Officials said the extent of the damage in the country's worst-affected central region was only just being revealed as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said at least 193 people...

Russell a pace bowling all-rounder, was released as a player by Kolkata after a poor 2025 season and has decided not to enter the IPL auction on December 16 The 37-year-old will continue to play in other global T20 tournaments such as the Caribbea...

The former captain, Test cricket's second highest run-scorer after Sachin Tendulkar, has played in each of England's seven previous day-night Tests. They have won two and lost five. But he is not sold on the idea of the matches being part of an Ash...

A total 32 people were arrested and charged with "marine-related" offences on Saturday and early Sunday at the Port of Newcastle, a major deepwater gateway north of Sydney, police said. Several activists engaged in "unsafe practices" on the water d...

More than four decades later, the channel, now owned by US media giant Paramount Skydance, will wind down its international music broadcasting by the end of the year as it struggles to compete with online streaming and social media. MTV Music, MTV ...

LIV Golf's Puig went into the final day at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane as joint leader, but asserted himself early and proved unflappable at the European-based circuit's 2026 season-opening event. The 23-year-old nailed five birdies in a...

Neither initiative is expected to pass, according to recent polls, but they have generated significant discussion in the wealthy Alpine nation. Under Switzerland's direct democratic system, 100,000 signatures are needed to put virtually any issue ...

"We all feel unhappy that (Hong Kong) has come to this and we want things to improve," the 24-year-old student told AFP on Friday, while handing out flyers that called for an independent probe into the blaze, which killed at least 128 people this we...

The clock is ticking down to a presidential run-off election on December 14, with far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast the frontrunner to win the second round of voting against leftist Jeannette Jara. Kast has vowed to expel hundreds of thousands ...

A Tadeo Allende hat-trick and goals from Mateo Silvetti and Telasco Segovia sent a revitalised Miami roaring into Major League Soccer's championship game next Saturday at their home field in Fort Lauderdale. While Messi did not get on the scoreshee...

Globally, technical and regulatory challenges have prevented the much-hyped flying car sector from getting off the ground. But Chinese companies are building on rapid development of drones and electric vehicles (EVs) in the world's second-largest e...

The Emirati city has become increasingly known for its growing culinary scene, with thousands of restaurants on offer from luxurious Michelin-starred eateries to greasy spoons serving up bona fide street food from across the Middle East and Asia. B...

Miles Bridges scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Hornets rallied against a Raptors team that appeared to be cruising when they led by 17 in the first quarter. But the Hornets wouldn't go away. Rookie Kon Knueppel a...

Honduras could be the next country in Latin America, after Argentina and Bolivia, to swing right after years of leftist rule. Polls show three candidates neck-and-neck in the race to succeed outgoing President Xiomara Castro: 60-year-old Rixi Monca...

But it is Hungary's flourishing one-billion-dollar-a-year movie industry that has been dubbed "Hollywood on the Danube" that could soon face the axe in the form of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. "It's like a meteor heading towards Ea...