On July 10, 2017, Iraq's second-largest city was wrested back from the hands of the Islamic State (IS) group after two years under its rule of terror. But the devastating battle left much of the city in ruins, especially in the historic centre. 

The victory was the first by Wales against the Springboks in South Africa, after 11 losses spanning 58 years, including a 96-13 drubbing in 1998. Nienaber admitted the Springboks were now under pressure with the teams locked at 1-1 going into the t...

The 27-year-old world ranked No1 individual one-day racer, is unlikely to ever win a Tour de France due to his powerful 6ft 3in frame, but he did claim top spot on the Tour de France rankings this week too. "It's a mythical thing, but I believe I d...

His announcement came after hundreds of thousand people demonstrated in Colombo, capping months of protests by people desperate and irate at the island nation's dire economic crisis. Who are the Rajapaksas? Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 73, president since 20...

The hosts reached 262 for three at lunch, still trailing Australia, who lead the two-match series 1-0, by 102 runs in Galle. Mathews, on 49, and Dinesh Chandimal, on 29, were batting at the break in an unbeaten stand of 76 on a pitch that's holding...

At least six people have been killed and more than 30 are feared trapped after Russian rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, collapsing the building, the region's governor said on Sunday. Follow the day’s events...

The pair meet in a hotly-anticipated showdown at the All England Club with the Serb gunning for a seventh title and the divisive Australian a first. During an Instagram chat, the two stars, who were once at loggerheads with Kyrgios calling the Serb...

Four further candidates have joined the increasingly crowded field of Conservatives vying to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister, as the committee overseeing the contest looks to speed up the process of whittling down the numbers.

Signing an agreement pledging to keep expanding ties, Blinken pointed to Thailand's embrace of a new US-led economic plan for Asia as well as its efforts on climate change. In Thailand, "we have an ally and partner in the Indo-Pacific of such impor...

Sri Lanka’s opposition political parties will meet Sunday to agree on a new government a day after the country’s president and prime minister offered to resign in the country’s most chaotic day in months of political turmoil, with protesters s...

When she tried to find shoes for Ukrainian children on Facebook this week, she found herself entangled instead in a debate on the health aspects of wearing second-hand footwear. Her argument that the mother, who gave birth to a third child en route...

The plant -- once one of the country's largest -- is a forlorn reminder of when its metal was used all over the world, including for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. As prime minister, Boris Johnson vowed to bring long-neglected post-industrial areas lev...

Japanese voters cast their ballots Sunday in an upper house election, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail.

The time-consuming routine occurs daily because Bradford -- England's sixth biggest city -- has no through-station, forcing trains to reverse to continue along the line. Regional leaders have long demanded a solution to shortcomings in infrastructu...

"I can't remember the last time I ate meat. It has become a luxury for some of us," said the 57-year-old single mother of two adult sons. Zimbabwe has the highest inflation rate in the world, according to Steve Hanke, a professor of Applied Economi...