The South African government on Wednesday sought to deploy around 25,000 troops to curb unrest, now in its sixth straight day, amid fears of food and fuel shortages as disruption to farming, manufacturing and oil refining began to bite.

Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the "horrific violations" being committed against migrants returned to Libya with the cooperation of European states after trying to cross the Mediterranean. It said new evidence had emerged of "harrowing ...

Rwanda will put the capital Kigali and eight other districts across the country under lockdown from Saturday to rein in surging coronavirus cases and deaths, officials said. The restrictions will last until July 26, the office of Prime Minister Ed...

At Saint Petersburg's historic Baltic Shipyard, cranes hover over the shining Neva River as hundreds of workers build four nuclear-powered ice-breakers. Fronted by a Russian flag and named after the country's northern regions, the giant vessels are...

A radically reshaped Turkey on Thursday marks five years since a failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unleashed a sweeping political crackdown and mass arrests. 

Hong Kong's press freedoms are "in tatters" as China remoulds the once outspoken business hub in its own authoritarian image, the city's main journalist union said Thursday, adding it feared "fake news" laws were on their way. "The past year is def...

It had been billed as the "Summer of Love" in the Dutch media, with the relaxing of coronavirus measures promising a return to going out and having fun. But just weeks after restrictions were rolled back in the Netherlands, those hopes look all but...

Phoenix won't hit the panic button after squandering a two-game advantage in the NBA Finals, but the Suns will need improved ball-handling and rebounding to slow the momentum-fueled Milwaukee Bucks. Khris Middleton scored 40 points and Greek forwar...

The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and seemingly unstoppable march of the Taliban opens a strategic door to China that is laden with both risk and opportunity. China abhors a power vacuum, especially on its borders, and maintaining stabil...

A chorus in medical scrubs intones "polonium, polonium" as an opera about the poisoned Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko premieres in a British theatre on Thursday. The former Russian security agent died in 2006 after drinking tea laced with the ...

Two goals from Rogelio Funes Mori helped Mexico get their CONCACAF Gold Cup title defense back on track Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Guatemala at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Held to a goalless draw by Trinidad and Tobago in their tournam...

Khris Middleton put Milwaukee on his back in the final minutes, scoring 10 of his 40 points down the stretch to rally the Bucks past Phoenix 109-103 on Wednesday to deadlock the NBA Finals. Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo added 26 points, 14 rebou...

Australia coach Dave Rennie made eight changes Thursday to his starting line-up for the third Test against France, confident the new-look team can clinch the decider. The bruising series is finely poised after two close games went to the wire, with...

Three more Thai islands opened to vaccinated foreign tourists on Thursday despite a nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases propelled by the Delta variant. The islands -- Samui, Tao and Phangan -- welcomed visitors as part of the kingdom's push to reviv...

A burly man in a buzz-cut crosses a busy street, nearly running into a passing cab. Nearby, two Miami police officers monitor a bustling crowd beside their squad car. The man is Spanish actor Antonio Banderas and standing in for the Magic City is G...