Fan, nominated for her uncharacteristic role as a farmer-healer in the Malaysian movie "Mother Bhumi", is the best-known nominee from China at this year's Golden Horse Awards, dubbed the Chinese-language Oscars. Excitement was building up that Fan ...

A total of 303 students and 12 teachers were kidnapped by armed men during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Niger state in north-central Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said Saturday. The updated figure...

Head surged to three figures off just 69 balls in Perth, crunching 12 fours and four sixes after being elevated to the top of the order in place of the injured Usman Khawaja. It matched the 69-ball ton hit by David Warner against India in 2012 and ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he would not betray Ukraine's interests in a US-led peace process, warning that Kyiv faces a choice between safeguarding its dignity and risking a rupture with Washington. The 28-point plan t...

The first Group of 20 summit to be held in Africa opens on Saturday with an ambitious agenda to make progress on solving some of the long-standing problems that have afflicted the world's poorest nations. FRANCE 24's South Africa correspondent Eunic...

Africa's first G20 summit opened in South Africa on Saturday without the world's biggest economy after US President Donald Trump ordered a boycott of the two-day gathering. The summit looked set to be overshadowed by Trump's unilateral plan to end t...

South Africa reached 156-2 at the second break in Guwahati after electing to bat in their bid to clinch their first series on Indian soil in 25 years. Aiden Markram, who made 38, and Ryan Rickelton, who scored 35, fell either side of the first brea...

The British McLaren driver -- who has surged into a 24-point lead in the drivers championship after wins in Brazil and Mexico -- clocked a fastest time of one minute 47.934 seconds in treacherous conditions. Red Bull's reigning world champion Max ...

Sri Lanka and India are co-hosting the first T20 World Cup for visually impaired women. The semi-finals are on Saturday between India and Australia and Pakistan and Nepal, followed by the final on Sunday. India manager Shika Shetty told AFP that t...

The 38-year-old left the Perth Stadium field on Friday near the end of England's innings where wickets were rapidly tumbling. Because he was absent for more than eight minutes, he was not allowed to bat until the same amount of time had elapsed, as...

Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since late October and popular holiday destinations have been hit by several rounds of flooding. Whole city blocks were inundated this week in coastal Nha Trang, while deadly landslides struck highla...

A souring of Beijing-Tokyo relations this month, following remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan, has fuelled concerns about the impact on the ritzy boutiques, noodle joints and hotels where holidaymakers spend their cash. ...

Chasing 205 to win, Head slammed 123 as the hosts romped home on day two by eight wickets in an electric start to the five-match series. Marnus Labuschagne was not-out 51 and Steve Smith on two. Head's heroics came on the back of a blistering spell...

In damp, greasy conditions, Britain's Russell saved his best lap for last, clocking a time of one minute 34.054 seconds to pip reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull by 0.227secs. Alex Albon for Williams was third quickest i...