Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday withdrew his candidacy for the 2022 Senate race, the government elections monitor said, a month after he made a last-minute entry into the contest.

Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, said police and military officers, deployed overnight, had barred him from leaving his home in Magere, north of the capital Kampala. "The military has increased deployment around my home. No one is allow...

Spokesman John Kirby said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had received a high-level review of the strike that made no recommendation of accountability. "There was not a strong enough case to be made for personal accountability," Kirby said. Aima...

United Party president John Kwaita was arrested by armed police at his home late Monday and charged with holding an unlawful public assembly, in breach of emergency Covid-19 rules. "Police have released the suspect on bail," a police spokesperson...

"God will take revenge," said Aimal Ahmadi, 32, who lost his three-year-old daughter Malika and nine other relatives in the August 29 strike, which came as the US military scrambled to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Pentagon said Mon...

United Party president John Kwaita was arrested by armed police at his home late Monday and is being charged with breaking Covid-19 rules on public gatherings. "Police have released the suspect on bail," a police spokesperson told AFP, adding th...

"We continue in this hour, on this day, to pursue diplomacy because it remains at this moment the best option, but we are actively engaging with allies and partners on alternatives," he said during a visit to Indonesia. Negotiations restarted on T...

Time magazine on Monday named Tesla chief and space entrepreneur Elon Musk as its person of the year 2021, citing his embodiment of the technological shifts but also troubling trends reshaping people's lives. 

"The war is not over yet in my family," said 82-year-old Cerkini, an ethnic Albanian whose son Reshat is among the missing. "My wife still hears his footsteps and voice at night." The late 1990s war between Serbian forces and ethnic Albanian guerr...

Curry came into the game needing seven three-pointers but could manage only five, leaving him one short of tying Allen's record of 2,973. "I'm enjoying the moment, knocking on the doorstep. It's pretty surreal," Curry said after scoring 26 points w...

Kentucky officials voiced relief Monday that dozens of workers at a candle factory appear to have survived tornadoes that killed at least 88 people and left a trail of devastation across six US states.  

Root refused to rule out selecting spinner Leach in Thursday's pink-ball Test in Adelaide, even though he conceded 102-1 from 13 overs as England stumbled to a nine-wicket loss in Brisbane. England controversially rested veteran quicks Jimmy Anders...

Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson and Odell Beckham caught touchdown passes and the Rams' stifling defense blunted the attack of the Cardinals, who failed to become the first NFL team to clinch a postseason berth. Sony Michel carried the ball 20 times for...

The epicentre was north of the island of Flores in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, where the quake sparked terror after hitting in the late morning (0320 GMT). "I was in the field. People ran in panic. I am still... scared," said Nuraini, ...

United Party president John Kwaita was reportedly arrested by armed police at his home late Monday on unspecified charges. "We can confirm that a prominent Solomon Islander has been arrested yesterday evening in relation to the rioting," a police s...