History beckons for New Zealand and Neesham after he became an unlikely match-winner in his team's remarkable win over England in the first semi-final on Wednesday. Neesham smashed an 11-ball 27 in New Zealand's tense chase of 167 and then sat calm...

The original statue depicted Abdul Ali Mazari, a leader of the mostly Shiite minority killed while he was a prisoner of the Taliban during their first stint in power. The statue was decapitated by a rocket-propelled grenade soon after the Taliban r...

With man-made climate change increasing the frequency of drought and wildfires worldwide, Syria is experiencing one of its driest and hottest years on record after historically low rainfall last winter. The reservoir formed by Al-Duwaysat Dam in Id...

Shah Mehmood Qureshi spoke at the opening of the so-called "troika plus" meeting, which included Thomas West, the new US special envoy for Afghanistan. The delegates are also expected to meet later Thursday with Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Mu...

During decades of conflict, millions of Afghans have crossed into their western neighbour seeking to escape violence and a shattered economy. The Taliban takeover of Kabul in mid-August has compounded the crisis -- disrupting international aid flow...

Hanyu last week pulled out of the Grand Prix event -- his first of the season -- saying he had injured an ankle ligament in a fall. The 26-year-old Japanese star is aiming to capture his third straight Olympic title in Beijing in less than three mo...

The movie, which had its world premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, pays tribute to Jonathan Larson, the writer of "Rent" who was Broadway's wunderkind a generation before Miranda. "Film was my first love. I fell in love with movies, my grandfather...

A few others linger beside him, picking up textiles from a lorry and lugging them to local shops before sunrise, their heads bowed and their knees bent. "I am half Hercules and half Rambo," the muscle-bound 40-year-old joked, claiming he can carry ...

Prime Minister Ardern is hosting this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit online, and lined up leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australia's Scott Morrison to talk to business executives. She also asked Colbert, ...

The latest spike occurred as a sensitive three-day meeting of top Communist Party leaders wraps up in the capital. China has largely curbed widespread transmission of Covid-19 through snap lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions, but author...

Czech third seed Pliskova, at 29 the oldest player in this year's edition of the elite season-ending event, has now won nine of 11 career meetings with Muguruza, the latest putting her atop her round-robin's group standings alongside Estonian Anett ...

The driver filed the suit against the West Japan Railway (JR West) earlier this year after it fined him for a work mix-up in June 2020 which caused the delay, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported. He is seeking 2.2 million yen ($19,470) in damages fo...

The Knicks had rallied from a 21-point first-half deficit to stun the reigning champion Bucks in Milwaukee on Friday, but they couldn't work the same magic on their home floor. Pat Connaughton's season-high 23 points for Milwaukee included three th...

Beijing views Taiwan as part of China and has intensified pressure on Taipei in recent years, pushing political tensions between the two to dizzying heights. For younger Taiwanese people, the growing antagonism has cemented a distinct identity root...

In the run-up to an anticipated virtual summit with US President Joe Biden as early as next week, Xi said countries in the region must work together on common challenges from the Covid-19 pandemic to trade. "Attempts to draw ideological lines or fo...