India's main religious festival season is back in full swing with huge noisy crowds thronging markets and fairs for the first time in two years, barely six months after a devastating Covid-19 surge. The coronavirus is still claiming over 200 lives ...

Former Wallabies flanker Lopeti Timani was named Thursday in the Tonga team for their upcoming northern tour to play Scotland, England, the French Barbarians and Romania. Tongan-born Timani, a loose forward, played 12 matches for Australia in 2016 ...

Bali reopened to international flights from select countries on Thursday, including China, Japan and France, as the pandemic-struck Indonesian holiday island took a step toward welcoming back tourists. But authorities in Bali, which lost its primar...

The Beatles are back this autumn with a new book, reworked final album and much-anticipated documentary that sheds new light on their fraught final days. "Let It Be", released in 1970, has long been considered the legendary group's breakup album. ...

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving says he's "doing what's best for me" in declining a Covid-19 vaccine, a move that will see him sidelined from NBA play. Irving addressed the issue on Instagram Live on Wednesday, confirming that he hoped to be back o...

Britain's Prince William on Thursday praised his father Charles for being "well ahead of the curve" on climate change, as the pair ramped up pressure ahead of the upcoming COP26 summit in Glasgow. "He's had a really rough ride on that, and I think ...

The death toll from a storm that triggered landslides and flash floods across the Philippines has risen to at least 19, authorities said Thursday, linking the extreme rainfall to climate change. Severe Tropical Storm Kompasu dumped more than a mont...

The US government on Wednesday unveiled plans to build up to seven major offshore wind farms along the country's coasts as part of its push to supply wind-generated energy to more than 10 million homes by 2030. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland made t...

North Korean defectors in Tokyo symbolically summoned Kim Jong Un to court on Thursday over a repatriation programme they describe as "state kidnapping". The unusual case is a bid to hold Pyongyang responsible for a scheme that saw more than 90,000...

A partially shredded canvas of one of British artist Banksy's most celebrated works is expected to sell for millions when it goes under the hammer on Thursday. The artwork -- now called "Love is in the Bin -- will be offered by London auction house...

Between the frenzied rush of wardrobe changes and photographers readying for shoots, Iman Eldeeb's agency is slowly breaking new ground for Egypt's fashion scene by hiring a diverse line-up of models. Eldeeb forged an international career in Europe...

Asian markets mostly rose Thursday as investors maintained optimism in the global recovery outlook but prepared for the end of an era of cheap cash with inflation continuing to surge on the back of supply chain problems and improving demand. After ...

Afghanistan's festive pomegranate season has begun, but this year thousands of tonnes of the juicy red fruit risk rotting on trucks blocked at Pakistan's frequently shuttered border -- leaving thousands of farm workers unemployed. With its tart and...

China's factory-gate prices rose at the highest rate in at least 25 years in September, official data showed Thursday, hit by the rising cost of coal. The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory gate, rose 10.7 p...

Former Wallabies flyhalf Christian Lealiifano has signed with new Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika, with the club on Thursday announcing an initial one-year deal with the playmaker. The 26-Test Lealiifano -- who last played for the Wallabies in thei...