Witnesses say the military's air force raided the riverside commercial hub in Kyauktaw town in western Rakhine state around midday (0530 GMT) on Monday. "It breaks my heart to see our people dying," said Aung Chay, still hunting for the remains of ...

A long-distance train smashed on April 28 into a women-only car at the back of a stationary commuter train near Bekasi Timur station outside the capital. Rescuers worked for hours into the night to pry open the crumpled carriages. The 37-year-old...

One troop lost a foot due to the explosions in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the heavily mined buffer zone that has divided the two Koreas since their 1953 armistice. The northern and southern boundaries of the zone are among the world's most heavi...

The reigning Olympic and world champion, who has not lost a match since March, gave another ruthless display in Nagoya to defend the Asian Games title she won three years ago in Hangzhou. It was the 24-year-old's eighth title of an incredible 2026....

The four-time Grand Slam winner topped the rankings for 99 weeks before ceding her position to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, who also beat her in the US Open final this month. It means Sabalenka has not won a title since March and will end the year ...

Witnesses say the military bombed the riverside commercial hub in Kyauktaw town, Rakhine state, around midday (0530 GMT) on Monday, when the initial death toll was reported at around 30. "The death toll has reached 50, and 58 people were injured," ...

The September 21 blast injured three South Korean troops, one of whom lost a foot, inside the DMZ, the heavily mined buffer zone dividing the two Koreas. The minister's comments came a day after the defence ministry said North Korean mines were "hi...

The Games in Aichi-Nagoya have been dogged by organisational problems, with accommodation and transport for the more than 17,000 athletes and officials prime among them. South Korea's volleyball players were forced to cancel their practice on Monda...

The 38-year-old, starting his first NFL game since Christmas Eve 2023 after franchise quarterback Caleb Williams dislocated his elbow, made 24-of-34 passes for 247 yards on a comfortable night against the 2025 Super Bowl champions. A nomadic vetera...

The batch is the first of 5,000 Myanmar citizens Kuala Lumpur says agreed to "voluntary" repatriation from detention centres amidst a huge uptick in anti-migrant sentiment in Malaysia. But advocacy organisations say dire conditions in detention cen...

Mo'unga returned to New Zealand this year after spending three seasons playing for Toshiba in Japan, with an eye to playing for the All Blacks at the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. He was initially left out of New Zealand's squad for the four-t...

"UNHCR's ability to protect and assist refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and stateless people is being eroded by a sustained and worsening funding shortfall," the agency said in a report detailing the human cost of budget cuts. The agenc...

The Sri Lankans will meet India in the last four and Bangladesh play Pakistan, with both matches scheduled for Thursday. Organisers are now racing to get the converted baseball field at Korogi Athletic Park ready in time. Sri Lanka progressed when...

The news comes one day before the AI giant hosts an annual developer conference known as OpenAI DevDay in San Francisco, where the company is expected to make several announcements -- though it is unclear if a new version of Astra will be among them...

The dominant Premier League force for more than a decade, swingeing sanctions against City would send shockwaves through English football. Rival clubs are set to launch their own legal action seeking hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation, ...