Hong Kong is currently in the throes of its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak, registering over a thousand confirmed cases a day as hospitals reach their breaking point. Lam this week insisted a hard "wholesale" lockdown -- which the mainland has imp...

Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall killed at least 18 people Tuesday in a tourist town in the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian firefighters said.

The multi-instrumentalist returns on Friday with his seventh album of retro pop gems, "Small World". It reflects a surprisingly enriching couple of years, holed up with his family and young children in the English countryside. "Growing up, you ...

The former child actor is one of the breakout stars of the Beijing Olympics having won silver and then on Tuesday gold, catapulting the 17-year-old to stardom and amassing him an avid social media fanbase at home. Su heralds the rise of a new gene...

Kylian Mbappé scored a stunning individual goal in stoppage time to give Paris St Germain a 1-0 home victory over Real Madrid and spare Lionel Messi's blushes after he had missed a penalty in their Champions League last-16, first leg on Tuesday.

The United States were 44 seconds from sending Slovakia home when captain Marek Hrivik scored to tie the game and send it into overtime. Slovakia scored the only goal in the final penalty shootout. USA captain Andy Miele had one last shot but his ...

It is planned to hold events across Victoria, whose capital city is Melbourne, if it secures the multisports games, said the state's premier Daniel Andrews. "Victoria is Australia's sporting state, and, if awarded, the 2026 Commonwealth Games would...

Swathes of the world's second-biggest economy were paralysed last year because of power shortages, partly caused by a drop in coal supply as global prices of the fossil fuel soared. China is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases respo...

Clement Noel claimed France's first alpine skiing gold medal of the Beijing Olympics when he won the men's slalom on Wednesday.

Born in West Bengal to a musical family, the larger-than-life Lahiri was renowned for his trademark gold chain and sunglasses and was credited with popularising disco music in India. He had several collaborations with international stars, including...

So far the Kangsing collective have created what they call a "mini-colosseum", a cafeteria and a sauna near the appropriately named village of Chilling in the northern region of Ladakh. The installation at 11,000 feet (3,350 metres) serves as the t...

The teams went back and forth in the third quarter before the Bucks outscored the Pacers 29-24 in the fourth for the win and a four-game sweep of the season series. Antetokounmpo grabbed 14 rebounds and had 17-of-21 shooting while Khris Middleton c...

Between December and March when the ice is sufficiently thick on Cildir Lake, one of the biggest in the Anatolia region, the 19-year-old who lives close by introduces tourists to the area which borders Georgia. "We have 25 centimetres (9.8 inches) ...

"Everyone told me: "You have a beautiful voice, why don't you study singing?' But no one listened to classical or opera in my family," the Italian soprano, 47, told AFP. Until she was 25, Pirozzi had never even heard an opera, making a living sing...

Health authorities reported 1,160 new coronavirus cases, the most since the pandemic began, as the Omicron variant continues to spread in a country that was largely virus-free until August. While there have only been 53 virus deaths in the nation o...