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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Two judges scored the bout 115-112 for Vargas while the third saw Magsayo a 114-113 winner in the showdown at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. "It was a great fight," Vargas said. "I have no words to describe what happened. I'm so proud. It's m...

Since then, cities from Abu Dhabi to Zurich have been touted as destinations, research projects have gobbled up millions of dollars and a host of commercial ventures have sprung up -- even Richard Branson got involved. "The transportation network h...

Experts say the project -- billed as Europe's biggest urban heating system overhaul -- can serve as a model for other cities across the continent as EU nations scramble to wean themselves off Russian gas after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "Geother...

The densely populated district, about a kilometre (just under a mile) across, perches above the Bay of Algiers and has been the site of key moments in the North African country's history. Some buildings weakened by earthquakes, floods or fires are ...

Both teams made a wealth of errors amid driving rain that reduced the pitch to mud at Estadio Santa Laura, where the second half also saw the lights fail, bringing the game to a halt for about 10 minutes in the second half. In the end, the more exp...

Hisham Khaled often visited the Hamam al-Alil baths as a child with his father but since the facility's restoration he comes alone. His father, a policeman, was executed near the baths by the Islamic State (IS) group in 2016. Located 30 kilometre...