Markram seeks to build at T20 World Cup on South Africa junior success
Aiden Markram has an advantage no other South African cricket captain has had before -- he led a team to victory in a World Cup.
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One-third of world still criminalises consensual same-sex acts: report
The LGBTQ community faces "relentless opposition" across the globe despite some progress, said a report published on Thursday by an international advocacy group, with one-third of the world still criminalising same-sex acts.
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The Hong Kong activist who kept fighting after husband's arrest
Hong Kong activist Chan Po-ying became one of the city's only pro-democracy voices after her prominent husband's arrest in 2021, refusing to give up the struggle they had waged together for decades.
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Jury starts day two of Trump trial deliberations
Jurors return Thursday to a second day of deliberations in Donald Trump's criminal trial, leaving the Republican presidential candidate and the country waiting for a decision that could upend November's election.
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China probes former sports director for corruption
A former top Chinese sports official is under investigation for corruption, state media reported Thursday, the latest figure to fall foul of a crackdown on graft in the country.
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Eddie Jones tells Japan to turn up heat on England
Eddie Jones told England on Thursday "you never know what can happen on a hot day" as he plots to beat his former team at the start of his second stint as Japan head coach.
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Taliban govt harbours big dreams for Afghan rail
On the edge of the Afghan border with Uzbekistan, where the railway abruptly stops, throngs of young men transfer sacks of wheat or flour from freight trains to trucks.
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Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip
Rafah residents reported intense artillery shelling and gunfire Thursday in Gaza's far-southern city after Israel said it had seized a strategic corridor on the Palestinian territory's border with Egypt.
Read moreMarkets extend losses with Wall St as rate hopes dim
Asian and European markets fell Thursday, with traders tracking losses on Wall Street fuelled by concerns over rising Treasury yields and fading hopes for US interest rate cuts.
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Running star wants world to move faster on air pollution
Kenya's 800 metres world record holder David Rudisha is urging the planet to combat air pollution, saying athletes need clean air to keep smashing boundaries at showpiece events like the Olympic Games.
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