Wainiqolo was last season's leading try-scorer in the French Top 14 with 18 touchdowns for Lyon, while Bielle-Biarrey, in his distinctive red scrumcap, has notched up 29 tries in 28 Les Bleus appearances. The Pacific Islander has some way to go to ...

"We call it the pit of hell," muses the 48-year-old activist and local leader of Ikizkoy village, which has 70 homes. When COP31 begins Monday in Antalya, summit host Turkey is hoping to show off its best side with a campaign focused on renewable e...

Toxic air pollution in the megacity spiked on Friday to more than 25 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit, data from air monitors showed. The southeastern coastal city of Visakhapatnam will instead host the one-day internat...

The 73-year-old former leader was jailed for his role in one of the largest-ever global plunders of a sovereign wealth fund, the now-defunct 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). But King Sultan Ibrahim granted him a conditional pardon in September,...

Lawrence threw for 242 yards and a touchdown pass to Parker Washington, with Bhayshul Tuten running for a touchdown on the game's first drive and fellow Jaguars back Chris Rodriguez Jr. sealing victory on a dismal rainy night for Baltimore fans. De...

District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, ruled that the Trump administration cannot start construction on the arch for two weeks while the court considers challenges to its legality. The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) ...

The months-long blazes have engulfed huge tracts of land and produced air pollution that has harmed human health, drifted across borders and frayed Indonesia's ties with its neighbours. The C-130 Hercules plane left the Indonesian capital Jakarta f...

The seizure, which the Kremlin ordered Thursday, is the latest move against a foreign company's Russian operations under rules that Moscow casts as retribution for international sanctions. Japan Tobacco is one of the world's biggest tobacco compani...

The former Australian batsmen revealed in August that England's new red-ball coach, Stephen Fleming, had informally approached him to be their Test batting mentor. But the 51-year-old knocked back the audacious offer and has instead committed himse...

Au, 69, is the first person convicted under national security laws widened in 2023 in Macau, the former Portuguese colony and casino hub which reverted to China in 1999. He co-organised annual vigils for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdo...

Volkswagen's woes in China pushed Europe's largest carmaker to a 5.8 billion euro ($6.5 billion) loss for the three months to end-September. The 10-brand group's declining fortunes in the world's largest car market are the main reason behind a his...

The 68-year-old is set to become the first person from Japan to run for the FIFA presidency after announcing he would stand against Gianni Infantino in football's governing body's election in March. Tashima has served as a football player, coach an...

The 71-year-old head of the Catholic Church will in 12 days visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in one of the most intense papal foreign trips in decades, meeting political leaders, prisoners, the poor, as well as old friends. A smiling Leo waved to ...

New Zealand have won 31 of the 33 previous encounters, with Scotland's best results in the 121-year history of the fixture two draws -- the last in 1983. By contrast, England, Wales and Ireland have all beaten the All Blacks, long a rugby union sup...

United's dramatic win in the Champions League gave the coach breathing space but he remains under intense pressure ahead of the international break. Elsewhere in the Premier League, Manchester City will be seeking to avoid a rare third straight lea...