During a livestreamed church service Monday, a 16-year-old suspect slashed wildly at Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel as he gave a sermon in Sydney, one of the safest cities on Earth. The suspect was quickly subdued and no one was gravely hurt, but the in...

The law would ban the selling of tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009 –- effectively raising the smoking age by a year each year until it applies to the whole population. "This has the potential to phase out smoking in young peop...

The vote at an annual general meeting in Amsterdam is non-binding but will be closely watched after several activist investors called for a vote against the salary. His wage was rejected in 2021. According to the Stellantis annual report, the 65-ye...

Leaders of the resource-rich Gulf monarchies engaged in a rapid round of diplomacy after last weekend's Iranian drone and missile strikes on Israel raised the spectre of a regional conflagration. The desert countries lie across the Gulf from Iran, ...

Sunrisers Hyderabad broke their own IPL all-time record score by bludgeoning 287-3 on Monday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, only three weeks after they set the previous benchmark with 277-3 against Mumbai Indians. Travis Head led Hyderabad's ...

Those involved in the delivery of the Games, particularly chief organiser Tony Estanguet, remain relentlessly upbeat, encouraging their countryfolk to look on the bright side. "It's my role to explain that it's a fantastic opportunity for our coun...

During six months of war between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hamas in Gaza, Iran's proxies around the region have stepped up attacks on Israel and its allies, saying they are acting in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Tensions were alread...

British-American author Salman Rushdie recounts the 2022 stabbing at a public event that left him blind in one eye in "Knife", his first memoir since the near-fatal attack, which hits English language bookstores on Tuesday. The French edition, "Le C...

"It's continuing at a pretty stable rate at the moment and we don't see any real signs that it will end in the near future," Benedikt Ofeigsson, geophysicist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO), told AFP. On March 16, lava burst out of a c...

The only naked bar in Amsterdam catering for the LGBTQ+ community, Free Willie's punters and managers see it as a safe haven in a city where tolerance -- and fun -- is in decline. Located in a beautiful canalside house, the interior decor is unasha...

Foster has not coached since leading the All Blacks to last year's World Cup final, where they lost 12-11 to South Africa. Toyota's director of rugby is former All Blacks head coach Hansen, whom Foster worked under as an assistant from 2011 to 2019...

The 52-year-old American, an 11-time world champion, was already out of contention for a spot at the Paris Olympics this summer. "This feels like the end," he said, fighting back tears, following elimination from a World Surf League event at Margar...

For 33 years marine biologist Anne Hoggett has lived and worked on Lizard Island, a small slice of tropical paradise off Australia's northeast tip. She affectionally dubs it "Blizzard Island". The only relief from the wind and teeming showers is in...

The selling came after Wall Street's three main indexes tanked in response to forecast-beating US retail sales data that reinforced the view that the world's top economy remained in rude health and further dented hopes for interest rate cuts this ye...

Israel’s foreign minister on Tuesday said he was urging countries to place sanctions on Iran's missile programme and proscribe its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. Israel’s armed forces chief on Monday vowed to resp...