Paris successfully hosted its first Olympics ceremony in a century on Friday, overcoming challenges from sabotage threats and unseasonable weather. The event showcased France's ability to deliver a spectacular and safe start to the Games, despite in...

A total of 14 golds were due to be up for grabs, with the first to come in the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle finals, taking place around 10:30 am local time (0830 GMT). But that number was swiftly reduced to 13 early Saturday as the wet weather whi...

Fourteen golds are up for grabs, with the first to come in the mixed-team 10-metre air rifle finals, taking place around 10:30 am local time (0830 GMT). Tennis, badminton, rowing, cycling, hockey and basketball get under way along with the surfing ...

As the South Korean delegation sailed down the Seine River in the French capital, they were introduced with the official name for North Korea: "Republique populaire democratique de Coree" in French, then "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" in En...

Traffic on France's TGV high-speed trains started to return to normal on Saturday after engineers worked through the night to repair sabotaged signal stations and cables. The attacks, which occurred early Friday, disrupted travel on the opening day ...

Students Against Discrimination head Nahid Islam and two other senior members of the protest group were Friday forcibly discharged from hospital and taken away by a group of plainclothes detectives. The street rallies organised by the trio precipi...

The Sado gold and silver mines, now a popular tourist attraction, are believed to have started operating as early as the 12th century and produced until after World War II. Japan had put a case for World Heritage listing because of their lengthy hi...

TikTok's suit in a Washington federal court argues that the law violates First Amendment rights of free speech. The US response counters that the law addresses national security concerns, not speech, and that TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDan...

The 37-year-old Argentine striker suffered a right ankle injury in his nation's victory over Colombia in the Copa America final this month. Messi missed two MLS matches last week and Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game against Mexico's Liga MX All-Stars....

The Jabiluka deposit in northern Australia is surrounded by the heritage-listed Kakadu national park, a tropical expanse of gorges and waterfalls featured in the first "Crocodile Dundee" film. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the national park ...