While nearly 90 percent of adults in the capital region are fully vaccinated, only about 35 percent of adults in the country have had both jabs. "(Supplies) will no longer pass through the provincial government because that would be another gridloc...

The latest atrocity claimed by Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) killed at least 19 people Tuesday, including a senior Taliban commander at a military hospital in Kabul, with dozens more wounded. It followed the slaughter of scores of Shiite Muslims at...

A member of the shrinking Christian minority in Mardin province, Aktas has been waging a lonely battle for acceptance by his Muslim neighbours and local officials, who frown on alcohol sales. "Winegrowing and reviving the disappearing Assyrian cult...

After a series of high-profile murders of women in London in recent months, the number of young female participants joining the class is high. One of them, Laura Thompson, a 29-year-old account manager, told AFP: "I think a lot of women at the mome...

The South American country has been hit hard by the pandemic, with over 200,000 people dead from the virus -- the world's highest death rate per capita -- according to AFP's tally of official data. Minister Luis Barranzuela faced a storm of critici...

The group were attempting to scale Mingbo Eiger, a 6,000-metre (19,700-feet) peak near Mount Everest in Nepal, and were last heard from via satellite phone from their camp eight days ago. Bad weather has hampered efforts to locate the men and Ang N...

Tony Chung had pleaded guilty to secession in the fourth case to come to trial under the sweeping new legislation, which authorities are using to snuff out dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. "I have nothing to be ashamed of," Chung said i...

The Taliban spent 20 years waging an insurgency against the ousted US-backed government before seizing control of Kabul in August. Now they face the struggle of bringing stability to Afghanistan, which has been hit in recent weeks by a series of bl...

China have an automatic place at February's Games as hosts, but there are fears that they could face embarrassment with matches in their group against NHL-packed rosters from the United States and Canada. Speaking to AFP in September, Luc Tardif, t...

Hamdullah Mokhlis, a member of the hardline Haqqani network and an officer in the Badri Corps special forces, is the most senior figure to have been killed since the Taliban seized the capital. "When he got the information that Sardar Daud Khan Hos...

Hayman, who earned 45 Test caps and played extensively in Europe after international retirement in 2007, said he sought medical advice after experiencing memory loss, confusion and suicidal thoughts. "I spent several years thinking I was going craz...

Emmanuel Macron sent the message to Prime Minister Scott Morrison two days before Australia announced that it had torn up a decade-old multi-billion-dollar contract with France to build a new fleet of submarines. Paris reacted furiously, and Macron...

The visit comes during high tensions between Taiwan and China, which claims the self-ruled island and has vowed to take it one day, by force if needed. Beijing has intensified efforts in recent years to isolate Taiwan on the international stage, br...

Starting pitcher Fried bounced back from a couple of subpar performances in his most recent outings to strike out six batters for the Braves, who wrapped up the best-of-seven series four games to two. Fried got plenty of support from the Braves' ba...

The 23-year-old, who was hit on the head in the nets last month, has pulled out of Friday's domestic match between Victoria and New South Wales. "He hasn't quite recovered as well as hoped for this game from the concussion... no doubt it's a setbac...