Here are some key facts about Algeria, a North African nation of 44 million which Saturday is holding parliamentary elections amid a boycott by the Hirak anti-government protest movement. - Africa's biggest country - Algeria is Africa's biggest co...

Taiwanese rights activists on Thursday urged authorities to revoke a "discriminatory" ban on migrant workers going outside after a coronavirus outbreak spread to the island's lucrative tech sector. The local government in central Miaoli county this...

Former Australia national coach Ange Postecoglou has been appointed manager of Scottish giants Celtic, the club announced on Thursday. The 55-year-old Australian signed a 12-month rolling contract and fills the vacancy on a permanent basis left ope...

Like many of us, Emma has had her travel plans derailed by coronavirus. But after months of delay, the white rhino has arrived in Japan and is looking for love. The mild-mannered five-year-old comes by way of Taiwan's Leofoo Safari Park, where she ...

Former AS Roma coach Paulo Fonseca is in talks with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur to be their next manager, according to British media reports. The 48-year-old Portuguese would fill the vacancy on a full-time basis and replace his compatrio...

China has arrested more than a thousand people for using the profits from crime to buy cryptocurrencies, security officials said, as part of a growing crackdown on the industry. The country's bitcoin mines power nearly 80 percent of the global trad...

Greece on Thursday was gripped by a 24-hour nationwide strike which shut down transport and public services over labour reforms which critics say will formalise unpaid overtime. The walkout sidelined ferry services and trains, forced flight resched...

India on Thursday recorded a global record of more than 6,000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours after one state dramatically revised upwards its data, stoking suspicions that the country's toll is much higher than reported. According to health ministr...

Thousands of people took to the streets in several cities across Colombia Wednesday in fresh protests against President Ivan Duque. Dozens of people have been killed in protests that erupted around the country on April 28, initially against a tax h...

Three Palestinians were killed early Thursday by Israeli special forces who were on an arrest mission in the northern West Bank, sources on both sides said. One of the Palestinians killed was suspected of having carried out a shooting attack agains...

Two-time Olympic gold medal-winning rower Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand announced his retirement Thursday, admitting "time has beaten me" after failing to make the team for the Tokyo Games. Drysdale, 42, has competed at four Olympics, beginning in A...

As the sun dips into the wetlands of northeastern Evros, Greece's river border with Turkey, two Greek guards climb into a boat to begin their daily lookout for irregular migrants. Siren blaring, and with flamingos flying overhead, the guards sail p...

Monks in blue-grey habits lift their hands in supplication before breaking into a chant accompanied by the singsong twang of the kora, a traditional West African harp. It is mid-afternoon prayer in the abbey of Keur Moussa, just east of Senegal's c...

Lorena Garcia was in her 20s when she was suddenly struck with crippling pain associated with her menstrual cycles. It was four years before she was diagnosed with endometriosis, a chronic, incurable disease that affects as many as one in 10 women...

Chris Paul scored 17 points and handed out 15 assists without a turnover Wednesday to propel the Phoenix Suns to a crushing 123-98 victory over Denver and a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series. Veteran point guard Paul was the keystone of the Suns...