The team bowed out on Thursday night, losing by five wickets to Australia in a see-saw match in Dubai settled with an over to spare. The national mood was summed up by Prime Minister Imran Khan -- a former captain and one of cricket's all-time grea...

Governments spend billions of dollars every year subsidising fishing industries that provide a livelihood to millions of people. But the subsidies contribute to overfishing, which is threatening to lead to a collapse in the world's fish ecosystem. ...

Rong Chhun, the leader of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, was arrested in July last year after accusing the government of "irregularities" over the demarcation of the eastern border with Vietnam. Activists at the time said he had been targe...

Cape Town businessman Charl Jacobs paid 105,000 rand (6,850 dollars, 6,000 euros) for the digital horn, which he said he plans to place into a trust for his children. "If worst-case scenario, if rhinos go into complete disarray then I would still o...

The board approved a plan that will spin two companies off from the rest of Toshiba's operations within two years, with one focused on infrastructure and the second on devices, and both eventually being listed. The firm said the decision would allo...

The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit brings together leaders from 21 nations, including US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Xi is among those who have talked on the sidelines of the New Zealand-hoste...

The announcement confirms reports earlier in the week that said management was under pressure from shareholders to maximise the firm's value by dividing its businesses. The proposal aims to spin two companies off from the rest of Toshiba's operatio...

Paul George scored 27 points and Reggie Jackson scored all 22 of his points in the second half for the Clippers, who handed the Heat a second straight defeat in as many days in Los Angeles after their overtime loss to the Lakers on Wednesday. The H...

The military has squeezed the press since taking power in a February coup, arresting dozens of journalists critical of its crackdown on dissent, which has killed over 1,200 people according to a local monitoring group. Danny Fenster, who had been w...

Howard knocked the ball from Ravens wide receiver Sammy Watkins, grabbed it and worked his way to the end zone for a TD that put the Dolphins up 15-3 in the fourth quarter. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson connected with Mark Andrews with a five-ya...

IBF middleweight champion Golovkin faces Japanese WBA super-titlist Murata on December 29 in a unification bout in Saitama, north of Tokyo. The 39-year-old Golovkin, also known as "GGG", last fought in December last year when he stopped Kamil Szere...

Mateusz Sochowicz received knee surgery after he struck a barrier on the Yanqing track on Monday, fracturing one of his legs and suffering a deep cut on the other. The 25-year-old hit the barrier at the point where the longer men's track joins the ...

Around half the cubs saved from traffickers do not survive the trauma -- and there are real concerns for the smallest of this lot, a frail infant nicknamed "Green" weighing just 700 grams (25 ounces). "It was very touch and go with Green," said Lau...

The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit brings together leaders from 21 nations, including US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Xi is among those who have talked on the sidelines of the New Zealand-hoste...

The firm said 540.3 billion yuan ($84.5 billion) was spent as China's army of consumers went on a splurge, despite a much lower-key sales campaign following pressure from the government to tone down the aggressive promotions and rampant consumerism....