Afghanistan's defiant vice president made one thing clear as the Taliban seized control of the capital following the collapse of his government -- he will not surrender. It appears he has retreated to the country's last remaining holdout: the Panjs...

The Taliban announced a "general amnesty" for all government officials on Tuesday and urged them to return to work, trying to calm nerves across a tense capital city that only the day before saw chaos at Kabul airport as people tried to flee.

Malaysia's king met political party chiefs Tuesday as the hunt began for a new prime minister, a day after the last leader quit. Muhyiddin Yassin resigned Monday after a turbulent 17 months in office, plunging the country into political turmoil as ...

Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated to escape a wildfire raging near the plush tourist resort of Saint-Tropez in southern France, the fire service said Tuesday. Around 750 firefighters and water-droppping aircr...

New Zealand moved into a snap three-day lockdown Tuesday after identifying a single case of locally transmitted Covid-19 suspected to be the Delta variant, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. Ardern said New Zealand, which had not recorded any infe...

Fierce rivals India and Pakistan will clash on October 24 at this year's Twenty20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council said Tuesday as the delayed tournament's fixtures were announced. The 16-nation tournament -- to be held in the United Ar...

Former cricketers and national media on Tuesday lauded India's thrashing of England in the second Test at Lord's with fast bowlers coming in for special praise. Indian quicks including Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Ishant Sharm...

Tonga coach and former Wallabies star Toutai Kefu has undergone surgery and was "recovering well" Tuesday after being stabbed during an attempted burglary at his Brisbane home, his family said. The 47-year-old was rushed to hospital in the early ho...

Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday warned one of the city's top legal bodies against getting involved in politics, in the latest sign of the government telling professional bodies to toe Beijing's line. Chief executive Carrie Lam's comments towards the ...

Military flights evacuating diplomats and civilians from Afghanistan restarted early Tuesday after the runway at Kabul airport was cleared of thousands of people desperate to flee after the Taliban seized the capital. 

A decade after returning from Afghanistan, Marc Silvestri was convinced it was time for his comrades to come home too. But watching the chaotic pullout unfold in real time has stunned the army veteran. "It's been a tough couple days," the 43-year-o...

The man dubbed the "father of Sudoku" for his role in popularising the numerical brainteaser loved by millions, has died of cancer at 69, his Japanese publisher has announced. In a notice posted Monday, Nikoli said Maki Kaji died at home on August ...

Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema on Monday slammed the southern African country's outgoing "brutal regime" while promising a "better democracy" in his debut address to the nation, hours after winning the top job in a landslide.

A European Vega rocket lifted off Monday night from French Guiana carrying an Earth observation satellite and four miniature "cubesats". It was the second launch this year of the Vega, a crucial component of European ambitions to compete with rival...

Andy Murray returned to the ATP Tour on Monday after last competing at Wimbledon, reaching the second round of the Cincinnati Masters with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Frenchman Richard Gasquet. The three-time Grand Slam champion who owns two titles here a...