Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced attacks on US bases in Jordan, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, in the six-month conflict's heaviest exchange in weeks. US President Donald Trump had warned earlier of "much hard...

Owner Peter Lau said he had decided to end the eight-year-old's storied racing career after consulting Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) veterinarians. Scans revealed "a change in one of the horse's joints" similar to last year when Romantic Warrior had...

The government had said intially it believed that more than 100 workers could be alive inside multiple tunnels. "The search and rescue operation is still underway, and foreign teams are also supporting it at the hydropower tunnels," said Shanti Mah...

A Sri Lankan official said this week that some of Asia's top teams had raised doubts over facilities and accommodation at the Games, which are taking place in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area from September 19. Cricket is a minor sport in Japan and ...

Zverev fought off a determined challenge from Sonego in a tense all-court battle spiced by unlikely retrievals, impossibly angled winners and some inexplicable errors, which wrapped up on Arthur Ashe Stadium after four hours and 53 minutes at 1:55 i...

Torches lit the way for the 30-year-old groom, known by the callsign Ice, and the 32-year-old bride, Khomochka, through the woods to the altar as fellow soldiers formed a guard of honour. "Before our brothers-in-arms and ancestors, before those no ...

The charismatic 65-year-old -- a frequent red carpet guest at the world's oldest film festival -- will provide a shot of A-list adrenaline despite Hollywood studios mostly staying away this year. But while the festival may lack mass-market blockbu...

In a country once a byword for political instability, Italy's first woman leader will have been in charge of the same administration for 1,413 days, one more than the late Silvio Berlusconi managed during one of his four stints in office. "It is ce...

Emergency teams have recovered more than 1,100 bodies, and nearly 4,500 people are missing after the gigantic wave of freezing water, rocks and debris triggered by a high-altitude glacial collapse roared down the China-Nepal border on August 26. Af...

He is accused of asking foreign countries, individuals or institutions to "impose sanctions or blockade, or engage in other hostile activities" against Hong Kong and China in 2020, after Beijing imposed a national security law on the finance hub. T...

The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln has made businesses in nearby Pattaya hopeful of a major windfall, but has also drawn renewed scrutiny of the resort town's reputation as a hub for sex tourism. The aircraft carrier docked in the port of Laem ...

A huge wave of freezing water and debris killed more than 1,000 people and left nearly 4,500 missing, with Kathmandu warning reconstruction costs could run into the "billions of dollars". The Himalayan nation has limited resources to confront destr...

Playing on his 40th birthday, Monfils opened shakily against Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay, but decisively turned the tables after the first set for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 win. Monfils, who will retire after this season, played with his trademark...

O'Connor signed a one-year contract with the Perth-based Force, where he made his debut as a 17-year-old in 2008, having left England's Leicester Tigers after a globe-trotting club rugby career that also took him to France and New Zealand. "I'm so...

Last winter, Barbour's children went out to collect plastic and other makeshift material to burn for heating. "Without realising, they picked up an object left over from the war," Barbour, 40, told AFP from their home in the Damascus countryside. ...