Swiss skier Franjo Von Allmen was crowned Olympic downhill champion this Saturday in Bormio. He finished ahead of Italians Giovanni Franzoni and Dominik Paris.

As Thailand votes in a three-way race pitting progressives against populists and conservatives, FRANCE 24 correspondent Tommy Walker explains how the Southeast Asian nation's sluggish economic growth is weighing heavily on the minds of voters cravin...

After Afghanistan made 182-6, New Zealand were driven by Seifert's 42-ball knock and 42 by Glenn Phillips to achieve their target with 13 balls to spare in Chennai. New Zealand's previous best chase in the T20 World Cup was their 167 against Englan...

Anderson, whose movie follows a former revolutionary who tries to protect his teenage daughter when the past comes back to haunt him, won the feature-film prize -- the award considered a key indicator of what might happen at the Academy Awards, whic...

The seller, mining titan Anglo American, even warned Thursday it may take a third writedown in as many years on the company that was born in South Africa 130 years ago and went on to dominate the global diamond market. This is after a $2.9  billi...

The minister, Abbas Araghchi told a forum in Tehran attended by AFP, that Tehran had little trust in Washington and even doubted that the US side was taking renewed negotiations seriously. "Why do we insist so much on enrichment and refuse to give...

After Afghanistan made 182-6, New Zealand were driven by Seifert's 42-ball knock and 42 by Glenn Phillips to achieve their target with 13 balls to spare in Chennai. New Zealand's previous best chase in the T20 World Cup was their 167 against Englan...

Anderson, whose movie follows a former revolutionary who tries to protect his teenage daughter when the past comes back to haunt him, won the feature-film prize -- the award considered a key indicator of what might happen at the Academy Awards, whic...

And a VIP fashion show Saturday ahead of the New England Patriots' Super Bowl clash with the Seattle Seahawks was the latest bet by the league that indulging its players' penchant for high-end designers is also good for the NFL's bottom line. A spo...