Mexico is now poised to join a handful of countries with laws imposing criminal penalties related to vaping. Members of President Claudia Sheinbaum's Morena party had argued the measure would protect the health of young people and close legal looph...

Sometimes they don't make it, and have to carefully roll down backwards as other 4x4s surge past just an arm's length away. Accidents are rare but not unheard of. It's an anarchic ballet where drivers can stomp on the gas and let loose not far from...

The junta has increased air strikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar's civil war, conflict monitors say, after snatching power in a 2021 putsch ending a decade-long democratic experiment. The military has set polls starting December 28 -- to...

Local police last week raided a studio in the popular tourist hub of Badung near the island's capital, Denpasar, detaining Bonnie Blue, whose real name is Tia Billinger. Three men -- two Britons and an Australian -- were also detained after police ...

The Japanese joint chiefs of staff said Wednesday's exercise with the US Air Force was conducted in "an increasingly severe security environment surrounding our country". Tokyo said Wednesday that two Russian Tu-95 nuclear-capable bombers flew a da...

The skydiver survived the incident, which occurred south of Cairns during a stunt in September but has only just been revealed following investigations by the transport safety watchdog. Plans for a 16-way formation by parachutists at 15,000 feet (4...

Typhoon Rai struck the southern and central regions of the Philippines in December 2021, toppling power lines and trees and unleashing deadly floods that killed over 400 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. The lawsuit on behalf of 103 s...

The Black Caps were 278 all out with about an hour to play in the final session, after the West Indies scored 205 at the Basin Reserve. At stumps the visitors were 32-2 in their second innings, with Brandon King (15) and Kavem Hodge (3) at the crea...

Belgium's Vincent Van Peteghem and Greece's Kyriakos Pierrakakis are running to replace Ireland's Paschal Donohoe -- who resigned in a surprise move from the head of the powerful panel of eurozone finance ministers. Pierrakakis, 42, has been in cha...

The democratic island makes more than half of the world's chips, and nearly all of the most advanced ones, that power everything from smartphones to AI data centres. Its dominance of the industry has long been seen as a "silicon shield" protecting ...

Two tropical storms dumped massive amounts of rain on the countries last month, prompting landslides and flooding that killed more than 600 people in Sri Lanka and nearly 1,000 in Indonesia. A rapid analysis of the two weather systems carried out b...

The 32-year-old former England international scored the opener in Seoul's 1-1 draw at home to Melbourne City in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday night, having announced days before it would be his last appearance for the club. Lingard, who mad...

The church, known for its mass weddings, is currently being investigated on charges of unlawful donations linked to the country's former first lady Kim Keon Hee. Kim's conservative husband, Yoon Suk Yeol, was ousted in April and is now in prison fo...

The centuries-old city has become a haven for people seeking safety and work since Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa, forcing out the sitting government. The displacement, which has more than doubled the city's population, has put ...

Royal, real name Guo Pu, shot to fame when she won both the youth and adult Asian Championships in June. She is part of a growing Chinese force in breakdancing, which combines acrobatic floor moves, footwork and rhythmic expression to hip-hop or fu...