A Swiss team has been beavering away on Bouebot, the robotic creation putting a futuristic twist on an Alpine tradition. Outside in the Rhone glacial valley bisecting Switzerland's southern Wallis region, crisp mountain air blows down from the glis...

As oil prices broke past $100 per barrel and risks of supply disruptions grew, eyes in Europe were increasingly focusing on oil kingpin Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, one of the biggest natural gas exporters. And the calculations in Riyadh and Doha are m...

Here are some reactions to the Russian operation: US President Joe Biden "The prayers of the entire world are with the people of Ukraine tonight as they suffer an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces," the US president said...

South Island farmer Tony Peacock said the 18-month-old bull was one of three washed away earlier this month when the West Coast region experienced its worst flooding in almost 80 years. "We had a massive dump of water that we weren't expecting and ...

Herzog holds a largely ceremonial post but has assumed a high-profile diplomatic role under the Israeli government that took office last year. He is expected to make a rare visit to Turkey next month for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ...

"We don't know what we're going to eat tonight," Garzon told AFP in a shantytown neighborhood of Ciudad Bolivar in the south of Bogota, two toddlers in diapers clinging to her legs. Garzon, 38, and her kids live in a ramshackle shanty with six beds...

Sergiy Kyslytsya implored the council, chaired by Russia, to "do everything possible to stop the war" against his country. "It is the responsibility of these bodies to stop the war," Kyslytsya told the meeting of the 15-member council, which began ...

Elgar's men are in danger of becoming the first South Africa team to lose a series to New Zealand when the second and final Test begins Friday at Christchurch's Hagley Oval. The Proteas suffered an innings and 276-run thrashing in the first Test o...

NSO was already mired in debt before an investigation revealed last year that its Pegasus phone-hacking software had been used to spy on hundreds of journalists, dissidents and activists worldwide. Now the surveillance tech giant is teetering, espe...

In a statement issued shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of military operations in Ukraine, Biden said he would address the US public Thursday to outline the "consequences" for Russia, calling the attack "unprovoked a...

Macario scored her fourth and fifth goals for the Americans to break open a tight struggle and launch the hosts' triumph in the trophy-deciding match at Frisco, Texas. Iceland defeated the Czech Republic and New Zealand in prior matches while the A...

The 35-year-old Spanish left-hander eliminated the US lucky loser 6-0, 6-3, advancing to a Thursday matchup against 39th-ranked American Tommy Paul, whom he has never played before. The victory kept Nadal unbeaten over a dozen matches in 2022, his ...

The 33-year-old revealed Thursday that he has started work as British Cycling's men's podium sprint coach and is in charge of several riders who were his teammates until recently. Kenny's seventh Olympic gold medal came in the keirin at the Tokyo G...

The densely populated metropolis is in the throes of its worst-ever Covid wave, registering thousands of cases every day, overwhelming hospitals and government efforts to isolate all infected people in dedicated units. Hong Kong authorities have fo...

It was the fourth reported time this month Israel has launched strikes inside Syria, keeping up a campaign against pro-Iranian forces supporting the Damascus government in the more than decade-old civil war. "The Israeli enemy carried out an air as...