Tokyo Olympics boss Yoshiro Mori, whose sexist remarks and refusal to resign have sparked outrage in Japan, is a former prime minister known for embarrassing gaffes who led one of the country's least popular governments ever. From continuing a game...

Fourteen people go on trial in Algiers on Thursday over the murder of French mountaineer Hervé Gourdel, more than six years after he was beheaded by jihadist militants during a hiking trip.

Global consultancy firm McKinsey has reached a rare $573 million settlement with US states over claims that the company's advice to pharmaceutical giants contributed to the deadly opioid crisis, US media reported Wednesday. Almost half a million Am...

Oxford University announced on Thursday it will launch a medical trial alternating doses of Covid-19 vaccines created by different manufacturers, the first study of its kind. The trial will show whether different Covid doses -- those created by the...

A US warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the American navy said, in the first such voyage since the inauguration of President Joe Biden. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer conducted a routine transit through the wate...

The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) faced the prospect of a mass walkout Thursday by five Micronesian nations angry over a leadership snub, risking instability in a region where China is vying for influence. The five countries argued it was their turn ...

The Australian Open has endured a rocky build-up during the coronavirus pandemic. The country's largest sporting event's latest setback saw hundreds of players and officials ordered into isolation after a positive Covid-19 case at a tournament ho...

More people are now vaccinated against Covid-19 than have been infected by the virus that has swept the globe over the past year, a milestone on the road to ending the pandemic, based on data reported on Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia on Thursday shut down entertainment centres including cinemas and suspended dine-in services at restaurants, tightening coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in infections. The kingdom suspended "all events and parties" including weddi...

England skipper Joe Root goes into his 100th Test on Friday seeking a repeat of how he started his illustrious career -- with a rare series win on Indian soil. Root, 30, will lead England in the four Tests knowing that he needs a win to stand any c...

Cancer patients have had to self-isolate over the past year as they are among the most vulnerable to Covid-19 due to their compromised immune systems. The new Covid-19 vaccines have not been tested on immuno-suppressed patients, leaving doctors unsu...

Clanging cymbals and banging pots, Yangon residents unhappy with a putsch that ousted Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi have begun kicking up a nightly fracas to chase out "evil spirits" -- in this case, the military. Suu Kyi and other top civilian...

The countdown to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics hit the one-year mark Thursday with preparations overshadowed by the coronavirus and concerns over alleged human rights abuses, including a mass incarceration in Xinjiang. The Winter Olympics are sc...

By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practising her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities. Quyen, 27, was ...

More effective therapies, nanotechnology and even the prospect of vaccinating for certain tumours: battles may slowly be starting to turn in the never-ending war against cancer.