The 28-year-old produced a stunning last round 64 to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday, holding off playing partner Cameron Young and third-placed Rory McIlroy. The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a staggering performance", while The Australian broads...

Massive demonstrations engulfed Thailand's capital Bangkok two years ago as thousands called for greater civil freedoms, as well as a loosening of the strict lese-majeste laws that prevent any criticism of the monarchy. The report by Canadian cyber...

Droupadi Murmu, from the Santhal tribe, has been nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party for the largely ceremonial position. If elected, she would be India's first tribal president and second female president. The...

Nikolas Cruz took an AR-15 assault rifle into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day in 2018 and killed 17 students and staff members. Cruz -- who was 19 at the time -- has already pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder...

In recent years, a growing number of traditional miners have flocked to her village hoping to strike it rich. But they leave behind hazardous white-powdered waste laden with toxic chemicals including mercury used in the gold extraction process. Th...

Video has emerged of Jones, who is Australian, being heckled several times after the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday which England won 21-17. One clip showed him in a fiery verbal exchange with supporters after being called "a t...

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has that in spades and on Sunday once again demonstrated her steely desire and sprinting prowess as she bagged a record fifth women's 100m title. "The secret behind my success is that I am a competitor, I love to compete and...

Ranil Wickremesinghe automatically became acting president when Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned last week after fleeing to Singapore. A state of emergency allows troops to arrest and detain suspects, and the president to make regulations overriding exi...

Here AFP Sport looks at some of the thrills and spills that have made the 109th edition of the world's most prestigious bike race such an enthralling spectacle. Pogacar mountain meltdown There are no sure things in sport and Tadej Pogacar's fall fro...

During the country's worst-ever economic crisis, which has driven rampant inflation and spurred protests that last week brought down the president, Sri Lankans are buying less, eating less and working less. "It's very difficult to live, even a loaf...

Forecasters have put 15 French departments on the highest state of alert for extreme temperatures as neighbouring Britain was poised to set new heat records this coming week. The heatwave is the second to engulf parts of southwest Europe in weeks, ...

Twenty seats were up for grabs in the Punjab by-election, which was seen as a popularity test for the former international cricket star dismissed by a no-confidence vote in April. His Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won 15, with the Pakistan M...

Tens of thousands of visitors will flock to the five-day show, held southwest of London, as weather forecasters warn of scorching record temperatures in England. "It's going to be the hottest Farnborough ever, so if you are going there, take plenty...

The Northern Irishman had been in a share of the lead overnight alongside Norway's Viktor Hovland and reached the turn in his fourth round in front on his own by a margin of two strokes. A first major since 2014 seemed a certainty at that point and...

Furious at postponed deliveries of pre-sold homes, unclear delivery times and halted construction, homebuyers were last week reported to have halted payments for already sold units in at least 100 residential projects, according to data from industr...