More than 2,400 villagers have now fled their homes and taken shelter in 11 evacuation centres after the highest mountain on the country's main island of Java erupted early morning Sunday. "The military, police, local disaster and village officials...

Austrian-born Braun and two other former Wirecard executives will appear in the dock from Thursday on charges of commercial gang fraud, breach of trust, market manipulation and accounting manipulation. The Munich district court has scheduled 100 co...

The price cap on Russian oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia comes into force on Monday, aiming to restrict Russia's revenue while making sure Moscow keeps supplying the global market. The cap is due to take effect alongside an EU embargo on mari...

Belgium begins proceedings on Monday in its largest ever trial to determine whether 10 men played a part in the Islamist suicide bombings in Brussels in 2016 that killed 32 people and injured over 300. 

To achieve this they strategically split up to get training in different esteemed kitchens around the world, published books on cooking and presented a popular TV show. The plan worked. Over four decades after they surprised their family by saying...

Long anchored to a hardline strategy of mass lockdowns, forced quarantine in centralised facilities and mass testing for millions, Beijing is dialling down curbs in the wake of nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater politica...

Georgians return to the polls on Tuesday for a run-off vote taking place a mere four weeks after they cast their ballots in this year’s US midterm elections. This final vote could give Democrats a slightly more comfortable majority in the Senate....

With chunks of their bark peeling off and needles falling from dying branches, more and more trees are being killed by the spruce bark beetle, which is venturing further and further north with climate change. The tiny brown insects attack the Picea...

The 29-year-old made his Test debut Thursday in the ongoing first Test in Rawalpindi, scoring nine and seven not out in England's two innings. But he jarred his knee while fielding on day two and did not bowl in Pakistan's first innings. Livingsto...

Local authorities across China have begun a slow rollback of the restrictions that have governed daily life for years, encouraged by the central government's orders for a new approach to fighting the coronavirus. In the capital Beijing, where many ...

When complete, the antennas in Australia and a network of dishes in South Africa will form the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a massive instrument that will aim to untangle mysteries about the creation of stars, galaxies and extraterrestrial life. T...

Cyril Ramaphosa may have insisted over the weekend he will not resign, but the South African president still faces a parliamentary vote Tuesday that could lead to his impeachment.

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) will meet Monday to discuss Ramaphosa's fate after a parliamentary panel's report last week said he might have acted illegally in covering up a burglary at his farm. Despite deep divisions inside the party...

Superstar forward Neymar has been absent for Brazil since spraining his ankle in his team's opening Group G win against Serbia last month and their supporters have been sweating on his fitness ever since. Coach Tite said Neymar would be assessed in...

January - 6: SIDNEY POITIER, 94, American movie star, the first black man to win an Oscar in 1964 - 13: JEAN-JACQUES BEINEIX, 75, French director of iconic 1980s film "Betty Blue" - 15: NINO CERRUTI, 91, Italian fashion designer - 20: MARVIN LEE...