An Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 13 people and wounded several others, state media and government officials said. It was the deadliest strike on Lebanon since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbolla...

Four frontline pace bowlers were also included for the Ashes opener in Perth on Friday -- Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse, who was preferred to Josh Tongue. Ollie Pope, as expected, kept his place at number three ahead of Jac...

Although the lake's level has been rising for more than a decade and has repeatedly breached its banks, locals in the modest district of Kihoto are still astonished by the scale this year. "It hasn't happened like this before," said one resident, R...

Hope's sizzling 69-ball knock was his 19th ton in the format and breathed life into the tourists' prospects after they made a slow start, having lost the toss in lively seam conditions at Napier's McLean Park. The match was reduced to 34 overs per ...

Peter Thorne is the deputy chair of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), a little-known but crucial UN-backed programme that tracks and evaluates data on the atmosphere, land and ocean. "In the 30 years I've been in this game, we've always s...

Renowned for intricate designs and lustrous colours, Iznik tiles are considered the pinnacle of Ottoman art, gracing monuments such as Istanbul's Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. The tiles come from Iznik, a small town near Istanbul with a ceramics...

Belgium, Spain and Scotland have qualified for the 2026 World Cup. The 16 European nations that will compete in the playoffs have also been decided. They will hope to take one of the four spots still up for grabs.

The uneasy neighbours' most serious spat since 2012 was triggered by new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggesting on November 7 that Tokyo could intervene militarily in any attack on Taiwan. China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, has ...

It aims to stop under-nines from chatting without parental consent and to curb conversations between adults and minors online by placing users into six age bands ranging from under-nines to over 21s. The requirement for joining chats will launch in...

Below AFP explains why investors are turning away from the volatile asset. What has caused the latest price drop? Prior to the recent slump, bitcoin broke a series of record highs in the wake of Donald Trump's return to the White House. The US presi...

James, 40, missed the Lakers' first 14 games of the season with sciatica but was quickly back into his rhythm before finishing with 11 points, 12 assists and three rebounds. There was still time for James to bring up another milestone, his two thre...

US President Donald Trump, who has clashed with South Africa over its G20 agenda, is skipping the summit amid a wider US retreat from multilateralism that has rattled global order. President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters ahead of the November 22-2...

The four-time Asian champions have never gone past the last 16 at a World Cup but a strong squad of Europe-based players and impressive recent results have convinced the coach that they can make history in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Japa...

The highly anticipated five-Test series gets under way on a fast, bouncy track at a sold-out Perth Stadium and with Ben Stokes's visitors insisting they are not scarred by past failures. It has been 15 years since England last clinched an away Ashe...

Rising tensions between China and Japan linked to a spat over Taiwan added to the dour mood on trading floors. Investors have endured a tough November as speculation has grown that the tech-led rally this year may have gone too far, and valuations ...