The US Masters champion sealed victory with the shot of the week, a stunning five-wood from 250 yards to set up an eagle three at par-five 18th at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, outside Tokyo. Matsuyama drained the 15-foot putt to an ecstati...

Police said a "serious blast" occurred at around 9 pm (1800 GMT) on Saturday at a grilled pork joint in Komamboga, a northern Kampala suburb popular with roadside diners. Museveni said he had been briefed that three people left a plastic shopping b...

The works went under the hammer at the Bellagio hotel and casino, known for its extensive art collection, ahead of what would have been the Spanish painter's 140th birthday. The jewel in the crown of MGM Resort's auctioned collection was "Femme au ...

The action comes as Sri Lanka battles food shortages caused by a currency crisis while farmers have said a government ban on chemical fertiliser could ruin their crops this year. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office said the National Plant Quarant...

Quinonez, 32, and another person were found dead close to midnight local time (0500 GMT) on Friday, according to police. In response, Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso on Saturday decreed a state of emergency throughout the country. Set to begin ...

The Braves, who will face the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball's Fall Classic, rolled over the Dodgers by jumping on their starting pitcher Walker Buehler in the first inning. The win ended a string of heartbreaking potential elimination los...

China reported 26 new domestic Covid-19 cases on Sunday, in an outbreak that has become latest test of the country's zero-tolerance approach with just over 100 days until the start of the Games. Authorities have been racing to contain virus infecti...

China's housing market took off after key 1998 reforms sparked a building boom on the back of rapid urbanisation and wealth accumulation. But as prices soared, so did worries about wealth disparity and the resulting potential for social instability...

How many spectators, if any, would be allowed into the cavernous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the third Ashes Test has long been up in the air. But with the nation's second-biggest city re-opening on Friday after more than 260 days under lock...

"Less than one percent of internet content is in Arabic, even though there are 400 million Arab users," said the company's founder and CEO Hussam Hammo. "There is a very big gap in this market that we are trying to fill," added the 38-year-old entr...

Mirziyoyev has been credited for launching what he calls a "New Uzbekistan", ending a decades-old system of forced labour and introducing limited media freedom. He came to power in 2016 after the death of his mentor, dictator Islam Karimov, who ru...

The Thai capital's once-legendary nightlife has been hammered by a seven-month ban on alcohol service imposed to curb the coronavirus, leaving pub and bar owners with a major headache. Thailand has registered around 1.7 million infections, the lion...

Forced to stay close to shore due to Israeli restrictions on powerful engines, the men complain they must seek a catch from overfished shallow waters with declining stocks. "If we catch 200 kilos (450 pounds) of sardines, that would be great," Naha...

The former opener took over in the aftermath of the notorious "Sandpaper-gate" ball-tampering tour of South Africa in 2018 and was widely praised for rebuilding the culture of Australian cricket. But dressing-room unrest was never been far away and...

The creation of a government commission to search for at least 14 children thought to have been born to alleged victims of forced disappearance has given relatives newfound optimism. The alleged perpetrators were now-defunct police and military gro...