The American, one of the stars of the last Winter Olympics when she won halfpipe gold as a teenager, comes into Beijing with triumphs in all five events she's competed in since returning to action a year ago. "My goal here is to land the best run I...

"These people are farmers, they have crops, they have animals and the turning of the year would have been a major part of their lifestyles," Greaney, senior properties historian at English Heritage, told AFP. It is 4,500 years since labourers from ...

Just as the coronavirus outbreak roars toward its peak in Germany, Berlinale organisers have opted for an 11-day, in-person celebration of new movies and a gala ceremony to award its Golden Bear top prize. The festival said it was crucial to give c...

"Batsirai has weakened," Meteo Madagascar said, adding that the cyclone's average wind speed had almost halved to 80 kilometres per hour (50 miles per hour), while the strongest gusts had scaled back to 110 km/h from the 235 km/h recorded when it ma...

The spectacular 60,000-seat Olembe Stadium in the capital Yaounde was built to be the jewel in the crown of Cameroon's Cup of Nations, at an official cost of some 163 billion CFA francs ($284 million). Its name will now always be associated with th...

The match starts at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) at the Olembe Stadium in Cameroon's capital, scene of the tragic crush on January 24 which caused eight deaths and which has marred the tournament. For all its problems, this Cup of Nations has produced a heav...

The 23-year-old Australia-born wing -- whose mother was born in Ireland before emigrating -- came close to scoring a try inside the first three minutes at Lansdowne Road in the 29-7 Six Nations victory over defending champions Wales. Showing little...

Political scions, celebrities and ex-convicts are among the contenders vying for more than 18,000 posts in the May 9 polls, with most interest on the contest to succeed authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte, whose six-year presidency has been mark...

The Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSM) "is a thing of the past", the president said in a video, accusing the body responsible for appointing judges of corruption and delaying politically sensitive investigations, including into the assassinatio...

Curlers Ling Zhi and Fan Suyuan presented a set of commemorative pins to Christopher Plys and Vicky Persinger after the Americans prevailed 7-5 in their mixed doubles round-robin encounter on Saturday. "These will be on my desk for a very, very lon...

"The jury together with the organisers have decided in the best interest of safety and fairness for the racers to delay," they said. "More information on a new date and start time will be communicated as soon as it is confirmed." The blue riband e...

Mangeshkar was born in 1929 and started her musical training early under the tutelage of her father Deenanath, singing in his theatrical productions when she was just five. Her father's death when she was only 13 forced her to take on the role of b...

Six golds were up for grabs on the second full day of competition in the Chinese capital, as the sports took centre stage after a build-up overshadowed by Covid and rights concerns. The main event of the day, the men's downhill -- one of the most c...

Valieva, the favourite in the women's individual event, swept away the competition with a score of 90.18 in the short programme, skimming across the ice with almost supernatural poise and precision. Japan's Wakaba Higuchi came a distant second wi...

Russia has assembled 110,000 troops along the border with its pro-Western neighbor but US intelligence has not determined if President Vladimir Putin has actually decided to invade, according to the officials who in recent days briefed members of Co...