Chinese media hailed Zhang Yufei as "the new butterfly queen" after she soared at the national swimming championships, firing a warning of intent with the Tokyo Olympics under three months away. The 23-year-old walked off with five gold medals and ...

Climate change is set to devastate Kenya's tea production as the world's largest exporter faces rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and insect infestations, according to analysis released on Monday. Tea is the world's most consumed drink after wa...

Three-time Olympian Cate Campbell expressed relief Monday as the Australian team began being vaccinated against Covid-19 ahead of the Tokyo Games. While Australia has been one of the world's most successful countries in containing the spread of cor...

Clad in a green jumpsuit and helmet, Maryan Dolik walks with hesitation as he enters the glass compartment of an indoor skydiving simulator. Within seconds he is swept up by a powerful gust of air, forgetting the physical limitations caused by his ...

Britain on Monday was set to announce a further easing of its coronavirus lockdown, joining several European nations in gradually reopening their economies, but India remained in the grip of a devastating outbreak. Rapid vaccination programmes have...

A leopard remained at large in eastern China Monday after escaping from a safari park with two fellow big cats, sparking a frenzy among web-users who have shared pictures and video of the spotted felines roaming tea plantations in the area. Reside...

All Black wing Caleb Clarke, whose barnstorming runs have drawn comparison to the legendary Jonah Lomu, announced Monday he will chase Olympic gold in rugby sevens at the Tokyo Games. Clarke's presence is a coup for the New Zealand sevens squad, ma...

They have given up everything and are working in the shadows to overthrow the junta. A hundred days on from the military coup that ended Myanmar's brief dalliance with democracy, three women tell AFP about their lives and their struggle, living bet...

Myanmar's military seized power on February 1, ousting the civilian government and arresting its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. The 100 days that have followed have seen mass street protests, bloody crackdowns by the junta, economic turmoil and growing ...

One hundred days after the military seized power in Myanmar, the nun who pleaded for protesters on her knees in the street says the coup has cast a pall of fear and depression over the country. The image of Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng kneeling in the ...

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 128-96 rout of Orlando, then lifted the lid on how emotional it is for him to play on Mother's Day. "I been emotional all day," Towns said. "I told my dad it will be very d...

China will set up a "separation line" on the peak of Mount Everest to avoid possible Covid-19 infections by climbers from virus-hit Nepal, state media reported, after dozens were taken ill from the summit's base camp. While the virus first emerged ...

A string of military figures on the list of Iranian presidential hopefuls is stirring unease over a possible militarisation of the Islamic republic's politics. Registration for the June 18 poll runs from Tuesday to Saturday, after which names will ...

Markets mostly rose in Asia on Monday following a record close on Wall Street as a well-below-forecast US jobs report eased inflation concerns, while oil prices climbed more than one percent after a crucial US pipeline was put out of action by a cyb...

The United States, buoyed by a 4-0 performance from Ricky Castillo, beat Great Britain & Ireland 14-12 on Sunday for a third straight title in the Walker Cup amateur golf match. Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida, provided a spectacular back...