Naegohyang Women's FC lifted the trophy thanks to captain Kim Kyong Yong's goal just before half-time in the South Korean city of Suwon. Women's football is one of North Korea's strongest international sports, with their national sides regularly co...

A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred at 7:29 pm (1129 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, according to state news agency Xinhua. At least 90 people had died and 123 others were s...

Up here, in a starkly beautiful landscape of snowy peaks and glaciers, excavators are carving huge chunks out of the mountains to mine for copper and other minerals. Aldana Ramirez tries to warm up beside a brasero, a type of local heater, on a fre...

The Tiangong space station -- crewed by teams of three astronauts that are typically rotated every six months -- is the crown jewel of China's space programme, boosted by billions in state investment in a bid to catch up with the United States and R...

Polish airline LOT had accused Boeing of fraud and sued for $250 million in lost income after the company's alleged "purposeful and negligent false representations and omissions concerning the 737 MAX aircraft," the initial complaint said. The jury...

The multi-sport competition taking place this weekend in Las Vegas -- where sprinters, swimmers and weightlifters are free to dope on performance-enhancing substances -- has grabbed headlines around the world. For Christian Angermayer, the German b...

Rubio, a devout Catholic, began his four-day, four-city tour by touring the headquarters of Mother Teresa's charity in the eastern city of Kolkata and praying over her tomb. Wearing a yellow garland over his suit, Rubio, who was visiting India for ...

Arguably the biggest name at the divisive event in Las Vegas, where doping is permitted, Kerley said he had chosen not to take any of the banned substances including testosterone and steroids that his competitors have been using. "I don't need it. ...

The loss in Sydney on Friday all but ended their hopes of making the six-team play-offs, while securing the Brumbies a finals spot. A lack of execution despite dominating first-half possession saw the 'Tahs slump 21-0 down before a late fightback s...

The reports, from CBS and Axios, come just hours after US President Donald Trump said he would not travel to attend his son's wedding this weekend due to "circumstances pertaining to government" and his "love for the United States of America." Trum...

O'Donnell spoke to reporters in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he said that after some discussion the Coca-Cola 600 will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday. "Kyle Busch would probably be pretty pissed off if we didn't race," O'Donnell said. "So we'r...

Trump has exerted unprecedented pressure on the central bank to reduce interest rates, attempting to fire a Fed governor and pursuing a criminal probe against Warsh's predecessor Jerome Powell. "I will lead a reform-oriented Federal Reserve, learni...

The expansion of an accord dating to 2000 comes as Mexico fights hard to preserve a three-way free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, which is crucial to all three economies. The EU is Mexico's third-largest trading partner, lagging...

Captain Vunipola scored one of nine tries for the French side as they repeated their feats of 2016 and 2021. Vunipola, 33, joined Montpellier two years ago from Saracens having retired from Test rugby in 2023. "We played in the right areas. Every ...

Demands for the business-friendly conservative to resign have persisted despite his promise to respond to the grievances of labor unions and Indigenous communities. Many businesses in central La Paz had closed their doors, anticipating a repeat of ...