Alexandre Pato is rediscovering his love for football in China after a turbulent few years saw his career nosedive before he had even reached his prime. The 27-year-old forward hit a cracker from...
The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India has risen to at least 76, officials said Monday, with eight people killed in the past day in the worst-hit states. Heavy rain in Gujarat has...
A 13-member Prisons Service Council has been inaugurated to advise the President on matters of policy relating to the organisation and maintenance of prison system in Ghana, as well as advice on the...
Has Winnie the Pooh done something to anger China's censors? Some mentions of the lovable but dimwitted bear with a weakness for "hunny" have been blocked on Chinese social networks. Authorities did...
Japan's Tokyo Verdy have called off their bid to sign Italian superstar Francesco Totti after his wife turned her nose up at a move to the Far East, local media said Monday. "Ultimately he was unable...
From communing with forest spirits to whipping up love potions, Thailand's cave-dwelling hermits once conducted their supernatural endeavours with just ancient magic and ritual as their guide. But...
China posted better-than-expected growth in the second quarter, official data showed on Monday, but authorities warned that the world's second largest economy faces external and internal risks. The...
China posted better-than-expected growth of 6.9 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Monday, but authorities warned of lingering risks to the economy. Analysts polled by AFP had...
China maintained their two-decade dominance in the women's 10 metre synchronised platform at world aquatics championships in Budapest on Sunday. Competing for the first time together Ren Qian and Si...
Chinese divers Peng Jianfeng and He Chao completed a one-two in the men's one-metre springboard at the world aquatics championships in Budapest on Sunday, restoring China's traditional dominance of...
New release "War for the Planet of the Apes" won this weekend's war for box office supremacy in North America, riding on strong reviews and ever more natural-looking apes to take in an estimated...
Friends of the late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were worried about the fate of his widow on Sunday, with no signs that authorities had freed her after the dissident's sea burial. Close friends lost...
Wayne Rooney led the big names linked with a move to China but in the end the only arrivals were striker Anthony Modeste and a cast mostly of freebies, loanees and has-beens. Experts and insiders say...
As Guam prepares to celebrate Liberation Day this week, political leaders on the Pacific island say it's time to decide whether to remain a US colony or become an independent nation. Debate about...
Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his Florida resort, the powers have made headway on an ambitious economic plan even as...
China's Feng Shanshan birdied the last hole after 17 consecutive pars to seize a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the US Women's Open with US President Donald Trump in attendance. The...
A change of partner just before the world swimming championships paid off for China's Lian Junjie and Ren Qian, who won mixed 10 metre synchronised diving gold on Saturday. The duo had been working...
Thousands took to the streets of central Hong Kong Saturday night holding candles as they marched in memory of pro-democracy Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Veteran activists led the solemn gathering...
China piled pressure on Botswana on Saturday over a scheduled visit to the southern African country by the Dalai Lama, who it considers a dissident separatist threat. Botswana's President Ian Khama...
Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility in Djibouti, as the country’s rapidly modernising military extends its global...
