The decision to despatch peacekeepers was a first for the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), often touted by Russia as a NATO equivalent but previously reluctant to interfere in unrest in Central Asia -- a region with long hi...

The day-night match begins Friday and is England's last chance to salvage something from the five-Test series. They are 3-0 down with the Ashes gone after being beaten heavily in the first three Tests at Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. But Engla...

The Japanese casualwear behemoth said better-than-expected sales and profit in the three months to December could largely be explained by the "growing diversification" of its business. While it does not expect the spread of the highly contagious Om...

The 17-year-old American is the highest seed remaining at three as she ramps up preparations for next week's Australian Open. She was simply too good for the Croat, who is on the comeback after multiple elbow surgeries, converting four of 11 break ...

The Forest 500 analysis by non-profit research group Global Canopy graded 350 companies most responsible for producing, using or trading commodities that drive deforestation, along with the 150 biggest banks, investment firms and pension funds that ...

Nigeria halted Twitter operations in June, provoking an international outcry over freedom of expression. The government and Twitter have been in negotiations since over restoring the service based on a set of conditions, including Twitter registeri...

AFP takes you inside the bubble for the February 4-20 Winter Games: What is the 'closed loop'? China, where the virus emerged towards the end of 2019, hopes to deliver a "simple, safe and splendid" Games in keeping with the country's strict zero-C...

The historic city, one of several in China experiencing coronavirus outbreaks, has been subject to strict home confinement for three weeks in line with Beijing's "zero-Covid" strategy. Top health officials were forced to apologise last week after a...

The world number one, top seed and defending champion is looking to clinch a 10th title at Melbourne Park starting next week and a record 21st Grand Slam crown. But the vaccine-sceptic Djokovic's fate remains uncertain with Australia's Immigration ...

As part of an age-old tradition in the city, in the desert north of the troubled Sahel state, Kadi and his band of hunters hit the streets after dark in order to trap, skin and cook cats. They dance and sing after a successful hunt, throwing the s...

The event was originally meant to feature more than 200 players from 19 countries but is being held behind closed doors because of the pandemic. Kidambi, the world number 10, was one of the few star names at a tournament missing nearly all of the s...

But a rare ray of hope is shining across the snow-capped mountains towering over Turkey's northeastern edge. The first direct contacts in years between the rivals' envoys will take place in Moscow on Friday. For the economically starved locals of t...

There is a dire need for democratically-elected leaders to show bold and principled leadership in the face of global challenges like Covid and as anxiety over looming climate disaster grows, Kenneth Roth argued. "Our fear is that if democratic lead...

The 34-year-old world number one's hopes of a record 21st Grand Slam were in peril after he admitted breaking isolation rules in Serbia and to an incorrect statement in his Australian travel declaration. As Djokovic was set to discover who he would...

Cummins announced Khawaja would replace Marcus Harris as David Warner's opening partner with Travis Head slotting back in at number five for the day-night pink-ball match after sitting out the fourth Test in Sydney with Covid. With Head cleared to ...