Taipei has only 12 diplomatic allies after Beijing, which claims Taiwan is part of its territory, systematically poached the others in a bid to isolate the self-governed island. Pena is leading a delegation of government officials and business repr...

Taipei has only 12 diplomatic allies after Beijing, which claims Taiwan is part of its territory, systematically poached the others in a bid to isolate the self-governed island. Pena is leading a delegation of government officials and business repr...

A spate of bear encounters, including at hot spring resorts and in supermarkets last year, sparked alarm, with the government deploying troops to help hunt and trap them. Record sightings have been reported again this year as the bears emerge from ...

Umpire Takuto Kawakami was behind home plate during a game in Tokyo on April 16 when slugger Jose Osuna swung his bat, which flew out of his hands and struck the left side of Kawakami's head. The 30-year-old fell to the ground and was rushed to hos...

In just the latest instance of serious crowd trouble in South American football, the referee ordered the players off the field at Atanasio Girardot stadium in Medellin shortly after kickoff. After about 50 minutes, authorities ordered the evacuatio...

Liu Shaoyong was the chairman of China Eastern Airlines when one of its planes mysteriously plunged into a mountainside in southern China in March 2022, killing 132 people on board. China's top prosecutor "decided to arrest" Liu on "suspicion of br...

The Wolves, who have remained in the top division since promotion in 1997, sit in 16th place, the relegation play-off spot. Wolfsburg need to beat the Bundesliga champions to keep alive their slim hopes of breaching a six-point gap to safety and g...

Leading by 11 points, Hansi Flick's side only need a draw in the Clasico to be crowned champions again, although a victory against a Los Blancos team in crisis would keep them on course to make history -- and celebrate in style. If Barcelona win th...

He was left with "extensive injuries and the bruising festered on his buttocks and the backs of his thighs," said Alexei, a former medic in the Russian prison infirmary where he ended up. Denied proper care, he died in October 2022, his gangrenous ...

All eyes will be on Trump's talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Analysts said with an advance team already in Beijing, Trump's travel will likely proceed even without an end to hostilities in the Middle East. What's on the agenda for the leaders ...

Here is what Beijing could be hoping to achieve: What does China want? Beyond diplomatic niceties and behind closed doors, Beijing will be looking for small, concrete achievements, analysts said, but will stay "realistically pragmatic" given Trump's...

"We are only given one meal a day," she told AFP by phone from the camp, home to thousands of people who had fled a recent surge in fighting between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). "My son is five years old. He has mal...

Despite peace overtures from the South Korean government, the North has repeatedly cast Seoul as its main adversary, and recently removed longstanding references to Korean unification from its constitution. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player and finalist for the award this season, scored 22 points and the Thunder capitalized on 21 Lakers turnovers to hand LeBron James a defeat in his 300th career playoff game. Eastern Confe...

On the first anniversary of his May 8, 2025 election, the first American pontiff is travelling to Pompeii and Naples, starting the visit at a shrine founded by a former Satanic priest. A cry of "the pope has arrived!" came up from the crowd as a ye...