Naegohyang Women's FC lifted the trophy thanks to captain Kim Kyong Yong's goal just before half-time in the South Korean city of Suwon. Women's football is one of North Korea's strongest international sports, with their national sides regularly co...

A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred at 7:29 pm (1129 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, according to state news agency Xinhua. At least 90 people had died and 123 others were s...

Up here, in a starkly beautiful landscape of snowy peaks and glaciers, excavators are carving huge chunks out of the mountains to mine for copper and other minerals. Aldana Ramirez tries to warm up beside a brasero, a type of local heater, on a fre...

The head of the Roman Catholic Church will travel to Acerra, a city near Naples in the southern Italian region of Campania, where hazardous waste -- often from the wealthy north -- has long been set alight or buried. For decades, the soil, groundwa...

The Tiangong space station -- crewed by teams of three astronauts that are typically rotated every six months -- is the crown jewel of China's space programme, boosted by billions in state investment in a bid to catch up with the United States and R...

Polish airline LOT had accused Boeing of fraud and sued for $250 million in lost income after the company's alleged "purposeful and negligent false representations and omissions concerning the 737 MAX aircraft," the initial complaint said. The jury...

The multi-sport competition taking place this weekend in Las Vegas -- where sprinters, swimmers and weightlifters are free to dope on performance-enhancing substances -- has grabbed headlines around the world. For Christian Angermayer, the German b...

Her family is among the roughly 1,200 Filipinos living on the vast Arctic island of 57,000 inhabitants, the largest foreign diaspora in the Danish autonomous territory. "We're just looking for a greener pasture," smiled the 38-year-old, her eyes st...

The attack in early May on the small, impoverished settlement in the coastal state of Guerrero was attributed to the drug cartel Los Ardillos, who analysts say were aiming solely to intimidate locals. The violent incident drove residents away and k...

The award will be decided by a jury headed by South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook, which includes Hollywood star Demi Moore and Oscar-winning "Hamnet" and "Nomadland" director Chloe Zhao. 'Minotaur' by Andrey Zvyagintsev The first film in nine year...

"Minotaur", by exiled Russian auteur Andrey Zvyagintsev, depicting a callous and calculating businessman in the midst of Russia's mobilisation for the Ukraine war, is one of several strong contenders for the Palme d'Or. "Those who agree that it's t...

Arguably the biggest name at the divisive event in Las Vegas, where doping is permitted, Kerley said he had chosen not to take any of the banned substances including testosterone and steroids that his competitors have been using. "I don't need it. ...

The loss in Sydney on Friday all but ended their hopes of making the six-team play-offs, while securing the Brumbies a finals spot. A lack of execution despite dominating first-half possession saw the 'Tahs slump 21-0 down before a late fightback s...