Latham leads New Zealand to maiden ODI series win in West Indies
Stand-in captain Tom Latham top-scored with 69 to lead New Zealand to a series-clinching five-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third and final one-day international series in Barbados on Sunday.
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South Korean police locate relative of children found dead in suitcases
A woman who is believed to be related to two children whose remains were found in suitcases in New Zealand is in South Korea, Seoul police told AFP Monday.
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Favela kid Coelho helps make badminton a smash in Brazil
Ygor Coelho grew up avoiding bullets in his Rio favela -- now his exploits on the badminton court are inspiring Brazilians to pick up a racquet and try the sport themselves.
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Myanmar grandfather on mission to revive juggling art
Han Myint Mo kicks up a gold-coloured metal ball, pirouettes and catches it on the blade of a knife held in her teeth -- keeping up a Myanmar juggling tradition on the edge of extinction.
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Philippine classrooms reopen after more than two years
Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with many taking their seats in classrooms for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit.
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China central bank cuts lending rates to boost economy
China's central bank on Monday cut benchmark loan rates in an attempt to boost an economy battered by the government's strict zero-Covid policy and a slump in the property market.
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Most Asian markets down as traders eye key Powell speech
Asian markets were broadly lower Monday as the rally from June's lows runs out of steam owing to renewed concerns about Federal Reserve plans to ramp up interest rates to combat runaway inflation.
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Ukraine's punk poet sees victory for 'transformed' homeland
Six months on from the start of the war, writer Serhiy Zhadan believes that Ukraine will win against Russia thanks to the courage and extraordinary mobilisation of its citizens.
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Once-close royal brothers William and Harry now estranged
A quarter-century on from the death of their mother, Princess Diana, Princes William and Harry are struggling to maintain their once-close relationship.
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Europe huddles down for a winter without Russian gas
Woolly socks and thermostats turned down a notch: Europeans are preparing for a difficult winter without gas supplies from Russia, part of the fallout from the war in Ukraine.
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