Millions of Chinese were killed during the brutal fight against Imperial Japanese forces, whose record of massacre, rape and looting still strains relations between Beijing and Tokyo. Brighton & Hove Albion's academy apologised Saturday after the ...

Heavy showers upstream inundated the banks of the Kelani on Friday night, and the situation deteriorated rapidly the next day even though Cyclone Ditwah -- which brought the rains -- had already moved on. Most residents along the banks of the major...

Oh Se-hoon of the conservative People Power Party is serving his fourth term as mayor of South Korea's capital and has long been tipped as a future presidential candidate. Prosecutors accuse him of arranging for a supporter to cover the cost of opi...

Miles Kwan left the Cheung Sha Wan Division police station in a taxi on Monday afternoon, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. The 24-year-old pulled down his face mask and nodded at reporters from the taxi as it drove out of the police stati...

Those in favour of the world-first December 10 ban point to a growing mass of studies that suggest too much time online takes a toll on teen wellbeing. But opponents argue there is not enough hard proof to warrant the new legislation, which could d...

The arrest of leader Han Hak-ja in September rocked the Unification Church, which claims to have 10 million followers worldwide and controls a sprawling business empire. The 82-year-old defendant, known to her followers as "holy mother", also faces...

The 35-year-old sat out New Zealand's only other Tests this year -- a 2-0 series win in Zimbabwe in August -- but has a formidable Test record against the West Indies. From seven home innings he averages 72.57 while over 10 innings in the West Ind...

Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week. Much of the region is currently in its monsoon season but cl...

From December 10, under-16s in Australia will be banned from social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and TikTok. Companies risk hefty fines of up to $32 million if they fail to keep children off their platforms. Were that legislation i...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points to lead six Thunder players in double figures. With their 12th straight win Oklahoma City are off to the best start since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors opened the season 21-0. Reigning NBA Most Valuable...

Many found themselves in limbo after the disaster. At least 10 of the 146 people killed in the fire that devastated the high-rise towers of Wang Fuk Court were migrant workers, an often overlooked segment of the workforce. Dozens more are unaccoun...

It is the worst natural disaster to hit the island in two decades, and officials said the extent of damage in the worst-affected central region was only just being revealed as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. The ...

Sonia Bermudez's side had had to "suffer" in Kaiserslautern on Friday, but they are hoping to return to their sparkling best for the decisive second leg at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Tuesday. Their task will be made harder by the absenc...

Thousands of people cheered, ululated and threw rice in celebration as Leo travelled in the popemobile up a winding road to a monastery in Annaya in the mountains north of Beirut which hosts the tomb of Saint Charbel, AFP photographers said. Leo ar...

In recent months, Croatia has been seeing right-wing nationalists increasingly trying to impose their agenda, with subsequent incidents targeting the ethnic Serb minority and the use in public of the country's World War II pro-Nazi regime salute. I...