Hậu named among leading Asian defenders Defender Đoàn Văn Hậu is selected as one of the best nine defenders in the Asian football history by the prestigious sports website Fox Sports Asia.

Pompeo visits Israel on eve of new govt amid West Bank violence US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Israel on Wednesday, a day before its new government was to be sworn in, to discuss plans to annex much of the occupied West Bank into the Jewish state.

US official tells Iran to send plane for prisoner exchange The United States and Iran clashed on Monday on the prospect of a prisoner swap, with a US official mockingly urging the adversary to send a plane to repatriate its citizens.

Yemen govt allies fight southern separatists over Zinjibar Fighting broke out Monday between pro-government troops and separatists in southern Yemen, leaving 10 dead, security and medical officials said, in the first major clash since separatists declared self-rule in the south.

Liêm to compete at online Steinitz Memorial contest Vietnamese Grandmaster Lê Quang Liêm will participate at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Online Steinitz Memorial tournament on May 15-17.

Iran says ready for prisoner swap with US Iran said Sunday it had expressed readiness for a full prisoner exchange with the United States "with no preconditions" but said that Washington was yet to respond.

France, Spain ease virus lockdowns but UK wary PARIS Millions of people in France and Spain were set to embrace a relaxation of stay-at-home rules on Monday, but Britain extended its lockdown as countries plot their way tentatively through the coronavirus crisis.

Iran quake kills at least one, sparks panic in capital An earthquake struck early Friday near Iran's highest peak and jolted Tehran, killing at least one person and injuring more than 20 as people ran for their lives.

Iraq gets new government amid fiscal, coronavirus crises Iraqi premier Mustafa Kadhemi formally took office early on Thursday after parliament approved his cabinet line-up, taking the reins amid a staggering economic crisis, a health pandemic and the spectre of renewed protests.

Trump vetoes measure limiting his war powers in Iran US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed what he called a "very insulting" congressional resolution seeking to limit his war powers in Iran.