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.

Anna Holubtsova was getting ready to sing at the concert organised in Kyiv by the Bakhmut administration, exiled since Russian forces devastated and seized their eastern Ukrainian city.

More than 400,000 pills containing the deadly opioid fentanyl were seized and destroyed by Mexico's Attorney General's office, along with six tons of chemical precursors for the drugs, the agency said ...

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