James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93.

McDivitt was also the commander of 1965&s Gemini 4 mission, where his best friend and colleague Ed White made the first U.S. spacewalk. His photographs of White during the spacewalk became iconic images, AP...

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Russian missiles crashed into infrastructure targets across Ukraine on Tuesday morning as Moscow stepped up what looked like a deliberate campaign to destroy electricity and water facilities before winter, Reuters reported.

The major of Zhytomyr, a city of 263,000 people, said the attacks had knocked out the power and water supply, and two...

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The Netherlands have leapt to the top of Group A and are well placed to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men&s T20 World Cup following their nail-biting five-wicket triumph over Namibia in Geelong on Tuesday.

It came down to the final over with the Netherlands needing six to win and experienced all-rounder Bas de Leede held his nerve...

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A shipment of humanitarian aid from Russia has been delivered to Kabul on Russian Defense Ministry flights, Moscow said on Monday, adding that Afghanistan has received over 65 tons of essential goods.

&On October 16, special flights of the Russian Defense Ministry delivered to Kabul humanitarian aid [amounting to] over 65 tons of essential...

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At least five Daesh fighters were killed Tuesday morning in a clash with security forces in Kunduz city, Kunduz Provincial Police Headquarters& press office said.

&This morning based on intelligence report security forces conducted an operation and targeted armed group of Daesh who wanted to disturb the security of the people,&...

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Afghanistan bowlers got rid of Bangladesh after setting them up to chase 161 runs in T20 World Cup 2022&s warm-up game in Australia on Monday.

Bangladesh&s batting line collapsed while chasing as Afghanistan&s bowlers were in full rhythm.

Fareed Ahmed led the bowling chart by bagging three wickets followed by Fazalhaq...

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