One year ago, French special forces killed Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). The Algerian jihadist, who had led several attacks in his own country, was killed near the Algerian border in Mali. But France's fi...

A growing number of doctors and front-line healthcare workers are turning to climate activism to urge global leaders to declare climate change a public health emergency.

Baku's street circuit is the medieval backdrop for Formula One's latest round of jousting between resurgent Red Bull and a Mercedes team anxious to move on from their Monaco misery. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix returns to the calendar for the first ti...

One silver lining from all the cancellations of the past year: a backlog of cinematic gold is waiting in the wings as the Cannes Film Festival announces its official selection Thursday. The 74th edition of the world's leading film shindig, being he...

Ground down by the sapping realities of modern city life, China's youth are "lying flat", the latest buzzword for those tapping out of a culture of endless work with little reward. With growing inequality and rising costs of living nudging traditio...

Descendants of victims of massacres committed by German colonisers -- recently recognised as a genocide -- have scoffed at the agreement between the Namibian government and the southern African country's former rulers. "It's a slap in the face," la...

Opponents of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Wednesday they had reached a deal to form a new governing coalition that would end his record-setting but divisive 12-year rule. But the agreement must still be approved by the Kn...

As gunfire crackled outside, Genet Webea huddled with her husband and seven-year-old daughter, praying they would be spared in the latest bout of ethnic strife to rock central Ethiopia. But that morning in April, around a dozen gunmen broke down th...

Sri Lankan authorities said Thursday they are preparing for the worst-case scenario of a possible oil slick from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo's main harbour. The Marine Environment Protection Authority readied oil dispersants, booms...

A year after the coronavirus pandemic emptied airports, air travel associations fear chaos during Europe's summer holiday season as travellers could wait hours before boarding planes due to health checks. Strict controls are still in place at most ...

Mexico holds elections Sunday in a key test of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's popularity after more than two years in office marked by the devastating pandemic and cartel-related violence. Around 95 million Mexicans are eligible to vote in...

Indonesia's hijab-wearing, headbanging VOB count some of rock music's biggest stars among their fans, but the all-female heavy metal band faced a tougher battle in winning over their parents. The diminutive trio behind Voice of Baceprot ("Noisy Voi...

Serena Williams survived a French Open scare to extend her latest bid for an elusive 24th Grand Slam singles title with a three-set victory over Mihaela Buzarnescu on Wednesday, while men’s fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and world number two Daniil...

NASA announced plans on Wednesday to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 – its first in decades – to study the atmosphere and geologic features of Earth’s so-called sister planet and better understand why the two emerged s...

Nicaraguan police on Wednesday placed opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro—a possible challenger to President Daniel Ortega in November elections—under house arrest, her family said, after government claims that she was guilty of money launderin...