But that was where the 34-year-old French scientist found herself after giving up her job last year to focus instead on campaigning for more action on climate change. "I don't want to be here, I'm afraid of the consequences... but we are desperate,...

The author of the popular "Metro 2033" novel, set in the ruins of the Moscow metro system following a nuclear war, has been in the crosshairs of the authorities for months. Even in the centre of the European Union, where he was attending the Frank...

"Obviously, this is not something that I thought I would have any time to do", 46-year-old Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir told AFP at an event this week for the book's launch. But it was "quite liberating to be working on this project during Co...

The 1,400-kilo frame, composed of about 80 bones, will be the first T-rex skeleton auctioned in Asia, according to Christie's, which has not given an estimate for the lot. Dubbed Shen, meaning god-like, it will be on display for three days before b...

As the two sides prepared for their clash in Perth on Thursday, one Zimbabwe fan wanted not just victory but also payback for a perceived betrayal six years ago. "As Zimbabweans we won't forgive you... you once gave us that Fraud Pak Bean instead o...

China has been accused of grave human rights abuses in Xinjiang against the Uyghurs dating back to at least the 1990s, with the United States branding Beijing's treatment of the mostly Muslim minority a "genocide". A damning UN report released in A...

Relations between China and Taiwan have been on ice since 2016 with Beijing severing official communications and government visits between the two sides scrapped. But Taiwan has made an exception after Tuan Tuan, a male panda that was gifted to the...

Both teams receive one point so Ireland, who upset England by five runs at the same ground on Wednesday, moving to second in the Group 1 table. They sit alongside table-toppers New Zealand, who face Sri Lanka in Sydney on Saturday, on three points....

Pakistan suffered a shock one-run loss to Zimbabwe in Perth on Thursday, four days after they went down to arch-rivals India in their tournament opener in similarly agonising fashion. One of the pre-tournament favourites, they now must win all thei...

The rocker was at the annual London Literature Festival on Thursday to discuss "Faith, Hope and Carnage", his new book created from more than 40 hours of interviews conducted by journalist Sean O'Hagan. "He's for me the greatest artist of our gener...

Trailing 10-3 at halftime, Baltimore dominated the second half. Quarterback Lamar Jackson ran for 43 yards on nine carries and completed 27 of 38 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns as seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady found himself unable t...

Ahead of cabinet approval for the relief measures, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government would "seek swift approval" of an extra budget worth 29.1 trillion yen (around $200 billion). Prices are rising in Japan at their fastest rate in ei...

The change will allow viewers to more easily access videos containing "high-quality health information," YouTube said. "This is a big step towards helping people more easily find and connect with content that comes from the extraordinary community ...

The stark contrast between Japanese and US monetary policy has caused the yen to plummet to 32-year lows against the dollar, prompting the government to intervene to prop up the currency. In a statement after a two-day policy meeting, the BoJ said ...