India's 61-run romp means Pakistan must beat Namibia in their final match in Colombo on Wednesday to qualify for the Super Eights. A defeat would eliminate Pakistan, who are third behind the USA on net run rate in Group A. It would also leave an ...

The separate incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, which left dozens more wounded, come as Pakistan's security forces battle intensifying insurgencies in southern and northern provinces that border Afghanistan. This month the Islamic ...

The 41-year-old ski star had been in hospital in the northeastern Italian city of Treviso since her heavy fall in the women's downhill at the Milan-Cortina Games on February 8. Vonn said that although she is still unable to stand, returning home ha...

A thumping win over Nepal and giving England a mighty scare are not enough to satisfy a hungry team whose main bowling weapon is a pizza-maker and their leading batsmen are brothers who teach carpentry and physical education. With confidence growin...

Chasing 174 to win, New Zealand were never in trouble and reached 176-2 with almost five overs to spare. Glenn Phillips was on 76 not out at the end with Rachin Ravindra unbeaten on 59. "We did get on a bit of a run at the end there, which was fan...

The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, will next week propose new rules that are expected to include a requirement for companies in strategic sectors to produce in Europe if they want to receive public money. But the definition of "Europe...

Which says much about how the frontline Central European nation -- which has so far been spared the Russian drones that sparked air raid alerts in Poland and Moldova -- sees the war just over its eastern border. Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is c...

The eight-year term handed down on Friday was a record for wildlife smuggling, federal environment officials said. A district court in Sydney gave the man, 61-year-old Neil Simpson, a non-parole period of five years and four months. Investigators ...

Steinberg wrote some of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s and 1990s and was behind songs performed by singers from Whitney Houston and Celine Dion to Madonna and Cyndi Lauper. He died following a battle with cancer, his attorney told the Los Angele...

Both have vied to be anointed the successor to iconic Johnny Sexton since he retired following the heartbreaking 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat by New Zealand. Both are talented -- some countries would die to have two viable candidates f...

Paris Saint-Germain travel to Monaco on Tuesday for the first leg of the Champions League playoffs. They will be favourites, but are wary of a Monaco side that is back on form.

With hundreds of thousands of soldiers coming back from the front wounded, Russia's prosthetics workshops -- like the one outside Saint Petersburg where AFP met Dmitry -- have been filling up with ex-fighters. Dmitry, 54, had already fought in Syri...

Except that instead of being covered in gold, this trophy for Hollywood's best extras is made of plastic. It is a minor detail for Armella, a background actor in the crime series "High Potential" who is as excited to get the nod as a movie star re...

Rahman is set to take over from an interim government that has steered the country of 170 million people for 18 months since the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina was overthrown. The lawmakers, who promised loyalty to Bangladesh, were sworn in...

The separate incidents on Monday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which left at least 25 others wounded, come as Pakistan's security forces battle intensifying insurgencies in southern and northern provinces that border Afghanistan. This month the I...