After Queen Elizabeth II's death last week, the city-state's Botanic Gardens loaned a towering sprig of Dendrobium Elizabeth to the British high commissioner's residence, to be displayed alongside pictures of the monarch. The orchid hybrid, with tw...

The man, a Yemeni national, on Monday published a video clip of himself on social media at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Islam's holiest site, where non-Muslims are forbidden. In the clip, he held up a banner saying: "Umrah for the soul of Queen Eliz...

The Hong Kong Observatory said a temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius (95.7 Fahrenheit) was recorded on Tuesday afternoon, "once again breaking the record for highest temperature in September" since the city started keeping records in 1884. The prev...

In Africa's biggest economy and most populous country, collecting, sorting and recycling trash is despairingly rare. But there is also good news. Some entrepreneurs are working hard to tackle the rubbish mountain, despite the many challenges. Romc...

American photographer William Klein, who made his mark with imagery of fashion and urban life, died in Paris on Saturday aged 96, his son Pierre Klein said in a statement on Monday.

President Aleksandar Vucic has demanded the EuroPride march scheduled for Saturday be called off, angering the LGBTQ community in Serbia, where gay marriage is not legal and homophobia remains deep-seated. Activists have vowed to press ahead with t...

"How children perceive war, what they feel, what they convey through their drawings... is quite similar," curator Dorota Sadowska told AFP. "What you see is suffering, plain and simple." The outdoor exhibition of several hundred drawings -- on sho...

Armenia said Tuesday that nearly 50 of its soldiers had been killed in the worst clashes with Azerbaijan since their war two years ago, but Russia said it had convinced the historic rivals to agree to a rapid ceasefire.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West to speed up weapons deliveries as Ukrainians move to consolidate control over the territories surrounding Kharkiv seized back from Russia. In a retaliatory move Russia struck several reca...

Li becomes the latest in a line of artists to find themselves in legal trouble recently, as the government cracks down on China's entertainment industry, stepping up efforts to rein in what it calls "chaotic fan culture" and celebrity excess. State...

To bring home the silverware from New Zealand for the first time since 2002, the Wallabies will need to win at Docklands Stadium before repeating the feat at Eden Park in Auckland nine days later. It is a huge task for Rennie's inconsistent side, w...

Wilson piloted the Seahawks to nine winning seasons, eight playoff appearances, two NFC championships and a Super Bowl title in his 10-year tenure in Seattle. But his relationship with the team soured and he departed in March for the Broncos -- the...

Already catching headlines as a meat alternative, the edible insect market is expected to grow into a billion-dollar global industry in the coming years with many adopting creepy-crawlies into their diets as a result of climate damage. Thailand's B...

The 23-year-old Norwegian rose to a career-high second in the world despite losing Sunday's US Open final to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. It was Ruud's second Grand Slam final defeat of 2022 after falling to Rafael Nadal at the French Open in June. Ruu...

The South Korean social satire about misfits and criminals competing for cash in twisted versions of schoolyard games had also been in the running for the top prize, but the Netflix hit was bested by HBO's latest awards darling. Accepting the best ...