HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A man has been apprehended in connection with the fatal stabbing of a driver, one of two random knife attacks that occurred in a north Harris County neighborhood, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on Wednesday in the 2500 block of Sandlewood Trail Lane, located …

BRIDGETOWN: Australia all-rounder Cameron Green says is he ready to bat up and down the order at the T20 World Cup after being utilised in several roles during the Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-hander had a slow start batting at number three for Royal Challengers Bangalore but thrived when slotted into the middle order after being dropped for a …

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed a report from Microsoft that said Russia was ramping up a disinformation campaign ahead of the Paris Olympic Games, calling it “absolute slander”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the Microsoft report as “blanket criticism that has no basis whatsoever”. A report from Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Centre said Russia is waging an intense disinformation campaign aimed at …

GEORGETOWN: Afghanistan produced a dominant bowling and batting performance to thrash debutants Uganda by 125 runs in the T20 World Cup in Guyana on Monday. Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran laid the foundations for the win with an opening stand of 154 in Afghanistan’s 183-5. Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi dazzled with five wickets for just nine runs as …

DALLAS: Max O’Dowd hit an unbeaten 54 to guide the Nether­lands to a six-wicket victory over Nepal in their T20 World Cup Group D clash on Tuesday. O’Dowd’s patient knock off 48 balls saw the Dutch home safely at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, finishing on 109-4 off 18.4 overs.     Earlier, Nepal had been restricted to 106 …

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has worked in collaboration with partners to make the additional release of the T20 World Cup tickets and ensure as many fans as possible can be part of the ongoing event being hosted by West Indies and the United States. According to the ICC, this release includes general admission tickets to the highly anticipated India v …

EAST MEADOW: New York officials are preparing for the “Super Bowl on steroids” as thousands descend upon Nassau County for the clash of arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the group stage of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. The two sides form one of the most intense rivalries in sport and the temporary, 34,000-seat stadium in East Meadow, New York, …

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb expressed hope for a key policy rate cut this year by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in “line with inflation” on Wednesday. The comments come as a Reuters poll of market watchers found that the SBP is widely expected to cut its key interest rate next week by 100 basis points (bps) after holding it at a …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Sheh­baz Sharif arrived in Shenzhen on Tues­day as he kicked off a five-day visit to China. This is the premier’s first visit to China following the Feb 8 elections, and will likely see the inauguration of the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project and a number of agreements being signed between the two countries. In Shenzhen, …