Bolivia elected pro-business center-right senator Rodrigo Paz as president on Sunday, ending 20 years of socialist rule. With nearly all votes counted, Paz won 54.6% against former interim president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga's 45.4%, according to the Sup...

Gaza’s fragile ceasefire faced a major test Sunday after Israeli strikes killed militants in response to the deaths of two soldiers. Aid deliveries were briefly halted but are set to resume Monday, according to an Israeli official. The military la...

Sweden terminated Tomasson's contract on October 14 after his team only managed to win a single point in the first four games of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The Swedish FA said Potter, who was sacked by Premier League club West Ham in Se...

Its shares soared more than five percent at the opening of Paris trading, following its announcement Sunday of the deal that would also give L'Oreal 50-year licences to develop and distribute products under Kering's Gucci, Bottega Veneta and Balenci...

A multibillion-dollar scam industry has ballooned in Cambodia in recent years, with thousands involved, some willingly and others forced by the organised criminal groups, experts say. Over the weekend, Cambodia sent home 64 South Korean nationals w...

Opener Abdullah Shafique lived dangerously in reaching 37 and with him Shan Masood was on 38 after Pakistan won the toss on another spin-friendly pitch at Rawalpindi stadium. The skipper Masood batted aggressively, hitting three sixes and a four, ...

Paz, 58, campaigned on slashing public spending, especially on fuel subsidies, and vowed a "capitalism for all" approach to economic reform in a marked shift from the preceding two decades of socialist government. The president-elect, who will assu...

In table tennis, France have won the European Teams Championship for the first time since 1998, beating Romania in the final.

"She's a serious person," said Giulia Devescovi, a 31-year-old doctor who joined a rally with hundreds of supporters of Meloni's Brothers of Italy party in Florence earlier this month. "She's perhaps one of the best prime ministers since Silvio Be...

Several towns in central and northern Burkina Faso are currently under blockade by jihadists and army supply lines are regularly targeted. The town of Arbinda has been isolated for several months. "Arbinda is experiencing a food crisis. People are...

Rain is a painful reminder of last year's devastating floods that killed more than 200 people in Spain, including her husband and only daughter. "Everything comes back to me. From being with my family to being alone," Garcia said through tears at h...

Internet sweatshops where workers scam unsuspecting foreigners with business or romance schemes have thrived in war-ravaged Myanmar's lawless border regions since the coronavirus pandemic shut down casinos operating in the area. A crackdown by Thai...

New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region -- home to more than 30 million people -- are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter. Cooler air traps pollutants close to the gr...

The deluge that killed at least 18 people and left four missing was the island's worst in a decade, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). It was caused partly by record rain, but was also a reckoning for years of ...