AFP Sport highlights African headline-makers in the major European leagues: ENGLAND NICOLAS JACKSON (Aston Villa) Jackson put his side 2-0 ahead against United, but it wasn't enough to inspire a victory at Old Trafford. When Jackson tapped in aft...

"Mama Tania," a girl shouted from the crowd, rushing over for a hug. Known widely by the affectionate name, 47-year-old Tetiana Vyshniak is the driving force of a movement urging for the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war. Her son, Artem, was c...

The 20-year-old made a brisk 57 and put on a solid 86-run opening stand with Azan Awais (30) after Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl on a green-top Pindi Stadium pitch. At the break, Pakistani skipper Babar Azam was 31 not out while another...

Trump has threatened to resume strikes in recent weeks, with US media reports suggesting that hostilities could restart after last Tuesday's midterm elections. The president told CNN in an interview on Sunday that renewed fighting was "highly unlik...

Public details are sparse about the woman, also known as Huang Le, who had reportedly been a top figure at a Singapore-based data centre company called Megaspeed International. Here is what we know about her and the company: - Who is Alice Huan...

Millions celebrate the annual festival of lights with fireworks in one of the world's most polluted capitals, worsening winter smog fuelled by vehicle emissions, farm fires and industry. The Supreme Court this month allowed the limited use of so-ca...

Veteran superstar James scored 22 points -- his highest tally since joining the Sixers this summer -- in a return to form after a paltry eight points in Friday's disappointing loss to Cleveland. James also had five assists while Jaylen Brown top-sc...

Brand's conviction last week marked the final blow in a scandal-hit showbiz career that saw him embody the anything-goes culture of 2000s British TV and radio. On Monday, he will be sentenced at London's Southwark Crown Court, where he was told by ...

The meeting of ministers from the leading industrialised nations of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States will provide Europe and its allies with a chance to air preoccupations with their US counterpart. Russia's war ...

Antonio Guterres made his plea as thousands of participants descended on a sprawling expo centre in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya for the UN's annual two-week climate conference. The summit comes after a year of punishing heatwaves in E...

Melenchon, leader of the France Unbowed (LFI) party, said in a speech on Saturday that settling the Ukraine conflict could not be done by granting territorial concessions without consulting the people concerned. But Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barro...

The devastating results in last Tuesday's vote leave Trump politically hamstrung as he enters the remaining two-year 'lame duck' period of his White House tenure. It also opens the door to multiple investigations by the Democrat-controlled Congress ...

The number three, who has played 68 Tests, was under-pressure going into their recent tour of South Africa and failed to fire across the three Tests. "At this stage we won't be considering Marn for selection for certainly that first Test, but for ...

Qiulae Wong's Opportunity Party could play a kingmaker role in New Zealand's next government after a knife-edge vote in which neither of the country's main parties won enough seats to govern alone. Speaking outside parliament, she said her win repr...

The 19-year-old from Tennessee -- who skipped college to turn professional straight out of high school -- had begun the final day a giant seven strokes back, tied for ninth, but recorded the day's lowest round with 10 birdies in Cabo San Lucas. Bro...