Ferguson told reporters that New Zealand would need him and fellow quicks Trent Boult and Tim Southee to be at their best to overcome England at the Gabba on Tuesday night. "What you always expect from England is that they come out very hot," said ...

The space station is one of the crown jewels of Beijing's ambitious space programme, which has landed robotic rovers on Mars and the Moon and made China only the third nation to put humans in orbit. The module named Mengtian, or "dreaming of the he...

Muay Thai allows some moves that are banned in other forms of kickboxing, such as elbow and knee strikes, and fighters wear little safety gear. The sport secured Olympic recognition in 2021 -- but whether the Games will ever host a Muay Thai event ...

At least five explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital between 8:00 am (0600 GMT) and 8:20 am, according to AFP journalists. Kyiv had already been hit on October 10 and 17 by drones. After Monday's blasts, mayor Vitali Klitschko said in a Te...

Communities in the westernmost state of the Alpine country have opted for beauty, comfort and a careful use of resources since the 1960s. "Every time I come here, I get a big kick out of it. They're 35 years ahead of us," said Pierre Leroy, deputy ...

From Mexico in the north to Chile in the south, the region's constantly see-sawing political map once again resembles that of the early 2000s, when a so-called "pink tide" of left-leaning governments washed over it. But analysts say this time is di...

The Ministry of Home Affairs invited Branson, a long-time campaigner against capital punishment, this month for a live televised debate with the interior minister on the death penalty and Singapore's approach to illicit drugs. The ministry even off...

Earlier this month Carlos Tavares had said the auto giant would consider ending production in China, questioning whether the stability of relations between Beijing and the world could be guaranteed. Shareholders have given their approval for the jo...

The mercury has been rising well above the norm across vast swathes of Europe, from Spain to as far north as Sweden. After a summer marked by repeated heatwaves across much of the continent, Europe is experiencing exceptional temperatures even as i...

Held on the first Tuesday of November since 1876, the punishing 3,200 metre (two-mile) handicap was limited to 10,000 fans last year because of Covid-19, but 100,000 are expected at Flemington on Tuesday for a traditional boozy day out. They could ...

Authorities said nearly 500 people were celebrating a festival on and around the nearly 150-year-old suspension bridge in Morbi when supporting cables snapped after dark on Sunday. The structure in the western state of Gujarat crashed into the rive...

In contrast to mainland China where crypto has been all but banned, Hong Kong is looking to relax regulations and claw back some of the business that has left. Years of strict pandemic controls and a political crackdown have hammered the Asian fina...

After the president and his wife laid single white flowers at the huge altar set up in central Seoul for victims -- mostly young women -- of the Saturday disaster, members of the public began arriving to pay their respects. One man knelt down befor...

The piwauwau rock wren punched above its 20-gram weight, flying under the radar to win the annual contest ahead of popular fellow native contenders, the little penguin and the kea. Fans of the wren set up a Facebook page to help the outsider soar u...