Amini, 22, died in September three days after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for allegedly violating the Islamic republic's strict dress code, triggering protests that have been running for more than a month. Shocking images emerged on...

"I wanted to stay on but the doctor said no," the 18-year-old said. "I lost many friends there. My commander too." The soft-spoken Minsk native is among many ordinary Belarusians who -- unlike their Kremlin-aligned leader -- chose to put their live...

With supermarket cashiers paid more than most teachers, thousands have joined the protests since the beginning of September, with human chains formed around schools across the country. Last Friday students burned letters threatening teachers with d...

The California-based company's Android mobile operating system is by far the dominant player in India and is run on 95 percent of all the country's smartphones, according to research agency Counterpoint. But the Competition Commission of India (CCI...

France-born Gabon international Denis Bouanga had twice put Los Angeles FC ahead only to see the Galaxy fight back and level on both occasions. But in the third minute of time added on, Galaxy keeper Jonathan Bond couldn't hold on to a volley from ...

The hosts lost back-up keeper Josh Inglis in bizarre circumstances this week after he badly cut his hand when the golf club he was playing with snapped. Australia replaced him in their squad with talented all-rounder Cameron Green, leaving them wit...

Arizona defenders Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons picked off Saints quarterback Andy Dalton and raced to the end zone on back-to-back drives that broke open a game that was tied at 14-14. Wilson took advantage when New Orleans receiver Marquez Call...

For decades, anonymous sperm donation has existed in a legal grey zone in Japan, with no law explicitly prohibiting it, but no framework to govern it either. Legislation expected to be presented this year would regulate the procedure, including pro...

The short film is the latest effort to spotlight a violent event which was covered up for decades by French authorities, before President Emmanuel Macron condemned it as "inexcusable" last year. "We wanted to make this film to put the light on an e...

The Astros seized a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series, which will resume on Saturday with game three in New York. The Yankees have their work cut out at home against a team that has been their nemesis in recent post-...

Traders were girding for another possible intervention by Tokyo after the yen sank past 150 per dollar, while sterling remained under pressure owing to uncertainty in Westminster after Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after just six weeks in office...

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Antetokounmpo, who led the Bucks to the 2021 title, flirted with a triple-double with 21 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists as the Bucks handed the Sixers their second defeat of the fledgling season. James Harde...

The draw for the 2023 finals takes place in Auckland on Saturday with holders the United States and England the favourites. Sarina Wiegman's England are on a high after the hosts beat Germany to win the Euro final in July, then defeated an experime...

Despite a 2-0 win away against Hannover on Wednesday which saw Dortmund through to the next round of the German Cup, Terzic complained his side "don't learn from our mistakes" and seemed to lack the necessary desire and fight a title-challenging sid...

Locals load up on plantains, frozen meat and other ingredients free of charge at The Grocery Spot, a small, neon-lit outlet in the Georgia state capital. In three weeks, Americans get to deliver their verdict on Joe Biden's presidency in the crucia...