Friday -- the ninth day since the devastating double earthquakes that killed nearly 2,600 people and injured tens of thousands in the South American nation -- will be the last day in the search for survivors, some rescuers said. After 30 hours of g...

The number of deaths increased by 62 percent in the Paris region over the same period, Public Health France said in a new report. A similar spike has been recorded in the western region of Pays de la Loire. Officials expect the tally to rise furthe...

Millions of people and a coterie of foreign dignitaries were expected to attend Saturday's official ceremony for Ali Khamenei, with Tehran's chief negotiator calling for a massive turnout to avenge his death. Photos showed mourners carrying Khamene...

Cape Verde, the smallest nation ever to reach the knockout rounds, face the defending champions in Miami dreaming of pulling off what would be the greatest upset in World Cup history. The Atlantic archipelago have become one of the fairytale storie...

Perhaps the only thing that can stop Mbappe and Les Bleus is the threat of extreme heat and possibly storms in Philadelphia. It is a last-16 tie with a clear favourite, but a match-up with historic significance on the July 4 weekend in the birthpla...

Nagelsmann, who was under contract until the 2028 European Championship, has accepted the German Football Federation's (DFB) request for him to step down, Bild and Sky Germany reported. His departure leaves the door open for former Liverpool manage...

The Wallabies meet Andy Farrell's team in a sold-out clash at Sydney on Saturday as part of a massive weekend for Australian sport. It kicks off in Dallas when the Socceroos take on Egypt for a place in the last 16 of the World Cup, while tennis s...

The NZ$683 million (US$390 million) indoor stadium opened in April to replace the old Lancaster Park, which was demolished due to damage inflicted by the 6.3-magnitude earthquake which killed 185 people in 2011. Te Kaha means "the strength", and ha...

Teeming documents charting the rich subsoil of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo fill nearly 500 metres of shelving at the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, outside the Belgian capital. The museum has pledged to digitise the contents and make th...

"This is Wimbledon! You've got to dress up," Jari Hedman, 65, said with a smile. The Finnish tennis coach had bought an Italian-made white linen suit for the occasion, paired with a navy blue jacket and a flourish of colour with an orange tie. He ...

"Are we in a zoo or something?" 68-year-old pensioner Anton Sabucha protested to AFP, nodding to the signs outside his house. Tourists are "going wherever they want, taking pictures and peering around" every day, he complained. He said he and othe...

Political tensions have grown recently, more than two years before the vast central African country, beset by decades-long conflict and an Ebola outbreak in its east, goes to the polls. President Felix Tshisekedi, 63, came to power in 2019 and his ...

Firms like ANTA, the organisers of Irving's Chengdu fan meet last week, have upped their international profile in recent years, building upon their success at home to make headway overseas. Signing celebrity athletes from popular sports like basket...

The World Meteorological Organization said the climate phenomenon had already set in, and would quickly gain strength, as it warned countries to brace for impact. El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocea...

The New York Police Department told AFP that "at 1832 (2232 GMT) NYPD received a call... a male set himself on fire at First Avenue and 42nd Street. He was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Investigations ongoing." No motive was given. A spokes...