Oil prices surged more than three percent in early Asian trade on Friday following unconfirmed reports of explosions in Iran, Syria and Iraq, sparking fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis.

India's main opposition Congress party urged voters to end "hatred and injustice" on Friday as polls opened in a marathon election where it faces a crushing defeat by the Hindu nationalist BJP.

Tokyo's key Nikkei index plunged more than three percent in morning trade on Friday, following falls in tech shares on Wall Street and as Middle East tensions rattle markets.

Startled by nighttime pounding on his door, American political strategist Rick Wilson walked out in his underwear to find ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a high turnout Friday as polls opened in a marathon general election where his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party is the clear favourite.

Hong Kong stocks sank at the open on Friday morning as traders fret over the rumbling crisis in the Middle East and the prospect that the Federal Reserve will not cut interest rates as much as hoped ...

Leading scores after the first round of the Puntacana Championship at the Puntacana Resort and Club on Thursday (USA unless noted) par 72: ...

Artificial intelligence has delivered seemingly daily wonders for the past 18 months. For investors, the biggest surprise has ...

Indian voters began casting their ballots Friday as polls opened for a marathon six-week general election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly favoured to win a third term in office.

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis kicks off his outdoor season at the Xiamen Diamond League meet on Saturday confident that his "inner" competition will keep pushing him to new heights.

Nelly Korda made a strong start to her bid for a record-equalling fifth straight LPGA Tour win with a four-under-par 68 ...

A ram in New Zealand has been shot and killed by police after it was blamed for the deaths of an elderly couple in a farm paddock, authorities and local media say.