Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned his cabinet from speaking out in public on the South China Sea dispute, after key ministers engaged in a war of words with Beijing. Tensions between Manila and Beijing over the waterway -- which China...

Egypt is prioritising the vaccination of tourism workers to support the sector's recovery and is on track to announce full inoculation of two resort areas this month, its tourism minister said Monday. While Egypt's tourism industry is still reeling...

All future fossil fuel projects must be scrapped if the world is to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and to stand any chance of limiting warming to 1.5C, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday. In a special report designed to inform ne...

Hong Kong is temporarily shutting its representative office in Taiwan, officials said Tuesday in the latest indication of strained ties. "The Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office (Taiwan) has temporarily suspended operations with effect f...

The second men's major of the year, at Kiawah Island, and some first-time winners on the US PGA and European tours feature in AFP Sport's golf talking points this week: - Beware the wounded golfer - As the world's best gather in South Carolina for...

Hong Kong's newly appointed Catholic bishop on Tuesday said he would need to tread carefully with Beijing as it cracks down on dissent -- but vowed to plead with authorities to defend religious freedoms. The Vatican announced Monday that Stephen Ch...

A surfer has died after being bitten by a shark at a beach north of Sydney, Australian authorities said Tuesday. Paramedics were called to Tuncurry Beach, about three hours' drive from Australia's most populous city following reports of the attack ...

Argentina, a major exporter of beef in the world with some 819,000 tons sent abroad in 2020, suspended foreign sales for 30 days to combat price increases on the domestic market, the government said in a statement Monday. "As a consequence of the ...

The UN Security Council was due to hold an emergency meeting Tuesday amid a flurry of urgent diplomacy aimed at stemming hostilities between Israel and armed Palestinian groups that have left over 200 dead. Amid calls for an end to the fighting, Is...

Most markets rose in Asia on Tuesday as investors looked past rising virus infections in the region and bet on the global recovery, with Tokyo brushing off data showing the Japanese economy shrank more than expected in the first quarter. Traders bu...

French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday hosts African leaders and chiefs of global financial institutions for a summit meeting that will seek to provide Africa with critical financing swept away by the Covid-19 pandemic. Africa has so far been les...

A monster cyclone was lashing India Tuesday, with powerful winds and driving rain leaving at least 20 people dead, and interrupting the vaccine programme the country urgently needs to get its spiralling Covid-19 outbreak under control. Cyclone Tauk...

Egypt is seeking to restore its regional clout by mediating between Israel and Hamas to douse the week-long conflict in Gaza that has cost more than 200 lives. In 2014, Egypt brokered a fragile ceasefire after a devastating weeks-long war between a...

American pop star Ariana Grande married her luxury real estate agent fiance Dalton Gomez at her home in Los Angeles on Sunday, US media reported Monday. "It was tiny and intimate — less than 20 people. The room was so happy and full of love," a ...

Coordination of Canada's coronavirus vaccination campaign is set to be taken over by another army general, the public health agency said Monday, after a probe into allegations of sexual misconduct sidelined her predecessor. Brigadier General Krist...