At least three people died and dozens were injured after a rare tornado razed houses in the Czech Republic's southeast, rescuers said on Friday as they combed rubble for more victims. "It's a living hell," regional governor Jan Grolich said Friday ...

AFP's standout coverage of China's lockdown of Wuhan in the earliest stages of the Covid-19 pandemic has been recognised with two prizes at Asia's most prestigious journalism awards. Shanghai-based photographer Hector Retamal won first prize in the...

The Israeli health ministry reimposed a requirement Friday for masks to be worn in enclosed public places following a surge in Covid cases since it was dropped 10 days ago. The spike in new infections is a blow for a country which has prided itsel...

A statue of George Floyd was defaced and marked with the name of a neo-Nazi group in New York, police said Thursday, less than a week after it was unveiled. Police officers said the nearly two-meter-tall monument to the 46-year-old Black man murder...

The Israeli health ministry reimposed a requirement Friday for masks to be worn in enclosed public places following a surge in Covid cases since it was dropped 10 days ago. The spike in new infections is a blow for a country which has prided itsel...

A critically endangered giant barking deer has been spotted in Cambodia for the first time, in a boost for the country's wildlife preservation efforts, officials said Friday. The giant muntjac -- known for its long antlers -- was captured on a hidd...

Married same-sex partners will be allowed to own subsidised housing together in Hong Kong after a landmark High Court ruling on Friday, a major stride for LGBT rights in the financial hub. Hong Kong does not recognise same-sex marriage but individu...

Video game adaptations of Hollywood blockbusters fell out of fashion over the last decade, but makers of the sequel to all-time top-grossing movie Avatar hope their tie-in will buck the trend. Made by French giant Ubisoft, "Avatar: Frontiers of Pan...

A six-month Covid-19 closure has been tough for Noma, one of the world's top restaurants, but also a chance to reinvent its cuisine to better suit Danish tastes. Despite regularly ranking among the top 10 on "The World's 50 Best Restaurants" list, ...

Toshiba shareholders voted to oust the board's chairman on Friday, in the latest twist for the company after scandals and losses, and a rare victory for activist investors in corporate Japan. CEO Satoshi Tsunakawa said shareholders had voted down a...

Africa is facing a vicious coronavirus resurgence, with unprecedented hospital admissions and fatalities pushing health facilities to the brink as the continent falls far behind in the global vaccination drive. With just under 5.3 million reported ...

A new virtual gallery of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings that plunges the viewer into the Renaissance master's creative process opens Friday at the manor in central France where he spent the last three years of his life. The 12-minute immersive exper...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Zach Davies threw six scoreless innings to lead four pitchers in a combined 4-0 no-hit victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday for a record-equalling seventh no-hitter of the 2021 Major League Baseball season. A superb...

Former policeman Derek Chauvin could be ordered behind bars for 30 years on Friday when he is sentenced for the murder of African American George Floyd, a killing that sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades. Minnesot...

Veteran equestrian Anthony Hoy will compete in a record-extending eighth Olympics after being named on the Australian team Friday, 37 years after his debut at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. The three-time gold medallist will stretch his own record of ...