Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami vowed Saturday to respond to any "action the enemy takes," in a visit to a strategic Gulf island, amid rising tensions with the US. Salami was speaking on the eve of the first anniversary of the US ...

Revellers early Saturday began leaving an illegal New Year rave in northwestern France that drew some 2,500 people, led to clashes with police and sparked concerns it could spread the coronavirus. Police had failed to stop the underground event, ...

The England cricket team arrives in Sri Lanka on Sunday to resume a pandemic-hit Test series as the South Asian nation battles a sudden surge in infections and deaths. Joe Root's team will immediately go into a secure bubble on their arrival which ...

Bangkok's nightlife will go quiet as a ban on bars, nightclubs and restaurant alcohol sales goes into effect Saturday, among a raft of restrictions aimed at curbing the kingdom's rising coronavirus toll. Thailand initially appeared to have escaped ...

India on Saturday staged nationwide drills to start one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes as the drug regulator prepared to approve the first vaccine. A government panel on Friday recommended emergency use of the AstraZeneca...

The finishing touches were being put on a glitzy show at the Sydney Opera House Saturday, as the venue prepared to host an opera crowd for the first time since March. "The Merry Widow" will open on Tuesday to masked audiences up to 75 percent capac...

Luka Doncic scored 27 points to outduel fellow Slovenian Goran Dragic as the Dallas Mavericks took advantage of some woeful three-point shooting by Miami to beat the Heat 93-83 on Friday night. Doncic also tallied 15 rebounds, outperforming compatr...

Members of the OPEC group of oil producers and their partners will meet via videoconference on Monday to decide on production levels for February, hoping to turn the corner on a difficult year. The OPEC+ ministerial meeting comes after oil consumpt...

Pakistan's talismanic captain Babar Azam has been cleared to play in the second Test against New Zealand starting in Christchurch on Sunday but has not been confirmed in the team. "He has batted very well in the nets and he's fine now but he wants ...

Andrea Pirlo's Juventus face a key test of their ambitions to clinch a 10th consecutive Serie A title in a packed January of football in Italy after a stuttering start which has left the holders sixth in the league. Serie A returns this weekend aft...

The Dakar Rally kicks off on Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the second time the world's most gruelling event in motorsport's calendar has been held in the kingdom amid continued accusations of "sportswashing". Launched in 1979 between Paris and the Sene...

Australian opener David Warner is still fighting to be match fit for the Third Test against India in Sydney, but said Saturday it was "highly doubtful" he'd be 100 percent if he did play. The explosive opener was named in the squad after he sat out...

A Palestinian man was paralysed from the neck down after being shot by the Israeli army during Friday clashes in the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The man was shot through the neck, the ministry said in a statement. Palestinian ...

Former England women's international Karen Carney has deleted her Twitter account three days after Leeds United's official account mocked her analysis of the club's Championship-winning campaign last season. Carney claimed the Yorkshire club were p...

The United States marked the New Year on Friday by passing the extraordinary milestone of 20 million Covid-19 cases, after global celebrations welcoming in 2021 were largely muted by the pandemic. The US has floundered in its efforts to quell the v...