One of the most popular news websites in Hong Kong with more than 800,000 social media followers, CitizenNews is the third media company to stop publishing as Beijing oversees a sweeping crackdown on dissent. The crowdfunded non-partisan platform, ...

Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack Monday by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Kenya's coastal Lamu region that borders Somalia, a local government official said.

Djamel Belmadi has enjoyed barnstorming success since he became Algeria manager in 2018, lifting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) trophy in 2019 as part of a magnificent run of 33 consecutive matches unbeaten. Belmadi has become an icon in politicall...

More than 200,000 people around India died in a huge spring Covid wave that overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. Health workers have since administered more than 1.4 billion vaccine doses but less than half of India's population is fully inocula...

The man sparked a search operation by the South Korean military on Saturday when surveillance equipment spotted him crossing an eastern section of the border into the North. They failed to find him. South Korean authorities have yet to identify him...

A huge fire that destroyed a large part of South Africa's parliament has been brought under control, firefighters said on Monday, a day before a suspect was due to appear in court over the blaze.

The Belarusian, who has won 10 WTA singles titles, will open her season at this week's Adelaide International, where she is the second seed behind top-ranked Ashleigh Barty. She had never gone past the round of 16 in a Slam until last year, when sh...

One year after the violent assault on the US Capitol, Americans remain deeply concerned about the health of their democracy and about a third say violence against the government can sometimes be justified, according to two polls published Sunday. 

France’s far right claimed a “great patriotic victory” on Sunday after officials took down a temporary installation of the European Union flag from the Arc de Triomphe monument that prompted outrage among President Emmanuel Macron’s right-wi...

One of the most popular online news outlets in Hong Kong with more than 800,000 social media followers, CitizenNews is the third media outlet to shutter as Beijing oversees a sweeping crackdown on dissent. The crowdfunded non-partisan platform, fou...

Barty is celebrating 102 consecutive weeks at the top of the women's game but after falling in the third round at Flushing Meadows she ended her season because of the pandemic and returned to Australia. The 25-year-old two-time Grand Slam champion ...

Now ekiden's greatest modern coach believes it can also become a global event on the Olympic stage -- and even contribute to world peace. Ekiden involves teams of runners covering long-distance relay stages of varying lengths, and have been held in...

In a ceremony laden with symbolism reflecting Hong Kong's new political realities, 90 lawmakers took their oaths in the chamber where the city's traditional emblem had been replaced by China's. The loyalty oaths were overseen by city leader Carrie ...

Austin's symptoms were "mild" and he will quarantine at home for the next five days, the Pentagon chief said in a statement. Austin said he is fully vaccinated and boosted, which had "rendered the infection much more mild than it would otherwise ha...

The 31-year-old was "arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs", NEC Green Rockets Tokatsu said in a statement which was later updated to say his contract had been terminated. His profile was also removed from the team's website. Ferguson,...