South Korea has agreed to pay 13.9 percent more towards the cost of the US troop presence on the peninsula, its foreign ministry said Wednesday, in a six-year deal resolving an issue that festered under the Trump administration. The financial dispu...

Japanese swim star Rikako Ikee will enter four events at next month's national championships, reports said Wednesday, as she vies for a Tokyo Olympics spot in her comeback from leukaemia. The 20-year-old, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in Februar...

Russia said Wednesday it planned to slow down Twitter for users in the country over what it said was the social media platform's failure to remove "illegal" content. Moscow in recent months has put Western tech giants like Facebook and Twitter unde...

Aucklanders skirted coronavirus restrictions to pack waterfront bars and cheer on Team New Zealand on the opening day of the America's Cup Wednesday. Just four days after New Zealand's largest city exited hard lockdown following a stubborn cluster ...

German sportswear group Adidas said Wednesday its profits dived 78 percent in 2020 after being pummelled by the coronavirus pandemic, but forecast a sharp rebound ahead. The Bavaria-based company, which is trying to sell its struggling US subsidiar...

Fortnite maker Epic Games launched legal action against Google in Australia on Wednesday, opening another front in its global fight against the stranglehold of tech titans on app marketplaces. The creator of Fortnite -- one of the most popular game...

Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn has halted new member sign-ups for its service in China while it reviews its compliance with local laws, the company said in a statement. The careers-focused site has had a Chinese-language presence since 201...

Hundreds of soldiers and police swooped on a railway station in Yangon on Wednesday seeking to arrest workers on strike to protest against the military coup in Myanmar. The country has been in turmoil since the military ousted and detained civilian...

Italy's Luna Rossa showed defending champion Team New Zealand that predictions of an America's Cup walkover were premature Wednesday, as the opening day of racing ended with honours even. Team New Zealand easily won the first of two races contested...

Mohammad is five years old, Areej six and Dalaa 10. Syrian refugees in Turkey, these children have inherited a yearning for a country they know little to nothing about. More than 3.6 million Syrians have found shelter from the decade-long conflict ...

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it suffered a record $2.8 billion loss last year as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out demand for travel -- and the airline warned of a long road to recovery ahead. Chairman Patrick Healy described 20...

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it suffered a record $2.8 billion loss last year as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out demand for travel -- and the airline warned of a long road to recovery ahead. Chairman Patrick Healy described 20...

Manchester United and AC Milan meet in the Europa League last 16 on Thursday in a battle of European royalty, with both clubs showing signs of revival. With 10 Champions League titles between them, United and Milan were once feared across Europe fo...

The families of athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics could be barred from entering Japan to watch them, the Games president has suggested in an interview with local media. The comments came as reports said Japan's government has decided to excl...

Australia's Cameron Smith, regarded as one of the greatest rugby league players of all time, announced his retirement from the sport Wednesday. Smith, who holds the records for most points scored and most games played in the National Rugby League (...