Two astronauts conducted China's first tandem spacewalk on Sunday, working on the outside of their nation's new Tiangong station in orbit around Earth. Three Chinese astronauts blasted off in June, docking at the space station where they are to rem...

Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide searched for survivors Sunday, climbing across cracked roofs and checking cars thrown onto engulfed buildings as more rain lashed the area. Two people have been confirmed dead after the ...

Astronauts at China's new space station conducted their first spacewalk Sunday, state media reported, as Beijing presses on with its extraterrestrial ambitions. It was only the second time the country's astronauts have stepped out of their craft wh...

Khris Middleton scored 32 points to power the Milwaukee Bucks into the NBA Finals on Saturday with a series-clinching 118-107 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The third-seeded Bucks beat the host Hawks in the best-of-seven series 4-2 to book their firs...

There were tumbles, tears and even speculation that time was up for some of the big names at Wimbledon. As the 2021 tournament heads into its traditional rest day on middle Sunday, AFP Sport looks back on the some of the first week's magical moment...

As travel picks up this summer, airlines are dusting off planes that were grounded during the pandemic, checking they are clear of fungus, bugs and bird nests before sending them back in the air. In Paris this week, a tow tractor grabbed an Air Fra...

As he prepares to blast off into a new career stage, Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online bookseller into one of the world's most powerful corporations. Bezos, 57, was set to hand over the job of Amazo...

After long months of lockdowns and curfews Europeans are looking forward to jetting off for a bit of sun and sand -- only to find that their dream vacation risks turning into a nightmare as no rental cars are available. In many areas popular with t...

Container shipping prices have reached record highs some 18 months after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which disrupted maritime logistics chains and drove demand sky-high. "We are basically running out of vessels and of empty containers,...

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer headline 'Manic Monday' at Wimbledon with the two Grand Slam heavyweights looking to edge closer to a dream title showdown. World number one Djokovic, chasing a sixth Wimbledon title and record-equalling 20th major,...

Former world number one Ko Jin-young finished a marathon day with a one-shot lead in the LPGA Volunteers of America Classic in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday. Ko, whose 92-week reign atop the world rankings ended Monday when Nelly Korda ascended to num...

The Muslim no-strings-attached "misyar" marriage often done in secret is fast pervading Saudi society -- a boon for cash-strapped men unable to afford expensive traditional weddings, but deplored by critics for legitimising promiscuity. The practic...

Huge solar panels poke out of pumpkin and tomato fields in Syria's rebel-held northwest, where after infrastructure was destroyed during a decade of war, many have switched to renewable energy. "We used to rely on diesel-powered generators, but it ...

With its ancient humming projector and elegant balcony, the Shahi Theatre is the last surviving single-screen cinema in Shimla, the Himalayan hill station that was once the summer retreat of British India. But like many other once-teeming movie hou...

Chile officially starts writing a new constitution Sunday to replace the one it inherited from the era of dictator Augusto Pinochet and is widely blamed for deep social inequalities that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019. The country's biggest p...