In the immediate aftermath of the crash, China's ruling Communist Party moved quickly to control information, revving up its censorship machine as media outlets and local residents raced to the crash site. It has maintained its tight grip over the ...

The director is auctioning an image of his recently removed kidney stones just in time for the release of his latest movie "Crimes of the Future", in competition for the Palme d'Or at Cannes next month. "My doctor said: 'You know, I would like to h...

Labelled the "best band in the world" last month at Britain's NME Awards, the Irish five-piece have built up a daunting level of hype in a few short years. Distilling the rowdy essence of Irish pubs and literature, their 2019 debut "Dogrel" was a ...

The beach is empty, but the sound of rustling and chimpish grunts begins to fill the green undergrowth. Slowly, an ape knucklewalks out onto the beach to grab some food. He's a high-ranking member of his troop, explains Ssuna, as more chimpanze...

The world must prepare for a "long fight ahead," the US president said during his visit to Poland last month. In Washington, there is a certain satisfaction with the way the first phase of the war has played out, since Russia invaded February 24. ...

France faces a stark choice in Sunday's second-round run-off between the centrist Macron and the anti-immigration Le Pen, who will seek to become the country's first far-right head of state in an outcome that would send shockwaves around Europe. Th...

Johnson arrived in western Gujarat -- Modi's home state -- where he is scheduled to meet business leaders and take a cultural tour of the historic Ahmedabad city -- the ancestral home to half of the Anglo-Indian population in Britain. He will leave...

Police tasked with protecting the complex at the heart of US government in Washington issued an initial statement shortly after 6:30 pm (2230 GMT) saying they had ordered an evacuation as they were "tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat....

Mariupol has been under siege almost since the invasion began, with widespread shelling laying waste to swathes of the port city and forcing most of its 450,000 people to flee. On Wednesday, Moscow issued another call for the city's defenders to su...

Ferrari fans could well have double cause for celebration with Sunday's race accompanied by the first of this year's three beefed-up sprints. The winner of Saturday's 100km dash around the bumpy old school circuit will earn eight points compared t...

NBA scoring champion Embiid, a 28-year-old center from Cameroon, took an inbound pass near the sideline with less than a second on the shot clock, turned to the hoop and fired, sinking his first career last-second game winner after 14 prior misses. ...

China's largest city and commercial engine is inching towards reopening after weeks-long restrictions kept most of its 25 million people confined to their homes. Faced with the country's worst virus outbreak in two years, Shanghai doubled down on t...

The review into the team culture found members of the Black Ferns had been subjected to culturally insensitive comments, alleged favouritism and body-shaming from coaches. It led to the resignation last week of head coach Glenn Moore, less than si...

The ingenuity of criminal gangs means tons of cocaine leave the port hidden in food containers. Surrounded by a poor neighborhood, the Guayaquil port is a hive of activity, where trained dogs sniff here and there while police officers cut into bana...

1926: Royal birth Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor is born at 2:40 am on April 21, 1926 in Mayfair, central London. She is the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, who will become King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. 1940: Move to Windsor As N...