The lack of prior safety planning -- officials concede it was insufficient -- quickly turned South Korea's first Halloween free of coronavirus restrictions into one of the country's worst disasters, with police reliant on passersby to help extract p...

The three-day sporting jamboree, long established as a highlight of the World Rugby Sevens circuit, is being billed as a key component of Hong Kong's reopening drive. "It's brilliant for Hong Kong," said Paul John, coach of the host side, of the to...

The Federal Reserve has embarked on an aggressive campaign to cool the economy this year as inflation surged to its highest rate in decades, squeezing the budgets of American families and propelling economic issues to the top of voter priorities. T...

"I get four hours of sleep, maybe, because of that constant noise," said Elizabeth Lundy, an 80-year-old retired hairdresser. "I can hear the noise even through the storm windows." On a sunny October morning, a mechanical whirring could be heard c...

The small plane -- carrying six people -- flew from Mexico on October 21 and disappeared from radar as it was trying to land at the airport in the eastern Costa Rican province of Limon. A source with the public security ministry had told AFP that "...

Along with her musical performance and literary pursuits, Smith is a painter and photographer, but if she had to choose one form? "I'd pick writing." "Writing is my most essential form of expression," the artist told AFP in Chicago, where she rec...

The 19-year-old is only the second player under 20 to reach women's world number one -- New Zealand's Lydia Ko was 17 when she first topped the rankings in 2015. Days after taking over at the top from South Korea's Ko Jin-young, Atthaya will tee of...

Thai teenager Atthaya headlines the field at the LPGA Japan Classic, just days after becoming the second-youngest world number one in women's golf history after a stunning debut year on the elite tour. The 19-year-old is only the second player unde...

The crush in the narrow alleyways of the Itaewon entertainment district on Saturday killed 156 people, mostly costumed young party-goers looking for a night of post-pandemic fun. The first emergency call was made at 6:34 pm, a nervous caller warnin...

The Proteas were touted as dark horses in the lead-up to the showpiece in Australia and have showed why with a fearsome pace attack and batsmen in form. Ahead of other matches in Group 2 later Wednesday, they topped the table with two wins from thr...

The advice was made by Fang Xinghai, vice chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission, in a pre-recorded interview that was broadcast to a summit being held in Hong Kong. "I deal with international investors quite a lot in my daily work and ...

All people except Covid-prevention volunteers and essential workers "must not leave their residences except to receive Covid tests and emergency medical treatment", officials from central China's Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone said Wednesday. The ...

Zimbabwe are looking to stay in the hunt for a semi-finals berth in a group topped by South Africa and including India, who play Bangladesh in the next match of the day in Adelaide. The Dutch are already out of the final-four race after losing all ...

The three-day sporting jamboree, long established as a highlight of the World Rugby Sevens circuit, is being billed as a key component of Hong Kong's reopening drive. Sixteen men's teams will compete over the weekend, but the women's tournament tha...

Felix Mauricio, a member of the Uru Indigenous community, used to be a fisherman. Now 82, he gazes over a barren landscape and chews coca leaf to suppress the hunger pains. "The fish were big. A small fish was three kilos," he recalls of the good o...