Survivors were mourning while battling shortages of food and shelter, but searches of the scores of flattened apartment buildings have carried on and saved lives. A three-year-old boy was rescued alive from the rubble in Caracas on Tuesday, a Jorda...

But both men are facing questions over whether their status as national heroes is now more of a burden than a boost to their countries' hopes of progressing far in the competition. Prior to this tournament, only Cameroon's Roger Milla had played in...

Two European powerhouses have already been ejected from the tournament after Germany and the Netherlands were beaten on penalties in the last 32 by Paraguay and Morocco respectively -- and England don't want to be next. The Three Lions are aiming t...

The military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and ending Myanmar's decade-long experiment with democracy. Anti-putsch protests were put down by security forces but activist...

Duffy is New Zealand's reigning player of the year and holder of the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal. He will line up for the Black Caps for the first time since the T20 World Cup final in March. Joining Duffy in the pace attack is uncapped 26-year-old s...

There is a sense that, after years of prioritising pragmatism over flair, coach Didier Deschamps has decided to hand the keys to his brilliant attacking players as he aims to end his long reign with another World Cup triumph. That may yet change wh...

According to the 927-page document released Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics, Trump received nearly $550 million from his ties to the startup World Liberty Financial in 2025. World Liberty Financial (WLF) was co-founded in September 20...

The round-of-32 match was delayed for an hour due to stormy weather and when it started the co-hosts flew out of the blocks, mounting wave after wave of attacks. In a supercharged atmosphere, Julian Quinones gave Mexico a deserved lead midway throu...

Even though Japan has a rapidly ageing population and is suffering labour shortages in many sectors, opposition to immigration is growing and the new rules for business manager visas were introduced by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in late 202...

The country is one of the largest contributors of sailors to merchant shipping, sending out hundreds of thousands of seafarers to work worldwide. Thousands of Indian sailors have left the Gulf since the war began, including more than 3,600 aided by...

The fields of Eshtiwi show only the first faint signs of growth in June, with small green sprouts emerging around the village. Habiba, who spoke to AFP while busy weeding, is proud to have been farming in Nuristan province for decades. "Since I wa...

Just 23 years old, Canonico spent almost 48 hours in the same position before being pulled out -- alive. "The most important thing about all of this was that I never lost hope," Canonico told AFP in the Los Corales neighborhood in the city of La G...

Active personnel from the army, navy and air force have been helping out annually since the aftermath of World War II, with the arrangement a quintessential part of the world's oldest tennis championships. This year they number around 500 -- featur...

The ultra-traditionalist breakaway group, which has around 600,000 followers worldwide, intends to appoint four bishops: two French, one American and one Swiss. The ceremony was due to take place during a mass in Latin lasting around four hours bef...