Tam Tak-chi, 49, is among a growing number of activists charged with sedition, a previously little-used law that prosecutors have dusted off in the wake of massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests in 2019. The DJ's sentencing was aggrav...

Each nation will have a squad of 30 competing in Sydney on August 19-21, reprising a blockbuster event last held in 2007. Australia and the United States dominated the pool at the Tokyo Games last year, taking 50 Olympic swimming medals between th...

Prime Minister Mario Draghi is looking to add Angola and the Congo Republic to a portfolio of suppliers to substitute Russia, which provides about 45 percent of Italian gas. "We do not want to depend on Russian gas any longer, because economic depe...

The reform to the penal code, passed on April 6, approves prison sentences of up to 15 years for reproducing and transmitting information from gangs "that could generate anxiety and panic among the general population". It is part of El Salvador Pre...

Sri Lanka opened talks with the IMF in Washington this week after announcing its first ever default on external borrowings. The South Asia country is in the grip of its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 and has been rocked by a wave ...

Cows are venerated as sacred creatures by the country's Hindu majority. They also have pride of place in India's rural communities, where they are still regularly used as draught animals. Rural households have long burned sun-dried cattle dropping...

"It's a real shame -- a lot of effort has gone into this," the 35-year-old farm manager told AFP, gesturing to the 15-foot (4.5-metre) high mound of surplus vegetables that has been steadily decomposing on his farm since last October. "I've never.....

The deal, announced by Beijing a day earlier, has faced sharp criticism from the United States and Australia, which fear the pact could lead to China gaining a military foothold in the South Pacific. Sogavare told parliament it was an "honour and p...

The government promised investigations into allegations that police used excessive force to disperse people protesting high fuel prices and demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation over the worsening economic crisis. Sri Lanka is in the...

The West has responded to a renewed Russian push into the Donbas region with fresh weapons for Kyiv and a push to increase "Moscow's international isolation". The Pentagon said that Ukraine had recently received fighter planes and parts to bolster ...

Despite its heritage as the land of the Kama Sutra, open discussions around sexuality and intimacy are often regarded as obscene in the largely conservative country. MyMuse, founded by Anushka and Sahil Gupta, are tackling this with tongue-in-cheek...

Macron holds a solid poll lead, but his political allies have warned against any complacency in the prime-time duel -- their only direct clash -- which will be watched by millions. Some polls are predicting a lead of around 10 points for Macron ove...

The IMF lowered its outlook to 3.6 percent -- a .08 percent slash from its previous estimate released in January -- prompting a five-percent dive in oil prices on Tuesday. The fund pointed to surging energy prices, rising debt, supply-chain woes, ...

The fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant has driven a huge spike in cases in the metropolis of 25 million people, and the government has imposed tight movement restrictions and multiple rounds of mass testing to combat the outbreak. The lockd...

"This music aims to touch people's souls," said Thomas Anastasiou, 35, a Greek Cypriot chanter from a nearby district. "Singing with people around us is something very important for us." The UN's cultural agency UNESCO inscribed Byzantine chant on ...