creek in Kanchanaburi that it is serious about cleaning up the lead-contaminated environment.

Right winger Fetu'u Vainikolo scored two tries to lead Tonga to a 27-17 victory in the opener of the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament on Saturday.