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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Sunday it will tighten social distancing rules across most of the country this week, warning that its worst-ever COVID-19 wave might spread furthe...

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - El Al Israel Airlines on Sunday launched nonstop flights to Marrakesh from Tel Aviv following a resumption of diplomatic ties last year between Morocco and Israe...

By Mitch Phillips TOKYO (Reuters) - Michael Phelps hailed Ahmed Hafnaoui for his "unbelievable swim" on Sunday, saying the 18-year-old Tunisian's shock victory in the men's 400m freestyle was a great ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese judoka Uta Abe, 21, won the gold medal in the women's -52 kg category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, defeating Amandine Buchard of France in the final. Bronze medals ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending champion Charline Picon of France got off to a strong start in the women's RS:X windsurfing class and Switzerland's Mateo Sanz Lanz scored two victories in three races as t...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike met on Sunday to discuss the Olympic Games being held in the capital and anti-coronavirus measures, the Kyodo n...

By Steve Keating TOKYO (Reuters) - The Simone Biles show got underway at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, but it did not live up to advance billing as the American's Olympics campaign experienced a rocky st...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff fears the number of new coronavirus cases will soar in the next few weeks and could hit 100,000 a day by the end of September, causi...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Defending women's champions China were upset in straight sets by Turkey in their Olympic Pool B opener on Sunday, going down 25-21 25-14 25-14 at the Ariake Arena. China, who have wo...

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) - An "unusually large meteor" briefly lit up southern Norway on Sunday, creating a spectacular sound and light display as it rumbled across the sky, and a bit of it may hav...