The inaugural race is scheduled to take place at Buddh International Circuit in Uttar Pradesh, to the south of New Delhi. The track has already played host to Formula One, staging three F1 grands prix between 2011 and 2013. "We have a lot of fans ...

Once a darling of the West, the 63-year-old leader of the Bosnian Serbs has transformed over the years into a hardline nationalist, and forged deep ties with the likes of Hungary's Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Since 2006, Dod...

Perched behind the camera, director Metin Kuru tries to encourage the actor to convey the sheer agony of being possessed by a genie. But there won't be many takes, because Kuru needs to finish his film fast to feed Turkey's voracious appetite for l...

"My time is up," the 38-year-old said in video on the show's Twitter account. The South African comedian said he missed traveling after being grounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. "I spent two years in my apartment, not on the road," he said. "I real...

The IndoVac jab, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma and Texas-based Baylor College of Medicine, can now be used as a primary dose for an unvaccinated or partially vaccinated adult in the world's fourth most-populous country. ...

The informal talks in the central African country's capital Kinshasa come ahead of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, from November 6-18. Ministers and other delegates are expected to discuss points that could lead to impediments at the main summit...

Estonia's Tanak clocked the fastest overall time of one hour, 36:48.6 minutes, but is just 0.2 seconds ahead of Welshman Elfyn Evans with Frenchman Sebastian Ogier third at 6.7 back. Having been sixth after Thursday's opening sprint stage, Finland'...

The blast happened in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood of western Kabul, a predominantly Shiite Muslim area home to the minority Hazara community, the scene of some of Afghanistan's most deadly attacks. "Students were preparing for an exam when a ...

The former Spice Girl, 48 -- who has been away from the catwalk for two years -- joins Paris Fashion Week after a long stint presenting her clothes in New York and a brief dalliance with London. Her sophisticated office and evening wear has been a ...

Outside an apartment block dozens of people queue before a sign that reads "15 minutes of wifi", where an aid worker takes each phone and enters the password. Izyum, a predominantly Russian-speaking city of about 50,000 people before the war, had b...

Beijing's top economic planner has already dipped into the state reserves three times this month and has ordered suppliers to slaughter more pigs in a bid to rein in costs. But prices have continued to rise and a possible spike in demand over the w...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the annexations would be formalised at the ceremony and Putin would deliver a "major" speech. It comes after foreign leaders critical of Russia voiced their opposition to the plan, with US Preside...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told ministers to draft the relief package by the end of October so it can be passed by parliament this year, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. He did not give a figure for the measures, but said the...

Auckland's Eden Park will kick the tournament off on October 8 with a triple bill when South Africa play France, Fiji face England and New Zealand host Australia. The previous record attendance at a women's Rugby World Cup was the final of 2014 whe...

Infamous in the Thai capital, the No.8 route has spawned parody songs, viral TikToks, horrified YouTube videos and even a feature-length Fast & Furious-style film. Now the old-fashioned diesel buses are being phased out and replaced with cleaner ele...