Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his party's stinging defeat in weekend Tokyo assembly elections represented a "severe criticism", after it lost over half its seats in the vote in a historic...
With a swift breath the teenage boy dives into the turquoise waters of southern Myanmar, a spear clutched in his hand, but below him lies nothing but a graveyard of broken, grey coral. He is one of...
Eight people were killed after an Indonesian search and rescue helicopter crashed, a senior official said Monday, the latest aviation accident in the country. The Indonesian Search and Rescue...
Alun Wyn Jones is bracing for a furious All Blacks backlash when the British and Irish Lions arrive in Auckland for Saturday's third Test series decider. But first the Wales lock is allowing himself...
Deirdre Larkin breezes through Johannesburg's suburbs most mornings, her white hair buffeted by the wind as she runs her well-trodden eight-kilometre training course. At 85-years-old, this retired...
Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday, the result of growing ties that have led to billions of dollars in defence deals. Israel, in constant...
Saudi Arabia and its allies said early Monday they had decided to extend by 48 hours the deadline for Qatar to accept their list of demands to lift a de facto blockade. With the deadline expiring at...
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who on Monday starts a tour of several Arab states, called for a "serious dialogue" to end the crisis following the de facto blockade of Qatar by its...
Kyle Stanley parred the first playoff hole Sunday to defeat fellow American Charles Howell and win the US PGA National, capturing his first tour victory in more than five years. Stanley, whose only...
American Danielle Kang birdied the par-5 18th hole Sunday to edge defending champion Brooke Henderson and win the Women's PGA Championship, making her first LPGA triumph a major victory. Kang, who...
At least 15 people died in clashes between UN peacekeepers and former rebels in the centre of the chronically restive Central African Republic, a humanitarian source said Sunday. The violence broke...
Germany held on to a Lars Stindl first half goal to win the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup after beating Chile in the final on Sunday. The world champions defied all odds to win the tournament, coming...
Former schoolteacher Jeff Horn stunned champion Manny Pacquiao to win the WBO world welterweight title with a unanimous points decision in Brisbane. The three judges scored the fight 117-111,...
The 2017 President’s Cup between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak was rained off on Sunday after over an hour of play at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. The Phobians had equalized Saddick Adams’...
Parts of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been flooded following a three hour downpour on Sunday evening. The Aboabo stream known as Pelele has also been flooded and residents in the area are...
The rodent-borne bubonic plague may seem unappetizing, but for a few San Francisco visionaries, it proved just the inspiration needed to launch one of the city's latest eateries: The Rat Cafe. The...
Iraqis still reeling from a devastating suicide bombing that killed over 320 people in central Baghdad gathered Sunday at the site of the attack to mark its first anniversary. The bombing -- the...
US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media Sunday by tweeting a video -- bizarre even by his standards -- showing him knocking down and beating a professional wrestling...
Buffalo Bills receiver Sammy Watkins is looking with envy at new NBA free agency deals and wondering why NFL players cannot have better paydays from the world's richest sports league. Watkins, the...
Poet and playwright, Chief Moomen has registered his displeasure over what he says are ‘spurious and ill-informed utterances’ by the Chairman of the Ghana@60 committee, Ken Amankwah against him,...
