Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.

Brits devour about 800 million mince pies, but moves to jazz up the festive sweet treats made of dried fruit and pastry are stirring anger among purists.

In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus's new rulers.

Japan Airlines on Thursday reported a cyberattack which it said could impact domestic and international flights, but later announced it had identified and addressed the cause.

The fall of the Assad regime has sparked optimism that Syria can transition into a more free-market system, but its new leaders face the challenge of dismantling corruption and diversifying its ...

The quiet resumption of operations at a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip last month marked a small but significant step ...

The number of South Korean students enrolling in Chinese colleges more than tripled last year from 2003. The WSJ’s Jeyup S.

Patrick Mahomes threw three touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs clinched the top seed in the AFC with a dominant 29-10 Christmas Day win at the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday.

Fearless young opener Sam Konstas slammed an entertaining 60 on debut for Australia on Thursday, showing little respect for the Indian pace bowlers in the opening session of the fourth Test.

US President Joe Biden and his incoming successor Donald Trump issued starkly contrasting Christmas messages Wednesday, with ...

A siren rang out as Indonesian survivors and relatives of victims began commemorations Thursday for more than 220,000 people killed when a tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean 20 years ago.

A Syria war monitor said nine people were killed Wednesday in clashes in Tartus province after security forces sought to arrest an officer under deposed leader Bashar al-Assad who was linked to a ...