Le Morne Brabant is a mountain in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Mauritius. It was the refuge of the maroon slaves between the 18th and 19th centuries, where they gathered in caves and at the top of Le Morne.

The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Fumio Kishida, will take office as the Japanese prime minister on Monday and launch his new government, aiming to promote economic recovery while keeping COVID-19 infections under control.

Lava is spewing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, showing increased activity two weeks after its initial eruption.

A cyclone is approaching the coast of Oman, lashing the sultanate with high winds and rain as a child was killed in floodwaters.

India's army chief has said China is sending troops to their disputed border in "considerable numbers", prompting a matching deployment by New Delhi in a development he called a "concern".

Preparations are in the final stage in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming for a UN meeting on biodiversity. The first part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is set to kick off in Kunming on Oct.

China flew more than 30 military planes toward Taiwan on Saturday, the second large display of force in as many days. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said 39 aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in two sorties,

The Italian autumn classics continue as Team BikeExchange line-up for two back-to-back one-day races at the Coppa Bernocchi and Tre Valli Varesine. The core of the squad that tackled the Giro dell’Emilia remains,

The NRL legend’s acknowledgement of the land’s traditional owners ended in a disrespectful manner ahead of the grand final.

A PORT Campbell native is celebrating captaining Woodville-West Torrens to its second-successive SANFL premiership for the first time in its history.