Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained since the generals staged a coup and ousted her government in February last year, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief period of democracy. She has since been hit with a series of charges, including violating th...

Alcaraz climbed two places to ninth in the world due to his straight-sets victory over Pablo Carreno Busta in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday. Britain's Cameron Norrie drops out of the top 10 to number 11. It was the third title of the season fo...

It is the first time in the Indian's stellar career that he has got out on the opening ball twice in a row and has scored just 119 runs in eight matches this season for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Pictures of "King Kohli" talking to West Indian gr...

The 32-year-old scrum-half suffered the injury a fortnight ago in the 40-26 Champions Cup last 16 first leg win over English champions Harlequins. "Cobus will undergo an operation on his shoulder on Wednesday in South Africa," said Montpellier head...

At least seven people died as a result of the disaster, which occurred late Saturday and ignited widespread rage just three weeks before May 15 parliamentary elections. The body of a woman was retrieved from the water on Monday morning, bringing to...

Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Tanaka was in relatively good health until rec...

Rampant deforestation has reduced the tigers' natural habitat and increasing conflict with humans has left only several hundred of the endangered species remaining in the wild, according to estimates. Two of the dead tigers were first found by loca...

The measures were initially enacted March 27 after a weekend in which 87 people were killed in gang-related violence, expanding police powers so that they could arrest members without a warrant. Since then, more than 16,000 people have been arreste...

The island nation is grappling with its worst economic downturn since independence in 1948, with months of regular blackouts and acute shortages of food and fuel. Equities have shed nearly 40 percent of their value since January, with the local cur...

The case of Paris-born philanthropist Osman Kavala has gnawed on Turkey's ties with Western allies since his arrest in October 2017. The 64-year-old was then best known as a soft-spoken businessman who was using a part of his wealth to promote cult...

With Covid-19 restrictions of the past two years eased, large numbers of people gathered just before the sun rose to observe solemn ceremonies, many held at beaches and war memorials in towns and cities across the two countries. Anzac Day marks the...

China is already trying to contain a wave of infections in its largest city Shanghai, which has been almost entirely locked down for weeks and reported 51 new Covid deaths on Monday. Shanghai has struggled to provide fresh food to those confined at...

A clash between City and Liverpool in Paris on May 28 would mean a third all-English final in four years. The huge economic advantage enjoyed by the Premier League in TV rights deals is behind Madrid's continued motivation to seek the comfort of gu...

The suspect, identified by media as Bai Lowe, is accused of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder, including the 2004 killing of AFP correspondent Deyda Hydara. Lowe was arrested in Hanover in March 2021 and will appear in court in t...

Today, he looks set to become the next prime minister of Slovenia after a small Green party he took over garnered more than a third of votes in Sunday's parliamentary elections and delivered Europe's latest rebuke of right-wing populists. With nea...