New Zealand Rugby (NZR) compared the vitriol surrounding Sonny Bill Williams' religious objections to wearing a banking logo with homophobia on Thursday, urging fans to respect the All Black star's...
Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that nearly two billion people currently use...
A bloody clash between the army and police in Nigeria's restive northeastern Yobe state left one soldier and three police dead, a security source told AFP. The police confirmed the fracas in the...
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George and Philadelphia 76ers guard Gerald Henderson were fined $25,000 each by the NBA on Wednesday following their stormy on-court duel earlier this week. George was hit...
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk will have the chance to emulate Michael Johnson's feat of winning the 200 and 400 metres at the same World Championships following changes to the schedule for...
A simple analysis of fish DNA in water drawn from two New York rivers successfully tracked the presence or absence of numerous species during a spring marine migration, according to research...
US President Donald Trump told allies it was time to end Syria's "brutal" civil war Wednesday, as he branded the country's leader Bashar al-Assad a "butcher" and questioned Russia's role in a...
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had forged good "chemistry" with China's Xi Jinping during their summit in Florida, adding that he believes Beijing is willing to work with Washington on...
A US policeman who shot and wounded an unarmed black therapist who was trying to help an autism patient has been arrested and charged with attempted manslaughter, officials said Wednesday. The...
The Chief Justice has designated 14 courts that will be dedicated to handling mining offences committed under the Minerals and Mining Act, (Act 703) and (Amendment) Act 2015 (Act 900). The...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday pulled back from a vow to place his country's flag on an island in the Spratlys chain claimed by China and other regional states. "Because of our...
US President Donald Trump reversed himself Wednesday and said China is not manipulating its currency to gain a trade advantage. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Trump appeared to lay to...
UN chief Antonio Guterres has named a German with extensive experience at the world organization, Achim Steiner, as the new administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Steiner, who...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP David Asante Apeatu, believes the relocation of residents at Old Fadama will help in the policing of the area and guarantee the stability in the area....
Russia's President Vladimir Putin hosted US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the Kremlin on Wednesday but the rival powers failed to bridge a deep gap of trust. In the wake of the meeting Russia...
Egypt's interior ministry said on Wednesday it had identified the suicide bomber behind a deadly attack at the weekend outside a church in the coastal city of Alexandria. The ministry said Mahmud...
Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the National Football League are being sued by St. Louis over the controversial relocation of the team from the city to California last year, documents showed...
British scientists have analyzed samples from the site of a suspected chemical attack in Syria and concluded that sarin or a sarin-like substance was used, the British ambassador to the United...
A battle is heating up between two iconic New York statues, the legendary "Charging Bull" and new kid on the block "Fearless Girl," with gender equality, artistic integrity and copyright issues at...
After training a network of telescopes stretching from Hawaii to Antarctica to Spain at the heart of our galaxy for five nights running, astronomers said Wednesday they may have snapped the...
