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Milan-Cortina chief admits venue time pinch as Olympic torch relay begins

England make quick start after Australia take big lead at Gabba

Finally! India break toss jinx as Rahul gets lucky

Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?

England nemesis Starc stretches Australia lead in Gabba Ashes Test

Banana skin 'double whammy' derails McIlroy at Australian Open

Epic Greaves double ton earns West Indies draw in first NZ Test

Thunder roll to 14th straight NBA win, Celtics beat depleted Lakers

Starvation fears as more heavy rain threaten flood-ruined Indonesia

Sri Lanka unveils cyclone aid plan as rains persist

Avatar 3 aims to become end-of-year blockbuster

Pandas and ping-pong: Macron to end China visit on lighter note

An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concludes his fourth state visit to China on Friday, striking a more relaxed note after some tough discussions with his counterpart Xi Jinping the previous day on Ukraine and trade.

Trump set for soccer -- or football -- diplomacy at World Cup draw

Donald Trump still seems unsure whether to call it soccer or football. But the US president's aim is truer when using the world's favorite sport to score diplomatic goals.

Messi eyes first MLS crown as Miami face Mueller-led Vancouver

Lionel Messi will aim to crown his MLS revolution by leading Inter Miami to their first domestic championship on Saturday in a blockbuster season finale against the surging Vancouver Whitecaps.

Aid cuts causing 'tragic' rise in child deaths, Bill Gates tells AFP

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.

Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'

When Bahara was four months pregnant, she went to a Kabul hospital to beg for an abortion. "We're not allowed," a doctor told her. "If someone finds out, we will all end up in prison."

Lyon 'absolutely filthy' at being dropped for Ashes Test

Frustrated Australian spinner Nathan Lyon said he was "absolutely filthy" at being axed for the second Ashes Test against England.

Study says African penguins starved en masse off South Africa

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by 95 percent in just eight years.

West Indies face colossal 531-run target in first New Zealand Test

The West Indies made a safe start to their colossal 531-run target in the first Test against an injury-hit New Zealand on Friday as they reached 20-0 at lunch on day four in Christchurch.

The 13th GLA Global Logistics Conference Successfully Concludes in Bangkok, Thailand

More than 2,000 logistics leaders from 130+ countries convene in Thailand to advance peace, digital innovation and trustworthy cooperation in global supply chains.