Spain has evacuated tens of thousands of people from villages west of the capital Madrid where wildfires and extremely dry conditions have been worsened by heatwaves and strong winds.

Stefan Doerr, the director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, speaks to FRANCE 24 about some of the reasons why fire seasons across the world seem to be getting more and more severe.

Buoyed by the development, the small southern African country is determined to go much further in its drive for local processing of its resources, even eyeing its own production of rechargeable lithium batteries. It is part of a push by the country...

"I see a lot of farm owners who are crying now... people have to harvest those naartjies but there is no one," the 33-year-old told AFP. The same shortage, he said, is looming in the vineyards. "It's time to cut off the grapes and there is no one....

With temperatures in the European summer regularly climbing up towards 40 degrees Celsius (100F), cool has become cool. This year, visitors "have been telling me that they have escaped the heat in southern parts of Europe," said Terje Viblom Peders...

Luis Suarez converted a penalty in the 81st minute to secure the victory after Miami's Mexico international German Berterame was injured in a sickening clash of heads. Berterame crashed to the turf and lay motionless after Efrain Morales made conta...

Cost of living Burnham, 56, announced three feel-good measures designed to offer Britons and businesses some early modest help with high living costs, which he has made the focus of his nascent administration. He unveiled the removal of a tax on hou...

Police told AFP the suspect's vehicle was found abandoned near the Tiergarten park. They launched a manhunt involving helicopters and officers from several German states across the capital. The suspect was believed to have links to "Islamist circle...

Roberts said the 32-year-old right-handed pitcher felt uncomfortable after tossing a 30-pitch bullpen session in Philadelphia on Wednesday, but he has kept him in the Dodgers' batting lineup because hitting and running have not adversely impacted Oh...