Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was shot down shortly after take-off from Tehran on January 8, 2020, killing all 176 people aboard -- including 85 Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Three days later, the Iranian armed forces adm...

China, where the virus emerged toward the end of 2019, has pursued a zero-tolerance strategy on Covid-19 and is taking the same approach to limit the pandemic's potential impact on the February 4-20 Winter Olympics and subsequent Paralympics. Start...

One concrete slab is inscribed with the names and regiments of US troops who served in the province during America's longest war. Like soldiers throughout history, US troops regularly daubed their names on the walls of bases and fixed positions the...

While the Omicron surge has apparently left relatively few dangerously ill, it has driven a rush on increasingly scarce self-administered rapid antigen kits and created hours-long queues at centres providing more reliable PCR tests. Australia had s...

Livestock farming is one of the main emitters of greenhouse gases in the Netherlands, where climate change threatens to swallow up the low-lying fields. "It's my passion and my life," the reserved 53-year-old says in a small voice in his stable in ...

The 26-year-old crowd-pleaser, widely seen as Australia's best player despite his world ranking slipping to 93, was due to start his season on Rod Laver Arena against Slovak Alex Molcan in a night session. "I'm really sorry that I've had to pull ou...

His attorneys are expected to argue that a once-confidential settlement between accuser Virginia Giuffre and late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein unveiled on Monday protects Andrew from litigation. The hearing, to be held between the parties' r...

His attorneys are expected to argue that a once-confidential settlement between accuser Virginia Giuffre and late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein unveiled on Monday protects Andrew from litigation. The hearing, to be held between the parties' r...

In a rare joint statement setting aside rising West-East tensions, the United States, China, Russia, Britain and France reaffirmed their goal of creating a world free of atomic weapons and avoiding a nuclear conflict. The five nuclear powers also c...

"I travel (to) different countries... to learn from the grandmothers. Then I get these old recipes and I bring it to my laboratory here and we try with my chefs to give it something of a modern touch," he said. The 30-year-old from Congo-Brazzavill...

With the clock ticking on the two-time Super Bowl champion's time in Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger passed for 123 yards and a touchdown as the Steelers kept their playoff hopes alive. If this is the final lap of Big Ben's 18-year NFL career, then Mond...

CES, one of the world's largest trade fairs, is pushing ahead with an in-person edition after being online-only last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are timely -- and quirky -- products that will be pitched at the Wednesday to Friday conven...

China's property firms have struggled in the wake of Beijing's drive to curb excessive debt in the real estate sector as well as rampant consumer speculation. Evergrande confirmed on Tuesday that it had received orders to tear down 39 buildings at ...

The seamer comes in for Ollie Robinson, who has been rested for a clash in which the tourists are playing for pride after three heavy defeats in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. Robinson is the only England bowler to have played in all three previ...

In a rare joint statement setting aside rising West-East tensions, the United States, China, Russia, Britain and France reaffirmed their goal of creating a world free of atomic weapons and avoiding a nuclear conflict. The five nuclear powers also c...