US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on the final leg of a whirlwind trip to Europe that saw him address the Munich Security Conference, meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for talks, and visit another right-wing ally, Slovak Prime Minister R...

Built by TikTok owner ByteDance, Seedance 2.0 has produced Hollywoodesque scenes widely shared online, including of Tom Cruise brawling with Brad Pitt or dozens of different combinations of lifelike stars from superhero movies and video games, some ...

Smith arrived in Sri Lanka last week and is eligible for selection after the International Cricket Council approved his inclusion to complete Australia's 15-man squad. Sean Abbott had been called up as cover for Hazlewood, who withdrew on the eve o...

France have earned their 15th medal at the Milano Cortina Olympics, tying their all-time winter Olympic record.

The man was accused of breaking a window and making off with the priceless treasures in the early hours of Friday from the Abbey Museum of Art and Archeology in the Queensland town of Caboolture. Police said they found all the stolen goods -- excep...

The deal announced this month has rattled India's powerful farmers' unions, who argue that cheap US imports would throttle local producers in a country where agriculture employs more than 700 million people. Details of the deal remain sparse, limit...

The Taliban authorities announced in November that the decades-long dependency on medicine imports from Pakistan would soon end, a step taken after deadly border clashes with their neighbour. After the ban came into effect this month, finance minis...

Reigning champions France then made it two wins from two as they trampled over Wales in front of the smallest ever crowd at a Six Nations match in Cardiff. AFP looks at three things we learnt from another vibrant weekend of rugby: Jones at the dou...

The availability of the team's top scorer and best player this season is excellent news for coach Alvaro Arbeloa, but it raises the question of whether Los Blancos lose too much balance when both he and Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior line up in at...

His eldest son, Lalit Bishowkarma, 21, was there to sign the papers. The death certificate said he died of a heart attack. He was 43. Baggage handlers loaded the box onto the bed of a truck like a piece of lost luggage. There was no time for ceremo...

The holiday period meant that trading floors were closed in Shanghai, Seoul and Taipei. Hong Kong and Singapore closed after half-day sessions. US markets are also closed for Presidents' Day. Limp GDP growth in Japan rattled the post-election high...

Twice last year the 27-year-old from Chandigarh was abused by groups of young people while working. Some spat at him, others shouted at him to "go back to your own country" as they tried to steal his delivery bag. For the young foreign worker, one ...

"This election will draw the future of the country," Sushila Karki, who is serving as interim prime minister until the March 5 vote, said ahead of the launch. The youth-led protests were triggered by a brief social media ban, but were fuelled by an...

Seoul's Central District Court will rule on insurrection charges against the 65-year-old, delivering a verdict that will be broadcast live across the nation. AFP takes a look at what lies ahead for Yoon, as well as the punishments already dished ou...

Rubio's visit is the final stage of a whirlwind trip to Europe that also saw him address the Munich Security Conference and visit another right-wing ally, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. US President Donald Trump has made no secret of his hig...