The move will dramatically widen access to treatments that have long been considered a luxury, especially in middle-income countries, where soaring demand has collided with steep prices. At clinics across Mumbai, doctors say they are already prepar...

The long, slender, spotted felines yawn, stretch, and purr loudly as the staff approach the vast, highly protected complex run by Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in the Geed-Deeble savannah of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. There are ju...

School girl Yu made global headlines last summer when at age 12 she became the youngest medallist in swimming world championships history. At the China Open on Thursday, she powered to victory in the 200m fly in 2min 05.71sec, beating the American ...

Photos released by state media showed a chuffed-looking Kim sitting on top of the moving tank in his trademark leather jacket as the teenage Ju Ae's head popped out of a hatch during the exercises on Thursday. The drills at the Pyongyang Training B...

Despite calls for an end to targeting Gulf energy infrastructure by European leaders on Thursday, Kuwait reported a fire at its Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery, a day after a direct hit on Qatar's vital Ras Laffan facility. Iranian authorities had vowed to...

Trump had been due in the Chinese capital at the end of this month for talks with President Xi Jinping, but has delayed his trip by several weeks to deal with the fallout from the war. His decision last month to join Israel in strikes on Iran has p...

Luka Doncic scored 60 points and 41-year-old LeBron James hit another NBA milestone in style with a 19-point, 15-rebound, 10-assist triple-double in the Lakers' 134-126 victory over the Heat in Miami. The Lakers' surge has seen them climb from sixt...

At a time when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is talking tough on immigration, upscale Niseko has never been more popular with seasonal workers, investors and skiers from across the globe. The snow "is the best in the world", said Gideon Masters, a ...

Alvaro Arbeloa's side dispatched Manchester City in the Champions League last 16 with two victories after entering the tie as underdogs, and it could be a turning point for their whole season. Under Xabi Alonso and then Arbeloa from January, Real M...

Nine points clear of Borussia Dortmund atop the table, defending champions Bayern host Union Berlin on Saturday heading towards another Bundesliga title. With a German Cup semi-final against Leverkusen and Champions League quarter-finals versus Re...

Luis Enrique's side were irresistible in beating Chelsea 3-0 away on Tuesday to advance to the quarter-finals 8-2 on aggregate. They play Liverpool next and will not be intimidated by the prospect of a rematch with the Anfield side, who they defeat...

The WTO ministerial conference, its supreme decision-making body, is usually held every other year. The stakes at the March 26-29 meeting in the Cameroonian capital will be particularly high, coming against the backdrop of the war raging in the Mid...

With leaders Arsenal and second-placed Manchester City meeting in the League Cup final on Sunday, the focus in the top flight switches to the congested race to qualify for the Champions League. AFP Sport looks at three talking points ahead of the w...

The sides face off for the title on Saturday at Sydney's Olympic Stadium in a repeat of the 2014 and 2018 deciders, where Japan edged home 1-0 on both occasions. Nils Nielsen's world number six side go into the clash in seemingly invincible form af...

The so-called "cricket grannies" are bound together by a growing love of a game they initially knew nothing about but is now helping them manage age-related health conditions, stress and loneliness. Clad in floor-length dresses and mostly barefoot,...