Data showing a flare-up of fresh Covid-19 cases in China revived concerns about the government's policy of locking down towns and cities to eradicate the disease, despite the economic cost. After the S&P 500's worst January-June since 1970, Wall St...

"Our suspect is also known among psychiatric services, beyond that I do not wish to comment," Copenhagen police chief Soren Thomassen told a press conference. Thomassen added that the victims appeared to have been randomly targeted and there was no...

Ticket sales had to be temporarily suspended twice on opening day to avoid overcrowding inside the Tainan Art Museum on the island's south-western coast, with thousands waiting in line for a chance to see the gory display. The show features tradit...

Like most people in the now blistering hot desert country, the 30-year-old battles on in frustration, wearing goggles and a grey neck warmer over his mouth and nose "so I can breathe". Iraq, still recovering from decades of war, is now facing new e...

Now, they're going no further than the banks of the Dnipro river in the Ukrainian capital to have as normal a holiday as they can, in very abnormal circumstances. "We wanted to show the children the pyramids, but the war ruined our plans," says the...

Abortion was only decriminalised in the British province in 2019 -- 42 years after terminations were made legal up to 24 weeks in most circumstances in the rest of the UK. But despite legislation, lack of government funding and political wrangling ...

The new text, which will replace the constitution written during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990), aims to establish new social rights. It was drawn up by a constituent assembly of 154 citizens, most of whom were independent of politic...

The maverick Australian toppled Tsitispas in a heated four-set thriller on Saturday, during which he called for the fourth seed to be kicked out of the tournament for hitting a ball into the crowd. Kyrgios called the umpire a "disgrace" as tempers ...

About 10,000 police, army and corrections services personnel have been mobilised for the vote in the Pacific island nation, which has a history of corruption and election-related killings. Australia deployed 130 troops with transport aircraft to he...

The hurricane, the third of the season off Mexico's coast, is carrying maximum sustained winds of 80 miles (125 kilometers) per hour "with higher gusts," the NHC said, citing satellite images. "The core of Bonnie is expected to remain south of, but...

Yet the last time the pilgrimage was cancelled outright was in 1798, when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt. The coronavirus pandemic did however force the kingdom to radically downscale the 2020 event to just 10,000 people, a far cry from the 2.5 m...

The world's largest and most powerful particle collider started back up in April after a three-year break for upgrades in preparation for its third run. From Tuesday it will run around the clock for nearly four years at a record energy of 13.6 tri...

In 2019, some 2.5 million pilgrims from around the world participated. But then the coronavirus outbreak forced Saudi authorities to dramatically downsize the hajj, and just 60,000 fully vaccinated citizens and residents of the kingdom took part in...

China's real estate sector has been struggling since authorities began a crackdown on excessive debt and rampant consumer speculation in 2020, with giants such as Evergrande and Sunac scrambling to make payments and renegotiate with creditors. The ...

Banners welcoming the faithful, including the first international visitors since 2019, festooned squares and alleys, while armed security forces patrolled the ancient city, birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed. "This is pure joy," Sudanese pilgrim Ab...