The pounding of Kharkiv, which according to local officials left at least nine people dead, raised fears that Russia had not lost interest in the city even after Ukraine took back control after fierce battles. Over three months after Russia launche...

America's biggest gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, pressed ahead with preparations for its annual gathering starting on Friday in Houston, just 280 miles (450 km) from the scene of the country's worst school shooting in a decade.

Artyom Ivasenko was nearly killed the last time he drove south to stock up on food and medicine for his father and the other people living in the basement of his home in Lysychansk, the target of ceaseless shelling. And that was when the last paved...

With a smile on her face, Purba delights onlookers as she fearlessly pings around the bowl in Bogor, West Java, spreading her arms to collect tips waved by those above. The gravity-defying daredevil is among a handful of women that perform the stun...

Failure to resolve a conflict over the group's land claims has led to a surge in violence and arson over the last decade, with property owned by logging companies often the target. Carolina Soto, a Mapuche woman who occupies state-owned land near t...

Police say they encountered heavy gunfire when they carried out a raid in the slum of Vila Cruzeiro on Tuesday, an operation aimed at tracking down gang leaders who were allegedly hiding out there. Evidence from the scene has raised concerns that s...

The pair guided Bangladesh to 149-5 at lunch on the fifth and final day, a slender lead of eight runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. A counter-punching Shakib made his 27th Test fifty in the last ball before the break with a boundary of...

"Tired?!" he yells at the dozens of men and women jumping on the spot in a large circle, lifting his voice above the pop and Afrobeats blasting from nearby speakers at the weekly exercise club. "And one, and two, and three!" Two other groups have ...

Symonds was killed in a single-vehicle accident in northern Queensland earlier this month, leaving Australian cricket reeling once more following the recent and unexpected deaths of greats Shane Warne and Rod Marsh. Family, friends, fans and former...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow on Thursday of carrying out a "genocide" in the eastern region of Donbas, where the city of Severodonetsk is suffering an onslaught of Russian shelling. Follow our live blog for all the latest ...

As World War II inched towards crucial turning points in 1942, British, Commonwealth and Free French forces mounted a heroic defence of their positions at Bir Hakeim, an oasis in the Libyan desert, from May 27 to June 11. While technically a defeat,...

Former All Blacks Charles Piutau and Malakai Fekitoa have also been included in the squad following changes to World Rugby's eligibility rules. The 73-Test Folau, who is of Tongan descent, had his contract with Rugby Australia terminated in 2019 a...

World number one and defending champion Djokovic has eased through the first two rounds in his first Grand Slam since last year's US Open final defeat. He next plays Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene. "I'm just glad to play the way I have been playing the fi...

The frail but flamboyant 92-year-old matriarch has been the driving force in the family's comeback from exile to the peak of power in the May 9 polls. President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos has described his mother as "the supreme politician i...

The Warriors, chasing a fourth title in eight campaigns, won the best-of-seven Western Conference finals 4-1 and secured a place in June's title showdown against either the Boston Celtics or Miami Heat. The Celtics carry a 3-2 series lead into Frid...