"Unfortunately, we found this morning two bodies, a man and a woman", under the rubble of Qattarat al-Imam Ali, Jawdat Abdelrahman, director of the civil defence media department, told AFP. So far, the bodies retrieved from the site were a child, f...

The world number 17 came out last year and says she had "absolutely no negative feedback" from anyone in badminton, describing the reaction as "the best I could have hoped for". But the 28-year-old thinks it could be difficult for other players to ...

Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an online petition to the country's top court, his lawyer told AFP Monday, challenging the result of the August 9 election that handed victory to his rival William Ruto.

Multiple provinces have announced power cuts to cope with a surge in demand, driven partly by people cranking up the air conditioning to cope with temperatures as high as 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). China has been hit by extreme we...

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Sunday that the city-state would repeal the colonial-era law, but said the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman will be kept to allay fears of "a drastic shift in our societal norms". ...

The 29-year-old Azov Regiment soldier, who leans on his crutches as he lost his left leg in combat, spoke to AFP in front of a huge banner reading "Free Mariupol Defenders" on a city hall building. "It was getting worse and worse, harder and harder...

Until recently, they could walk the distance. A road connected the El Molo with the world beyond their tiny village, a lifeline for a secluded community of fishers and craftspeople subsisting on the shores of Lake Turkana. But three years ago the l...

Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his hilltop mansion in the capital, vowing to prevent his arrest on anti-terrorism accusations, officials of his political party said.

Russian forces pressed on with their offensive across several Ukrainian regions on Monday as President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of the potential for "particularly ugly" attacks ahead of Ukraine's 31st anniversary of independence from Soviet rul...

Captain Sam Cane heads a 35-man squad for the Test in Christchurch as the All Blacks look to build on their impressive 35-23 win over South Africa in Johannesburg a fortnight ago. The win over the world champions ended a three-match losing streak t...

Joshua hurled two of Usyk's belts to the floor and stormed out of the ring in a fit of pique in Jeddah, then returned moments later to deliver a rambling speech peppered with expletives. The 32-year-old's career appears at a crossroads after Sunday...

Kyle Mayers' second one-day century and a blistering 91 by captain Nicholas Pooran took the hosts to 301 for eight in their 50 overs. But the Black Caps made light of an imposing target as four of the first five in their batting order scored half-c...

Last week, New Zealand police said they had discovered the remains of two children, who are thought to have been between five and 10 years old when they died, in suitcases. The bodies were discovered after an unsuspecting family bought a trailer-lo...

Coelho learned to play badminton on a dirt court set up by his father and it took him all the way to the Olympics in Rio in 2016 and again five years later in Tokyo. Now the world number 51 has established himself at badminton's top table and he sa...

Her grandfather and trainer Ohn Myint watches on in their living room in the commercial hub of Yangon, throwing words of encouragement at her and, later in the routine, juggling bats. At the dizzying peak of the performance, Han Myint Mo juggles as...