Weah went abroad at the end of October for a string of political gatherings in numerous countries -- and to watch his footballer son represent the United States at the World Cup in Qatar. Since then, the president -- himself a former football star ...

Wrapped in buns, toasted and served with an array of condiments, the spirit-raising snack is served at petrol stations, kiosks, and bakeries across the country. Near the front, some petrol stations offer them free to men in uniform, often resultin...

The conversations with ChatGPT, posted on Twitter by fascinated users, show a kind of omniscient machine, capable of explaining scientific concepts and writing scenes for a play, university dissertations or even functional lines of computer code. "...

Showing AFP a scan of the letter on her computer, Popova bursts into laughter, pointing at what looks like a potato with legs. "This is a cat," her prisoner boyfriend had written next to his drawing. Popova, 28, giggles looking at it. She even ...

The sport offers the tantalising hope of obtaining Greek nationality -- and the promise of an easier life -- for the children of African immigrants born or raised in Greece but whose presence in the country is questioned. But many of the budding ba...

Mexico's Estrada notched his second straight victory in the triology that began 10 years ago, taking advantage of Gonzalez's measured start before the Nicaraguan, nicknamed "Chocolatito," stepped up the pace at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, ...

Wiggins drained a career-high eight three-pointers, five of them in the third quarter when he scored 17 points. Warriors superstar Stephen Curry also had eight treys on the way to 30 points and Jordan Poole added 21 points as the Warriors notched a...

Sanchez, who lives in Havana, said a flareup of street protests in 2021 jolted Cuba's ruling party and led to strict controls. "Repressive fury was unleashed. We have more than 1,000 political prisoners," Sanchez said during a panel at the Internat...

The ELN, or National Liberation Army, is the sole leftist insurgency yet to lay down weapons in Colombia. "The first point of agreement that we reached with the ELN -- in barely a week of these dialogues -- is the return of the indigenous Embera pe...

Its ring is one of the world's disappearing noises that his pioneering "obsolete sounds" project is dedicated to preserving. He whips out a hand-held recording device and swings into action, explaining, "I've always had sonic curiosity. "New sound...

The COP15 talks organisers are preparing for multiple protests, with security measures including a three-metre (nine-foot) high fence around the venue in Montreal, Canada. But a coalition of Britain's leading conservation charities has chosen a mor...

Rabat is using the leverage especially in the decades-old fight over the disputed desert territory of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony also claimed by Algeria-backed rebels, analysts say. Morocco is set to chalk up record revenues for a seco...

Each December, the streets sparkle green and red as Christian pilgrims and others arrive to celebrate Christmas in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. Seven years ago one resident, Issa Kassissieh, transformed the ground floor of his 700-year-old home ...

Fury, unbeaten as a professional, retained his WBC version of the title with a 10th-round stoppage of Derek Chisora on Saturday -- the third time he has defeated his compatriot. The 34-year-old Fury was in complete command from the opening bell, wi...

The 34-year-old, his wife and two children live in Sandaf in Syria's Aleppo province -- just south of the border with Turkey, and under the control of Turkish-backed rebels. "Making a living is hard," the labourer told AFP in the impoverished camp,...