Workers have returned floor markings removed on October 17 to guide people to social distance in and around the Grand Mosque -- which is built around the Kaaba, the black cubic structure towards which Muslims around the world pray. Saudi authoritie...

As football fans anticipate the African Cup of Nations (CAN) tournament in Cameroon, all eyes are on one of the tournament's key players, and one of African football’s greatest talents, Senegal and Chelsea goalkeeper Édouard Mendy. FRANCE 24 ta...

The Dubai-based carrier said in November it was already on the path to recovery as six-month losses dropped by more than half from a year earlier. "Despite the recent rise of the Omicron variant and the slight slowdown it brought to our network, we...

As of Wednesday, the United States had hit its highest ever average of new Covid cases, with a seven-day average of 265,427 surpassing the previous peak of 251,989, set in mid-January 2021 -- according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins Univer...

Pro-democracy activists have kept up a campaign of street demonstrations against the army's October 25 coup despite a crackdown that has seen at least 48 people die in protest-related violence, according to the independent Doctors' Committee. Army,...

The killings triggered protests against the law which gives the armed forces sweeping powers to conduct raids, warrantless searches and open fire, with broad protection from prosecution. But the six-month extension issued by India's ministry of hom...

In the ad posted on Egyptian social media in early December, the 60-year-old pop star uses a camera installed in the car's rearview mirror to secretly take a picture of a woman crossing in front of the vehicle. The woman clearly does not give her c...

The order, tweeted Thursday by group spokesman Mohammad Naeem, also urged Taliban authorities to discourage Afghans from leaving the country as they would not be respected abroad. "Don't punish employees of the previous regime for their past crimes...

Wearing masks even outdoors will be mandatory in Paris starting on Friday, French authorities have announced, as the country struggles to come to grips with an Omicron surge. France is leading Europe in new infections, with a record 208,000 new ca...

A small bouquet of carnations was placed on top of a simple pine coffin carried by six Anglican priests. Tutu's successor, Thabo Makgoba, said a prayer after priests burnt incense over the coffin before it was lifted from the hearse. Tutu's widow ...

China has tightened its control of Hong Kong since massive and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests engulfed the city in 2019, and suppression of the local press has also ramped up. Police burst into the Stand News office in the latest crackdow...

Two members of a Hong Kong news outlet were charged with "conspiracy to publish seditious" material on Thursday, police said, a day after a raid on pro-democracy publication Stand News.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion withdrew from this week's teams event days before its start on Saturday, heightening doubts over whether he will defend his Australian Open title. Djokovic has refused to confirm if he has been inoculated against Cov...

The most recent death was recorded on Wednesday in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, according to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The previous highest number of deaths per year before the authority began compiling data in 2012 ...

The pieces are part of an exhibit in the Austrian capital aiming to shed light on the politics of art under the Third Reich -- one of the latest ways in which Vienna is seeking to address its complicated war-era past. Austria, the birth place of Ad...