Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan celebrates his century against Zimbabwe during their World Cup match in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on Thursday.

A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit Northeast Japan on Friday, triggering a 10-metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path, including houses, cars, farm buildings on fire and boats, media and witnesses said.

Hong Kong: Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia.

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Hong Kong: Asian shares dropped after a massive earthquake hit Japan, including the capital Tokyo, darkening an already bleak mood caused by weak economic data and unrest in Saudi Arabia.

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Berne: Modest Braga, who have never won a Portuguese league title, stunned five-times European champions Liverpool 1-0 with a first-half penalty in the Europa League on Thursday.

Twice European champ

Doral, Florida: Tiger Woods struggled to find his form at the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Thursday with a messy opening round that showed the former world number one continues to have deep problems w

Chittagong, Bangladesh: Police detained 70 suspected trouble-makers ahead of Bangladesh and England's World Cup Group B match on Friday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

"They were detained at a

Triploi: A Libyan insurgent said rebels had retaken the heart of the closest city to the capital from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi on Wednesday evening in some of the fiercest fighting in almost th

State Bank of India is looking to buy banks in Africa and Southeast Asia as it seeks to ramp up its overseas operations, a senior company source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

London: Peter Crouch, whose goal gave Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 aggregate victory over AC Milan, believes Spurs are developing the same qualities that took his former club Liverpool to the Champions Lea