The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) edged up to 5.5 percent in January from 5.4 percent in December, also a level not seen in almost three decades, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. The rate is now at the highest level since March...

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...

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...

The American's first-run score of 90.01 was enough to give him the title ahead of countryman Nick Goepper but he said "having fun" was more important than winning medals, on a cold, early morning at Genting Snow Park. "I'm glad I did something that...

Usually much less volatile than stocks or oil, agricultural commodities are now often subject to spectacular spikes and drops. "The market doesn't know nuance: Either it's war and it goes up, or it's peace and it goes down," said Gautier Le Molgat,...

New Zealand are desperate for a first series win against South Africa and to prove they can still muster a winning combination despite missing 273 Tests-worth of experience with the absence of Ross Taylor (retired), Kane Williamson (injured) and Tre...

The 15-year-old figure skater topped the short programme on Tuesday to put herself in prime position to win the women's singles competition when it concludes on Thursday, bursting into tears afterwards and refusing to talk to journalists. Valieva t...

The Catalans crashed out of the Champions League in the group stage with just two goals scored in six matches, the arrival of Xavi Hernandez not enough to revive their fortunes in a competition they have won five times. A meeting with a Napoli side...