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.

Syria's new interior minister said Wednesday that 14 personnel were killed by "remnants" of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad's "regime" in Tartus province, after a war monitor reported deadly clashes in ...

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.

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 on Wednesday labeled as "outrageous" a Russian Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's power grid, after Moscow launched over 170 missiles and drones, killing an energy worker.

French authorities said they rescued 107 migrants trying to cross the Channel from France to England on Wednesday.

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