The Austria-based Four Paws organisation was asked by the Sindh High Court to step in to treat the animals after activists reported their miserable condition. Sixteen-year-old Madhu Bala -- named after a Bollywood actress -- underwent surgery for ...

It's not the kind of catch they're used to -- but that's because this time they're helping the government to save the fish from the drought gripping Europe. Each fish will be moved nearby to the River IJssel, a Dutch branch of the drought-hit River...

Nadal was ambushed 7-6 (11/9), 4-6, 6-3 in his second-round start by Croat Borna Coric, ending his hopes of overtaking Daniil Medvedev for the world number one rankings. Top seed Medvedev, who plays on Thursday for a quarter-final spot against Deni...

In the first weeks after the Russian invasion in February, thousands of volunteers from all over the world, not all of them with military experience, flooded into Ukraine to help repel the Russian army. However, Georgian soldiers serving in the Geor...

The Chinese military has staged days of air and sea exercises in the Taiwan Strait after visits by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a congressional delegation to the self-ruled island. Washington on Thursday announced plans for formal trade talks...

Now drawing crowds at festivals and Tokyo's most famous live venue, she wants to inspire fans to "embrace their stories -- because that's what gave me strength to face the world". The 35-year-old, whose stage name stands for "Asian wish child", has...

The explosion occurred as people were offering evening prayers at the mosque, in a northwest district of Kabul. The Italian non-governmental organisation Emergency, which operates a hospital in Kabul, said it had received 27 victims from the blast,...

Maria Velez, 53, knows she is lucky to live next to a creek. A stone's throw from her house, other neighborhoods with small apartment buildings are far more built-up and much less green. That is the perfect recipe for creating heat islands, recordi...

The made-for-TV concept took place every two years from 2003 to 2015, with the US facing either Australia or Europe and points accumulated across individual and relay events. Now resurrected, a host of big names are missing from this year's Sydney ...

Though its professional league has a huge following in India and surrounding nations, kabaddi -- a highly physical game where the object is to tag the rival team, often by brute force -- is relatively unknown outside the region. But eight years ago...

The negotiations would cover a variety of areas, including agriculture, digital trade, good regulatory practices and removing trade barriers, the Office of the US Trade Representative said in a statement. The negotiations "will deepen our trade and...

Through its embassy, Guatemala "recovered 15 pieces and 18 archaeological fragments that were identified as part of the cultural heritage of our country," the foreign ministry said in a statement. "Guatemala is grateful for the voluntary return of ...

In total, 16 firefighters were killed and 17 others hospitalized due to the massive fire in Matanzas, on Cuba's northern coast. "Given that the remains found were subjected to high temperatures for a long time, it is not possible to apply DNA extra...

Here AFP Sport looks at the main contenders for the overall title: Primoz Roglic - Jumbo-Visma/Slovenia (age 32) -- The former ski-jumper, who suffered an agonising penultimate-stage defeat on the 2020 Tour de France, can make Vuelta history by wi...

The meeting also comes a day after the head of NATO said it was "urgent" that the UN's atomic watchdog be allowed to inspect Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where a Russian occupation has sparked concerns of a nuclear accident. A spokes...