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United States judge's ruling strikes down a core part of Apple's App Store rules.

PM Mikati is optimistic to get Lebanon out of mire, but analysts say economic recovery is not on the horizon.

Torture, secrecy and dysfunction plague military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay with no resolution in sight.

Global study to enroll 2,000 participants in South Africa and 12,000 others in Kenya, Philippines, Chile and Malaysia.

Harvard University, which has the largest endowment of any university, is divesting from fossil fuels.

While lockdowns increased the risk of anxiety and depression, this was offset by increased awareness of mental health.

Power returns to city but rural areas still suffer after Category 4 hurricane delivers 240km/h punch.

August deforestation was lower than last year, but rates remain much higher than before Bolsonaro took office.

Country faces dwindling foreign exchange reserves, looming debt repayments and the economic fallout of lockdowns.

Behind the scenes of The Misfits, a movie scripted to tarnish a country’s reputation but then overtaken by real events.

The attractiveness of a professional gaming career could wane for China’s teens after government restricts gaming times.

For the past 20 years, Muslims in the US have been systematically racialised and their civil liberties curbed.

Few willingly describe themselves as 'neoconservative' as the label has fallen away from popular use.

The UN calls on the Taliban to immediately cease the use of force and the arbitrary detention of peaceful protesters.

India's financial hub introduces new safety measures and restrictions for Ganesh Chaturthi amid rise in COVID cases.

The 66-year-old man kept the mummified body for over a year to receive her social welfare benefits, police say.

International Truth and Justice Project report says 15 Tamils were beaten, burned, suffocated and sexually assaulted.

The US controls about 750 bases in 80 countries and spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined.

Philippine defence chief presses for review of US mutual defence treaty, lobby for advance military equipment.

Polls show Trudeau's Liberal Party could be threatened by Erin O'Toole's Conservative Party on election day.

Palestinians hold protest in solidarity with the six escaped prisoners as well those still in Israeli jails.

Two teen tennis champions will contend the Grand Slam prize on Saturday in a historic US Open final.

Fifth and final test of series cancelled hours before play was due to start, following a COVID outbreak in Indian camp.

Despite being taken, tortured and killed for decades, Afghan men are seen as potential security threats in the West.

What became of the pupils President Bush was reading to when he was informed of the 9/11 attacks?

Annual honour for unusual accomplishments in science and the humanities aims to make people laugh and then think.

Sara Duterte-Carpio says she has a deal with her father that only one of them would be on a presidential ticket in 2022.

UN calls for release of frozen assets to avoid collapse after UNDP said Afghanistan faces staggering poverty.

The leaders of the world's two-biggest economies discussed areas where US, China interests 'converge, diverge'.

President Joe Biden says companies with 100 employees or more must require vaccination or test staff weekly.

Vaccine tsar Taro Kono is popular with the public, but needs support from the ruling party's local members.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland says Texas's SB8 threatens 'constitutional rights and judicial precedents'.

Boateng found guilty of domestic violence against former partner and ordered to pay her 1.8 million euros.

Russia and Belarus on Thursday agreed to tighter coordination in economic policy but stopped short of a common currency.

French firm Lafarge could face renewed charges of complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria.

Rival sides offer conflicting accounts as 10-month conflict in northern Ethiopia drags on.

The drop in initial claims happened despite job market headwinds from the Delta variant of the coronavirus.

UNDP says drought, COVID-19 pandemic and political upheaval could cause Afghanistan's poverty rate to reach 97 percent.

Court confirms last year's four-year prison sentence against 84-year-old Rifaat al-Assad.

Truckers are halting traffic on several Brazilian highways in support of Bolsonaro, despite his pleading them to stop.

Border officials to be trained to force boats away from British waters as asylum seekers attempt to cross channel.

High-level mission from main West African bloc is expected to seek democratic transition following Conde's removal.

Former defence official says she was pressured to minimise injuries of 110 US troops from 2020 Iranian missile strike.

US police officer pushed Karen Garner suspected of shoplifting against hood of his car, injuring her arm, suit claims.

China's historic intervention in global oil markets comes as energy costs are surging in the country.

The Iranian government has not directly criticised the Taliban for its interim cabinet, but has signalled concern.

Ford India racked up more than $2bn in losses over the past decade.

Ministers promise transparency and oversight for cash card programme to support 500,000 vulnerable families.

The attacks fuelled racism and increased US government surveillance, altering the lives of countless Muslim Americans.