Media caption Martin Patience tests the mood among Beijing diners ahead of the ban Public smoking in China’s capital, Beijing, is now banned after the introduction of a new law. China has over 300 million smokers and more than a million Chinese die from smoking-related illnesses every year. Smoking bans already existed in China, but have largely failed to crack ...

It is a club where membership is a “privilege that offers enormous rewards”, but Australia is planning to strip membership from alleged terrorists who hold dual nationality. New legislation proposed by Australia’s Coalition government, expected to be introduced within weeks, will enable the government to remove Australian citizenship from dual nationals who take up arms or support militant groups at ...

Bangladesh wrapped up their warm-up campaign for the Joint Qualifiers of the World Cup and the Asian Cup with a 1-1 draw against Afghanistan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. The men in red and whites, who had lost against Singapore 1-2 on Saturday, took a fourth minute lead through veteran striker Zahid Hasan Emily, but conceded the equaliser ...

An experienced yet tired Bangladesh side will be in the mood to experiment when they face south Asian neighbours Afghanistan in a Fifa international friendly at Bangabandhu National Stadium today. Less than 72 hours after tasting an undeserved defeat against Singapore in another friendly, the Bangladesh footballers did not get enough time to recover so Dutch head coach Lodewijk de ...

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza entered the women’s doubles final, partnering Swiss ace Martina Hingis, at the Rome Masters here on Saturday. The top seeds beat French-Slovenian fourth seeds Caroline Garcia and Katarine Srebotnik 6-2, 7-6(5) on the outdoor clay courts of the Foro Italico.

Robin Soderling – who remains the only man ever to have beaten Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros – is hoping he will be able to return to the ATP Tour in 2016.The two-time French Open finalist has not played competitively since July 2011 because of severe glandular fever, but has told BBC Radio 5 live of his optimism he still ...

Golfer Tiger Woods has given some strong encouragement to a boy who has been bullied in school because of his stuttering problem. Woods wrote the boy a letter, which was published on Golf Digest’s website Tuesday. “I know what it’s like to be different and to sometimes not fit in,” Woods wrote. “I also stuttered as a child and I ...

It isn’t called ‘the most important meal of the day’ for no reason. Beginning your day with a hearty breakfast plays a crucial role in keeping you fit and healthy. The right breakfast fuels your body, provides long-lasting energy and satiety, aides in weight control, and improves performance at work.In fact, ‘breaking the fast’ can be a ‘great nutrition strategy’ ...

The risk of developing neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease is high when too much time is spent in playing video games.Playing too much video games could lower functional brain activity in the hippocampus that plays a major role in memory formation and spatial navigation, the researchers said.”People who spend a lot of time playing video games may have reduced ...

A new study says that perfectionists tend to be narcissistic, anti-social and to have an aggressive sense of humour.Also, the type of perfectionist who sets impossibly high standards for others, cares little about social norms and does not readily fit into the bigger social picture. Reminds you of someone?Joachim Stoeber of the University of Kent, England, compared the characteristics of ...