The Pakistan Super League was suspended on Thursday after seven players tested positive for the coronavirus, the country's cricket board said. The Twenty20 competition, which started on February 20, was put on hold "with immediate effect", a Pakist...

Modified vaccines designed to protect against emerging coronavirus variants will get fast-track approval under a pact announced on Thursday by medicines regulators in Britain and four other countries. The agreement will avert the need for lengthy c...

Australia's scandal-hit government on Thursday apologised for calling an alleged rape victim a "lying cow," sparking fresh claims of a "toxic" culture in the country's corridors of power. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Defence Minister Linda Re...

A French court is set to hand down a verdict on former prime minister Edouard Balladur on Thursday over a decades-old campaign financing scandal, days after ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption. Balladur, 91, is accused of us...

Widely considered the first major reality television program, MTV's "The Real World" is set to return nearly 30 years after its debut -- with seven members of the original cast appearing in the same New York loft where they first gathered in 1992. ...

A female doctor was killed in a bomb blast in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad in what appeared to be another targeted hit, officials said Thursday, just days after three women media workers were gunned down in the area. Journalists, religious...

New Zealand police arrested two people Thursday over online threats against two Christchurch mosques targeted in a white supremacist attack two years ago that claimed the lives of 51 Muslims. Police in the South Island city announced the pair's arr...

Engineers in central Greece on Thursday were assessing the damage from a strong 6.3 magnitude quake that injured at least 11 people, damaged scores of buildings and spread panic. The recovery work began as scores of people from the villages of Dama...

An Australian teenager has died after a suspected box jellyfish sting, authorities said Thursday, in a rare case believed to be the country's first such death in 15 years. Health officials said the 17-year-old was stung while swimming at Bamaga, a ...

German flag carrier Lufthansa said Thursday it lost a record 6.7 billion euros ($8.1 billion) in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out demand for travel and left aircraft grounded. Europe's biggest airline said it expects to book an operating...

The world's first dedicated platypus refuge will be established to rescue the unique Australian animals from climate change-fuelled crises, as bushfires and drought increasingly threaten their habitat. Taronga Zoo announced it will build the facili...

Swedish police are investigating a possible terror incident after a man stabbed and injured at least seven people in the city of Vetlanda. A police statement early Thursday revised the number of injured in the attack to seven from eight but did not...

Meghan Markle suggested Buckingham Palace was "perpetuating falsehoods" about her and her husband Prince Harry, in a clip from an upcoming interview with US chat show host Oprah Winfrey released by CBS late Wednesday. Asked by Winfrey how she felt ...

German flag carrier Lufthansa said Thursday it lost a record 6.7 billion euros in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out demand for travel and left flights grounded. Europe's biggest airline said it expects to book an operating loss again in 2...

India's bowlers claimed key wickets, including captain Joe Root, as England reached 74 for three at lunch on the first day of the fourth Test of a spin-dominated series on Thursday. Spinner Axar Patel removed both openers, while returning fast bowl...