Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense forests in the country's northwest, police said.

British artist David Hockney has always been a workhorse, so his months of lockdown in France were a welcome opportunity to devote himself to observing nature. "I really enjoy looking," the dapper 84-year-old told AFP. "If you look at the world,...

The United States and Mexico are set to discuss an overhaul of their joint fight against drug cartels during a visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said Mexico no longer wants helicopter...

Matthew Stafford passed for 365 yards and a touchdown to power the Los Angeles Rams to a 26-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks, who lost star quarterback Russell Wilson in the second half with an injured finger. Seattle's Wilson left Thursday's c...

Australia coach Graham Arnold says his only focus is next week's clash with Japan after the Socceroos became the first team to win 11 games in a row in the same World Cup qualifying campaign. They achieved the historic feat by beating Oman 3-1 in Q...

Maya Yoshida confronted Saudi Arabia fans and later accused them of making "discriminatory gestures" after defeat left Japan in danger of missing the World Cup for the first time since 1994. Japan's captain had angry words with a section of the hom...

As Iraq votes in parliamentary elections Sunday, here is a timeline of the troubled Middle Eastern country since the US-led invasion of 2003 that toppled Saddam Hussein. - 2003: Fall of Saddam - The US and British invasion begins with dawn air str...

Iraq, which on Sunday holds legislative elections, is oil-rich but has been ravaged by wars and conflicts since the 1980s. - 'Cradle of civilisation' - During ancient times, the lands now comprising Iraq were known as Mesopotamia -- meaning land ...

Iraqis go to the polls Sunday for parliamentary elections, two years after a wave of anti-government protests swept the war-scarred country, but analysts say the vote is unlikely to deliver major change. Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi's politica...

Bahrain, Russia and other members of the U.N. Human Rights Council pushed through a vote on Thursday to shut down the body's war crimes investigations in Yemen, in a stinging defeat for Western states who sought to keep the mission going.

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie on Friday called up towering France-based second-rowers Will Skelton and Rory Arnold, along with hooker Tolu Latu, for their upcoming European tour against Scotland, England and Wales. The trio are the latest to benefit ...

US special operations forces have been quietly training Taiwanese troops for months, risking the ire of China, a Pentagon official said Thursday.

Media watchdogs, Belarus opposition leaders and climate campaigners such as Greta Thunberg are among those tipped as contenders for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize to be announced in Oslo on Friday. The wooden doors of the Nobel Institute's main ...

The Catalans Dragons have a date with history when they take on two-time defending champions St Helens in the Super League final at Old Trafford. The only non-English club in the competition have gone from patsies to powerhouse since joining in 200...

A dystopian vision of a polarised society, Netflix smash hit "Squid Game" blends a tight plot, social allegory and uncompromising violence to create the latest South Korean cultural phenomenon to go global. It features South Korea's most marginalis...