India's next president will emerge from the Dalit caste -- a community so marginalised they were once known as "untouchables" -- with the victory of the ruling party candidate set to strengthen Prime...
The body of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo was cremated Saturday after a private ceremony attended by his family, as Beijing faces international pressure to let the dissident's wife leave the...
New images of North Korea's main nuclear facility show that the isolated regime has apparently produced more plutonium for its weapons programme than previously thought, a US monitor said, as...
China's economy lost momentum in the second quarter, a survey shows, as Beijing's efforts to curb risky lending and investment took a toll on the Asian powerhouse. The world's second-largest economy...
The manicured emerald pitch at Lord's in London, where Afghanistan played for the first time ever Tuesday, is a world away from the border refugee camps where the country found its love for cricket....
Disney staged the largest gathering of its princesses in history on Friday as it delighted thousands of fans with a star-studded preview of its forthcoming animation slate. The spectacular moment...
American Patrick Rodgers fired a seven-under 64 to vault to the top of the leaderboard halfway through the USPGA Tour's John Deere Classic on Friday. Rodgers drained five birdies in one seven-hole...
The body of China's late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo was cremated on Saturday after a ceremony attended by his wife and friends, two days after the dissident lost a battle with cancer while in custody....
While thousands of people scramble to flee Syria's battle-torn Raqa, members of the Sheikh Wais family bravely headed back in to recover the bodies of loved ones killed there. Dodging shelling, air...
Venus Williams believes her big game experience will prove decisive as the American star bids to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in Saturday's Wimbledon final against Garbine Muguruza. At an...
The Police have placed a 10,000-cedi bounty on the head of two assailants who gunned down a police officer in broad day light at Lapaz on the N1 Highway in Accra Thursday. Police have already...
It's a race of laughter, false starts and wild bottle waving: New York's Diaper Derby sees 30 infants battle it out for glory in a three-meter crawling contest. There is only one real rule: trying to...
The Council of State through the Education Ministry has approved the constitution of councils for seven public universities in the country. This is in response to a two-week ultimatum issued by the...
An articulated truck carrying about 1,000 bags of soya beans and other foodstuff dangerously tilted on its side when a steel bridge it was plying on collapsed at Garu Tempane district of the Upper...
Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records Friday following solid bank earnings, while the dollar retreated after lackluster US data raised questions about additional Federal Reserve rate hikes....
"Star Wars" icon Mark Hamill paid emotional tribute to his "space sis" Carrie Fisher Friday, as both were bestowed with Disney's "Legend" status at the entertainment giant's D23 fan convention....
US officials said Friday they plan to confiscate $144 million in corruption-tainted assets of Nigerian oil executives found in the United States including an $80 million yacht the "Galactica Star."...
A Russian-American lobbyist revealed to have attended a meeting by Donald Trump Jr seeking damaging information on Hillary Clinton strongly denied working for Russian intelligence on Friday. It...
South Korea's Lee Jeong-Eun6 fired her second consecutive three-under par 69 to seize the early clubhouse lead in Friday's second round of the US Women's Open as US President Donald Trump arrived....
US forces killed the leader of the Islamic State group's Afghanistan branch in a raid earlier this week in the northeastern province of Kunar, the Pentagon said Friday. "US forces killed Abu Sayed,...
