"You can live okay with coffee, but it's durian that makes you rich," said Pham Xuan Lan, as he showed AFP journalists around his farm. Blessed with a tropical climate and rich basalt soil, the lush Central Highlands produces vast quantities of rob...

The disaster, which struck the China-Nepal border Wednesday morning, was caused by a glacial collapse, sending a wall of water and debris downstream, the US Geological Survey said. Chinese rescuers near the Tibet border port that was hit by a deadl...

Across Nepal's flood disaster zone, survivors are returning to villages reduced to mud and debris, searching for belongings, documents and fragments of lives swept away in minutes. Lamichhane said she was waiting for bulldozers to finish clearing t...

Here are the latest developments after the tsunami-like disaster that struck the Himalayan region on Wednesday: Tolls climb Nepal says there are 2,498 people, including hundreds of foreigners, who are out of contact in the country. It reported an up...

"I still haven't accepted the idea of the loss. I often sit in the courtyard of the house and look at Mohammed's grave below, and I cry while making sure that my children don't see me," she told AFP. She said Mohammed was killed after running away ...

Twenty-five years after the seismic events of September 11, 2001, an army of educators are working to fill gaps in the knowledge of a generation of youngsters like Avena who were not born when the United States came under attack. There is no standa...

Designed to take a panoramic view of the vast reaches of space, the Roman Space Telescope "will help unlock the secrets of the universe," US President Donald Trump said Friday during a ceremony at NASA headquarters in Houston, Texas. Standing over...

Candidates in at least 21 races across 18 states have aired television advertisements mentioning data centers this cycle, according to marketing data cited by US media, almost evenly divided between both parties. On the grid serving Senate battleg...

The United States will have majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven reserves in what President Donald Trump described Friday as "the biggest oil deal in world history." "One thing must be absolutely clear: Venezuela retains own...

The 45-year-old 20-time Grand Slam singles champion was frequently overcome with emotion as he addressed a crowd bristling with tennis royalty at a ceremony in Newport, Rhode Island. The Swiss legend, who retired from tennis in 2022, paid tribute t...

The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster. Here are the latest numbers: In total: 3,044 missing Nepal's disaster agency increased the total number of people missing on its side of the border to 2,49...

Victory was the first in a World Marathon Major for 21-year-old Gobena, who came second last year, while Jepchirchir added to her previous triumphs in Boston, New York and London. Gobena made his move in the last kilometre to power home four second...

Playing with a black ribbon on his cap to mourn the passing of King Harald, Norway's Hovland made four birdies on the final six holes to finish 15-under par, one clear of Ryan Gerard. With a $10 million top prize at stake, world number one Scottie ...

That so-far futile quest hasn't made the 39-year-old immune to the pleasures of the lesser milestones he's piling up along the way. Djokovic is poised for his 20th US Open appearance, a mark that only three other men -- Jimmy Connors, Andre Agassi ...