The city of Palermo and neighbouring Bagheria on Sicily's northwest coast are poised for a two-day blowout beginning Friday, following the May 31 nuptials in London of 30-year-old pop star Lipa and actor Turner, 36. Organisers have been tight-lippe...

Sooryavanshi had a stellar IPL for Rajasthan Royals, finishing top of the batting charts with 776 runs, including a hundred and five half-centuries. The left-handed opener is in line to be picked for two T20 matches in Ireland, followed by five gam...

Hajime Moriyasu's side initially earmarked a practice pitch belonging to Tigres UANL in Monterrey after landing in Mexico this week. But the condition was poor after recent bad weather and the team switched to a field reserved for Japan's under-19 ...

"The baby elephant has to take two litres of this per meal," said Joshua Aribasoye, one of those responsible for feeding and monitoring the calf around the clock in a makeshift pen at a ranger outpost inside the park in southern Edo state. Forest e...

"I don't see why I should have any qualms if people fall for it," he told AFP in an interview in a Tirana cafe. The Albanian capital has become a favoured location for scam call centres to set up in recent years, according to former policeman Fatj...

The ancient and endangered Akhal-Teke is the subject of a fervent state cult in the desert nation, built up by horse-loving Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, ex-president and official father of the nation. AFP was given rare access to the competition, he...

Sooryavanshi had a stellar IPL for Rajasthan Royals, finishing top of the batting charts with 776 runs, including a hundred and five half-centuries. The left-handed opener is in line to be picked for two T20 matches in Ireland, followed by five gam...

Hajime Moriyasu's side initially earmarked a practice pitch belonging to Tigres UANL in Monterrey after landing in Mexico this week. But the condition was poor after recent bad weather and the team switched to a field reserved for Japan's under-19 ...

State broadcaster CCTV said Xi would visit from June 8 to 9 at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his first trip to Pyongyang in seven years. Beijing is a vital source of political and economic support to North Korea, which is one o...

A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. After attacking four people at two factories in Fukushima on Tuesday, the bear took shelter inside one...