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Over 1.2 million people attend Pope's mass in Madrid

'Joy, faith, love': giant crowd flocks to pope's Madrid mass

India declare on 564-8 after Afghanistan's Saleem takes six wickets

New All Blacks boss Rennie lifts title in final Japan game

Vegas edge wild Stanley Cup Final thriller as records tumble

Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao'

US says shot down Iran drones in fresh escalation

Sooryavanshi, 15, to travel with parents on India cricket tours

Dubai luxury hotels woo staycationers as tourists flee

India flyover school offers lifeline to street children

Top-ranked Korda shares US Women's Open lead with Kim Sei-young

Luxury sector seeks to recover its cachet

Faced with a painful slowdown in recent years, the luxury sector is seeking to recover its mojo by juggling a back-to-basics approach with finding new ways to connect to clients.

Argentina stroll to pre-World Cup win over Honduras

Argentina eased to a 2-0 victory against a lacklustre Honduras in the reigning champions' penultimate World Cup warm-up game in Texas on Saturday.

As OPEC+ meets, Iran war hobbles power to shape oil market

OPEC+ ministers meet Sunday to weigh higher production quotas in a bid to cap oil prices that have surged since the Iran war effectively choked off Gulf crude shipments.

Tiny homes see tiny boost for Los Angeles homeless as World Cup nears

For the past few months, Michael Gilpin has slept in a small, prefabricated house he moved into when he got off the streets of Los Angeles as part of a major drive to reduce homelessness.

US gamers getting older as industry reports growth

Video games are having a moment in the United States -- but the players are getting older.

In the Knicks, New Yorkers see their own resilience reflected

As New York prepares to host the World Cup, the city is instead awash in Knicks blue and orange, reflecting a deep love for the gritty, unifying team chasing a historic NBA Finals victory.

Kiss switches focus to Wallabies as Reds tenure ends in defeat

Les Kiss said he had mixed emotions after his last game in charge of the Queensland Reds, with his focus now switching to his new role as Australia head coach.

'So many of us!' Mexicans attempt world's biggest human wave

Just days before Mexico hosts the World Cup's opening match, thousands of people packed the capital's main thoroughfare Saturday in a bid to set a new record for the largest-ever human wave.

Brazil down Egypt 2-1 in World Cup warm-up

Endrick and Bruno Guimaraes scored the goals as Brazil wrapped up their pre-World Cup preparations with a 2-1 victory over fellow qualifiers Egypt in Cleveland on Saturday.