Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday, one raging for nine straight days, that have left hundreds homeless and caused incalculable damage. With the assistance of a huge multinational force, G...

As residents of Kunduz fled the northern Afghan city in fear for their lives this week, its Taliban captors were all smiles. One bearded fighter patrolling the city, clad in camouflage with a gun slung over his shoulder, beamed ear-to-ear as he off...

Philippine tricycle driver Jesus Gomez struggled to make a living even before the capital Manila went back into a coronavirus lockdown last week that forced most of his customers to stay home and halved his meagre income. Six months behind in rent...

India's top wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been suspended for misconduct at the Tokyo Olympics, where she had been one of the country's top medal hopes, the national federation said Wednesday. The 26-year-old from a famed Indian wrestling dynasty went ...

New Zealand cricket legend Chris Cairns was fighting for his life in a Sydney hospital Wednesday, with his wife speaking out for the first time about their "upsetting" ordeal. Cairns, 51, one of the world's top all-rounders in the early 2000s, is ...

Struggling Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday reported a $972 million net loss in the first six months of 2021 as the pandemic continues to hammer demand for travel. And while the figure is an improvement on the $1.3 billion loss suffere...

A top Texas lawmaker late Tuesday signed arrest warrants for 52 absent Democrats who walked out of the state's House of Representatives last month in an effort to block a restrictive voting bill, US media reported. Republican state lawmakers in Tex...

The US Air Force is set to reopen a bidding war between Boeing and arch-rival Airbus over the replacement of its ageing fleet of refuelling aircraft essential to Washington's ability to project power beyond its borders. In a tortuous and scandal-ri...

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew to the besieged northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif Wednesday to rally his beleaguered forces, with Taliban fighters having now taken more than a quarter of the country's provincial capitals in less than a week. Ghani...

German point guard Dennis Schroder said Tuesday he is signing a one-year contract with the Boston Celtics, ending a one-year spell with the Los Angeles Lakers. "I'm proud to announce that for the 2021-22 season I'll be playing with the Boston Celti...

The head of Nicaragua's opposition party Citizens Alliance for Liberty said Tuesday she had left the country for Costa Rica, fearing she would be added to the list of rival politicians arrested by President Daniel Ortega's government. "Nobody is sa...

Singapore on Wednesday upgraded its growth forecast for this year as the trade-reliant economy's key export markets pick up strength thanks to rapid coronavirus vaccine rollouts. The prosperous city-state, one of the world's most open economies, su...

Asian markets rose tentatively Wednesday as investors assess the impact of the fast-spreading Delta variant and the future of Federal Reserve financial support against expectations that the global economy will eventually recover from the pandemic cr...

A Chinese court on Wednesday jailed Canadian businessman Michael Spavor for 11 years after finding him guilty of spying in a case his country has decried as "trumped up". Spavor was detained in 2018 along with compatriot Michael Kovrig in what Otta...

It's a typical Berlin scene: a long line of sharply dressed people waiting round the corner to get into a club. The thud of music from inside the venue, strict entry controls and the chance of waking up with a headache the morning after are all fam...