With Beijing preparing to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in February, China is on high alert as it fights local outbreaks in several cities. Xi'an reported 52 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, bringing the total to 143 since December 9. From Wedn...

Rai slammed into the popular tourist destination of Bohol last Thursday, dumping torrential rain, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees and smashing fishing boats. "The house was destroyed, everything was broken," Tumanda told AFP, weeping as she stoo...

The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned but Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier, ran aground in July 2020, spilling more than 1,000 tonnes of toxic fuel into the pristine waters of Mauritius, coating mangroves, corals and other fragile ecosystems. The vessel...

"I contemplated retirement for a lot of reasons," the star spinner told ESPN Cricinfo. "I felt like people were not sensitive enough to my injuries. I felt like a lot of people were backed, why not me? I have done no less." The 35-year-old suffere...

Shim, 24, is one of South Korea's most successful skaters with four Olympics short-track medals, including relay golds at the 2014 and 2018 Games. Her two-month suspension, announced Tuesday, was the latest in a series of scandals to emerge after t...

Hanyu has been out of action since last month after injuring his right ankle ligaments in a fall during practice, forcing him to miss the entire Grand Prix season. The 27-year-old superstar is scheduled to make his much-anticipated comeback this we...

Days of torrential rain caused rivers to overflow at the weekend, swamping cities, cutting off major roads, and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Selangor -- Malaysia's most densely populated and wealthiest state, encircling ...

"I felt strange all week. I had swelled enormously. I had a lot of trouble moving," said the 33-year-old French journalist. Abbey's midwife found her blood pressure spiking and sent her to hospital where doctors confirmed she had preeclampsia, a po...

UK border police intercepted the inflatable dinghy on which he and others spent five hours dodging waves and traffic on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and brought them ashore. Arash, 28, who is now seeking asylum in Britain, is one of m...

Kyrgyzstan justified its May seizure of the mine, which accounted for 12.5 percent of GDP in 2020, by citing company Centerra Gold's alleged violations of environmental laws and safety norms. Centerra has strongly denied the accusations and the tw...

Booker delivered 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while Bahamas big man Ayton contributed 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Suns won their fourth game in a row and sixth in seven starts. The Suns, who lost to Milwaukee in last season's NBA...

Spanish star Nadal said on Monday that he tested positive after returning home from an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi and was experiencing "some unpleasant moments". While the 20-time Grand Slam champion said he was examining all his playing co...

This year, the factory worker, who declined to give his last name, said a spike in prices meant he would have to forego caviar and other treats so he could afford a bottle of bubbly for the countdown on Russia's biggest holiday. People are making s...

Scores die each year working in the country's lucrative but poorly regulated jade trade, which uses low-paid migrant workers to scrape out a gem highly coveted in neighbouring China. The disaster struck at the Hpakant mine close to the Chinese bord...

"About 70-100 people are missing in a landslide that happened around 4:00 am" at Hpakant mine in Kachin state, said rescue team member Ko Nyi. "We've sent 25 injured people to hospital while we've found one dead." Around 200 rescuers were searchin...