Last month, Neymar endorsed hardline conservative Bolsonaro as he fights to win reelection in his October 30 runoff battle against leftist ex-leader Lula. "Neymar has the right to choose whoever he wants to be president. I think he is afraid that i...

Sanna Irshad Mattoo was one of four journalists working for Reuters news agency that took home the prestigious award for feature photography this year. The 28-year-old has won plaudits for documenting life in Indian-administered Kashmir, a disputed...

The Consumer Prices Index accelerated to 10.1 percent on an annual basis, up from 9.9 percent in August, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. The September rate matched the level in July and is the highest in 40 years as a result...

With Iran still shaken by women-led protests over the death of Mahsa Amini one month ago, Elnaz Rekabi flew back to a Tehran airport after the competition in South Korea. In an Instagram post and comments at the airport, Rekabi has apologised over ...

Rekabi wore only a headband during the Asian Championships in Seoul on Sunday, in what was seen by some a gesture of solidarity with month-long protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest for allegedly violating the Islamic dress...

Fans from the Latin American nation are expected to make up one of the largest -- and most exuberant -- contingents of foreign supporters. "We like to sing, drink and dance all the time," said superfan Hector Chavez -- better known as Caramelo -- w...

But not everybody agrees that it should be so. The subject is up for debate at the local market, where the city's few remaining residents stock up on food and clothes for the winter to the sounds of artillery. One shopper, Yulia, said she believed...

Fighting for re-election in an October 30 runoff against veteran leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the far-right president has been swept up in a firestorm over his remarks about the underage Venezuelan girls, whom he called "very pretty". "If my ...

Yet this stretch of South Africa's west coast has also become a battleground, pitching mining firms against environmentalists fearful that one of nature's last wild treasures is being bulldozed away. Diamonds, zircon and other minerals have long be...

John Lee, a Beijing-anointed former security chief, gave a debut policy speech that focused heavily on reviving the economy and maintaining security while recognising that tens of thousands of people had left a city that serves as a gateway to China...

Guerrilla attacks and forced disappearances were daily facts of life on both sides of the Himalayan republic's decade-long Maoist insurgency. The conflict ended in 2006 with a peace deal that brought the rebels into government and promised justice ...

The Ducati rider usurped Fabio Quartararo at the top of the standings on Sunday in Australia when the Frenchman crashed out, putting a huge dent in his hopes of retaining his title. At one point during this topsy-turvy season, Yamaha's Quartararo e...

However, while there is a more upbeat mood on trading floors for now, analysts warned that the current rally could soon turn as central banks press on with their interest rate hikes aimed at fighting multi-decade-high inflation. Forex traders were ...

Thick black smoke sometimes billows from its red-and-white chimneys, leaving a grey haze in the air above the Zouk Mikael industrial district where the toxins remain trapped by a nearby mountain chain. Zeina, aged 40, says she lost her younger sist...

The 48-year-old former boss of the RTL media group in Germany, Reichart takes control of A22 Sports Management, the European commercial sports development company announced on Wednesday. Reichart's "initial focus will be to initiate an active and e...