A beaming Lukaku emerged from Linate airport in the early hours of Wednesday morning and gave his short but delighted response to the handful of reporters awaiting his arrival. The 29-year-old will undergo a medical later in the day before making h...

The census unfolding in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro is part of a project with a dual aim -- using biodiversity to make money, which will then help to preserve natural resources and support local communities. The 5,000-hectare (12,400-acre) terr...

Pre-pandemic, convicts could volunteer to clear the sewers of Thailand's capital -- which sits only 1.5 metres (five feet) above sea level and is perennially beset by flooding -- earning time off their sentences. But fears of spreading the virus me...

"It's hard to live alone, with nothing, living without family nearby," said Aurelio Capece Mudiua, who demobilised in 2020 after nearly four decades hiding around the Gorongosa mountains. "Some of us had children, and they (the fighters) died here ...

Mohammad Marei, 25, died from a bullet wound to the chest, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Palestinians' official Wafa news agency said he was killed during an Israeli raid in the town. The Israeli army said it conducted overnight "counte...

England were thumped 52-21 by a French-heavy 14-man Barbarians side in a warm-up to their three-Test Australia tour, which came on the back of a sub-par Six Nations campaign, where they won just two of five games. While England coach Jones admitted...

The hosts were 68 for two at lunch at the picturesque Galle International Stadium, which saw some rain in the morning. Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was on 25 and Angelo Mathews on 15 at the break in their effort to rebuild the innings. The left-hand...

"We just didn't trust the Chinese government," she told AFP, using a pseudonym. She was not the only one. Government estimates show hundreds of thousands of people quit Hong Kong in the years that preceded the handover for a new life overseas -- m...

The new FLUGT ("flee" in Danish) Refugee Museum of Denmark, in the small town of Oksbol on Jutland's west coast near the German border, focuses primarily on German refugees, as well as others who have come to Denmark over the years. Exhibits includ...

Faltering form, an unpopular coaching team and, this week, a Covid outbreak, have the rugby-mad nation questioning whether the All Blacks could lose their perfect home record against Ireland or even the three-Test series. Ireland are close to full ...

Friday is the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's transition from British to Chinese rule. While the view from the hilltops of Lok Ma Chau suggests Hong Kong remains clearly distinct from mainland China, the territory is fast being subsumed into Beijin...

The Transport Workers Union -- one of Uber's most vocal critics -- reached the agreement with the rideshare giant late Tuesday, with both sides backing minimum standards for all gig economy workers and the right to unionise. In a joint statement, U...

Under a deal signed with Britain ahead of the 1997 handover, China promised Hong Kong could keep its capitalist system for 50 years, an arrangement that helped the city thrive as one of the world's top financial hubs. Friday marks the halfway point...

Six-time champion Djokovic, chasing a 21st Grand Slam title, defeated Kokkinakis in their only previous meeting at the French Open in 2015. The 26-year-old Australian still bears the scars even though it was seven years ago. "I'm going to swing fr...

Barring an 11th hour shock agreement to save the coalition or form a new government within the existing parliament, Bennett's eight-party alliance is due to end by midnight, installing Foreign Minister Yair Lapid as prime minister. The former telev...