The pair are set to line up opposite each other in the opening clash at Perth on Saturday, but they don't appear to be bitter rivals. Smith, 23, recently revealed they connected over social media and Australia's Cooper, 11 years his senior, "taught...

"There were NO shots fired in Washington Square Park. After an investigation, it was determined that the sound was fireworks set off at the location," the NYPD said in a tweet shortly after the incident. Police told AFP "there were no serious inju...

Residents in and around the capital have been asked to conserve energy, particularly in the early evening. Temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) are forecast in Tokyo throughout Monday, and the mercury is not expected to drop b...

Ken Rhee, an ex-special warfare officer, signed up at the Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul the moment President Volodymyr Zelensky asked for global volunteers and was fighting on the front lines near Kyiv by early March. To get there, he had to break Sou...

Sri Lanka secured a stunning 3-2 victory in the one-day international series last week and the hosts will counting on a bowling attack packed with spinners to give them the edge in the Tests. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne will lead a side bolstered by...

"I have decided to reduce the price of gasoline by 10 cents per gallon and diesel also by 10 cents per gallon," he said in a broadcasted address. The powerful Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie), which since June 13 has be...

Bonifacio is pursuing the men in court in the hope of proving they unlawfully killed her loved ones -- a rare example of officers tasked with carrying out Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war facing trial. Official data show more than 6,...

The Avalanche captured the National Hockey League's best-of-seven championship series four games to two for Colorado's third NHL crown after 1996 and 2001. "It feels like disbelief," MacKinnon said. "It's hard to describe. To see all these warriors...

With prices surging at a pace not seen in a generation, finance chiefs have been forced to lift borrowing costs and wind back their ultra-loose monetary policies in recent months, sending a chill across trading floors. But a string of weak data has...

The 62-year-old lawyer, nicknamed "Liza", shuns the public spotlight and rarely gives media interviews. But she is no shrinking violet. Tough, smart and used to getting her way, Liza is widely believed to have been the architect of husband Ferdin...

Marcos Jr, known by his nickname "Bongbong", will succeed Rodrigo Duterte in the top job on Thursday after his landslide victory in last month's elections. His win followed relentless whitewashing of the family's past and leveraging of alliances wi...

In the absence of the banned Daniil Medvedev and injured Alexander Zverev, 20-time major winner Djokovic takes top seeding. The 35-year-old defending champion starts his title bid against South Korea's Kwon Soon-woo, the world number 75. Djokovic ...

Humanity needs healthy oceans. They generate 50 percent of the oxygen we breathe and provide essential protein and nutrients to billions of people every day. Covering more than two-thirds of Earth's surface, the seven seas have also softened the im...

Brussels threatened legal action after the UK government earlier this month introduced the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill to unilaterally change trading terms for the British province. A day before it gets its second reading in parliament -- the fi...

Jamaican track stars produced the third-fastest event ever at the world team trials in the national stadium at Kingston, with Jackson completing th 100-200 sprint double impressively. After Friday's 100m victory, Jackson surprised herself with a 20...