The violence erupted in the Dheisheh refugee camp near Bethlehem, a ministry statement said, identifying the dead man as Ayman Muhaisen, 29. He was the third Palestinian killed in 24 hours after a woman approaching soldiers with a knife was shot e...

"We have children, we have all our things inside the house. We stay up until dawn, afraid that the hill will fall on us," Claudia do Rosario told AFP on Wednesday, standing at the door of her modest home with its sheet-metal roof and pink walls stai...

The vote by 89-1 ended a heated two-year negotiation that pitted rugby bosses against the players' association and provincial rugby unions, amid concern about selling off part of the country's culture to foreign owners. Rugby is more than just a ga...

For years, the heavily tattooed Australian, 28, has laboured for recognition. But all that could change on Sunday in Melbourne if he wins his showdown against American Devin Haney, with the WBA, IBF, WBO and WBC belts all on the line. After a ste...

The fighting rocked the Dheisheh camp nar Bethlehem, a ministry statement said, identifying the dead man as Ayman Muhaisen, 29. Contacted by AFP, the Israeli army had no immediate comment. The Palestinian death was the third within 24 hours after a...

The so-called Land of Motors, covering around 1,000 square kilometres of prime agricultural land roughly between Bologna and Modena, is home to Lamborghini and Ferrari, Maserati and Ducati, in addition to less well-known brands. Every year -- with ...

"I'm not afraid anymore. I don't exist without you. If it's my country, then it's mine," goes the song. The lyrics are personal for the Ukrainian rock singer, who wrote the ballad while manning the frontlines for weeks during the battle for Kyiv i...

The suspect, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun during his attack on the Saint Francis hospital campus, died by suicide, police said. "Right now we have four civilians that are dead, we have one shooter that is dead, and right now we believe ...

An avowed anti-feminist and political novice, Yoon won the March presidential election by just 0.7 percent -- the narrowest margin ever -- and faces an opposition-controlled National Assembly that has vowed to closely scrutinise his policies. But Y...

The 24-year-old and his friends are accused of convincing people to apply for government subsidies for business owners through deception, according to public broadcaster NHK and other outlets. They reportedly lured around 200 participants -- mostly...

Centred in the city of Zubair, near Basra in the far south of Iraq, the community has its origins in East Africa. Like other remote parts of Iraq, Zubair is a place of poverty and decaying public services, where dusty roads are lined with simple ce...

Amid Musk's roller-coaster pursuit of Twitter, his father Errol Musk told AFP in an interview that he had tried to raise his sons "as South African boys", instilling in them the same discipline he learnt in the military. "I was a strict father. My ...

Filip Chytil scored twice for the Rangers, whose victory on home ice at Madison Square Garden gave them a series lead for the first time in this post-season. They won each of their two earlier series in seven games. The Lightning had enjoyed nine ...

A jubilant Depp on Wednesday said the jury "gave me my life back" as he was awarded more than $10 million in damages for defamation, in contrast to just $2 million for his ex-wife, who had counter-sued. Central to the high-profile trial were testim...

Ancient burial grounds around the world have increasingly become "open-air supermarkets" for everyone from petty thieves to organised criminals, said Vincent Michel, professor of archaeology at the University of Poitiers in France. He describes a "...