Covid infections are soaring in the sparsely populated Pacific territory of French Polynesia, with health authorities reporting 54 deaths from the virus over the weekend as the Delta variant spreads among a largely unvaccinated population. More tha...

Some 38 million records stored on a Microsoft service, including private information, were mistakenly left exposed this year, security firm UpGuard said Monday. The data, including names, addresses, financial information and Covid-19 vaccination st...

Senegal's Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome is up to his knees in water, in a suburb of the West African country's capital, surveying flood damage. He's inspecting a home in the eastern Keur Massar district: The first floor and cour...

"Are you feeling OK?" surgeon Georges Bwelle asks the prisoner lying on a makeshift bed. He picks up his scissors and forceps and returns to operating on a small hernia. The music playing in the room next door in the rural jail grows louder, and ...

A dispute within the Democratic party has stalled US President Joe Biden's massive spending plans for the United States as Congress postponed a key vote on the measures Monday. The delay is a setback for the Democratic president, who intends to mak...

Spooked by the pandemic and streaming platforms, the embattled movie theater industry called on new "Ghostbusters" and "Spider-Man" films as it vowed to fight back at a major trade summit in Las Vegas Monday. CinemaCon -- which typically sees Holly...

President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the southern US state of Tennessee and approved federal funding after devastating floods over the weekend left at least 21 dead, the White House said in a statement said Tuesday. Tennessee was hi...

As the Paralympic Games begin, Japan's efforts to improve accessibility and inclusion are in the spotlight, with many arguing there is still plenty of work to do. Some 4,400 athletes with impairments will compete in Tokyo at the world's biggest par...

Thailand on Tuesday decriminalised kratom, a tropical leaf long used as a herbal remedy but which some health regulators around the world have criticised as potentially unsafe. Kratom -- scientific name Mitragyna speciosa -- is part of the coffee f...

Scores of journalists are among the tens of thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, fearful of violent reprisals from the militants. Despite their assurances, the Islamist group's return to power is seen as a ...

US Vice President Kamala Harris accused Beijing on Tuesday of intimidation in hotly disputed waters as she sought to rally Asian allies against China and shore up US credibility in the wake of the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Her comments i...

Hakainde Hichilema, who takes the oath of office on Tuesday as president of Zambia, is a business tycoon who describes himself as just an ordinary "cattle boy". The veteran opposition politician made six bids for the presidency before finally landi...

Zambia's newly-elected leader Hakainde Hichilema takes office on Tuesday after a comprehensive election victory hailed as a rare triumph over authoritarianism and a milestone in African democracy. Hichilema, 59, will take the oath of office before ...

All Blacks coach Ian Foster was reappointed Tuesday through to the 2023 World Cup, ending months of uncertainty for the three-time champions. The decision was announced by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) as the All Blacks made hasty preparations to be away...

US troops led an increasingly desperate effort Tuesday to airlift thousands of people out of Kabul, after the Taliban warned they would allow foreign forces to carry out evacuations for just one more week. US President Joe Biden is under increasing...