Warne died at the age of 52 on the Thai holiday island of Koh Samui on Friday. His body is to be repatriated. An autopsy found he had died of natural causes following a reported heart attack. A state funeral for the legendary leg-spinner will be he...

The so-called Life and Family Protection Law punishes women who "have induced their own abortion or given their consent to another person to carry it out" with 10 years behind bars -- more than three times the current sentence of three years. The b...

Demonstrators demanded more help and stronger climate action as Morrison toured Lismore, which endured some of the worst flooding in a near two-week deluge along the east coast that has killed 20 people. "We need help!" protesters chanted as Morris...

The warm spell caught some skiers off guard on the largely man-made snow at the Zhangjiakou cross-country event where six gold medals were up for grabs. Athletes in the Olympics last month at the same venue had battled blizzard conditions and a bru...

Wednesday's announcement by Carrie Lam comes after weeks of uncertainty and mixed messages from the government, fuelling panic-buying sprees by residents snapping up vegetables, canned goods, frozen foods, and even over-the-counter medicine such as ...

The message was not authentic, with the real Zelensky soon denying the claim on his official Telegram channel, but the incident highlighted a major problem: disinformation quickly spreads unchecked on the encrypted app. The fake Zelensky account re...

The 26-year-old's uncle is former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, but Imam's exploits in the drawn Rawalpindi Test have now given him recognition in his own right. The pitch may have been a batting-friendly flat track, but Imam still had to show i...

In southern Bosnia's Mostar -- considered the Croat heartland by the community -- the echo of church bells accompanies the Islamic call to prayer along the partitioned city's picturesque stone bridge connecting Croat neighbourhoods with a Muslim qua...

The West Indies, who stunned hosts New Zealand in the tournament opener, defeated England by seven runs in a thriller at Dunedin's University Oval. England's tail-enders made a valiant effort to reel in the West Indies' 226-run target but fell just...

Chairman Patrick Healy said the company "continued to face serious challenges" and the overall loss for the year was "substantial" despite a considerable improvement in the second half. Cathay's result was a vast improvement from its record losses ...

Russia said the routes would open in five cities that its forces have been shelling, but Kyiv has repeatedly warned Moscow is not genuinely looking to allow civilians to flee and on Tuesday accused Moscow of bombing one corridor. "Such actions are ...

The Citgo executive, Gustavo Cardenas, is one of the so-called "Citgo 6" -- five Venezuela-born American citizens and one with US permanent residency -- who have been held in Venezuela since 2017, accused of corruption. All six executives were hand...

Ulset, 38, made his Paralympic debut in Salt Lake City in 2002 and has since netted 13 medals including three gold competing in biathlon and cross-country skiing. On Friday, he'll race in his last event -- biathlon -- at the Beijing Winter Paralymp...

But while the panic selling that characterised markets for two weeks eased, analysts warned of further volatility as Russia showed no sign of letting up on its invasion of Ukraine. The crisis has fuelled fears that the fragile global recovery from ...

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake unleashed a deadly tsunami on northeastern Japan, triggering a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant and forcing mass evacuations over radiation fears. One year later, Fukushima's regional government set a goal of...