NEWCASTLE, Sept 29 — Arsenal snatched a dramatic 2-1 win over Newcastle United at St James’ Park yesterday, with defender Gabriel heading home the decisive goal deep into stoppage time to move the Gunners within two points of Premier League leaders Liverpool.

BEIJING, Sept 29 — China is seeking closer cooperation with North Korea and urged Pyongyang to join hands in opposing hegemony, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his North Korean counterpart in remarks seen as aimed at the United States.

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 — While vacationing in India, engineer Amrutha Tamanam scrambled to return to the United States after Donald Trump abruptly announced a US$100,000 fee on the visa she holds.

COLOMBO, Sept 28 — A Buddhist monk injured in Sri Lanka’s cable car tragedy has died, raising the death toll to eight in what police described as the country’s worst accident of its kind.

LONDON, Sept 28 — Liverpool’s perfect Premier League run came to an end with a 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace yesterday, while Manchester United suffered another blow in a 3-1 loss at Brentford.

SERI KEMBANGAN, Sept 28 — The Malaysian Immigration Department arrested 86 foreign nationals during simultaneous raids on seven reflexology centres in the Klang Valley suspected of offering illicit services.