The number of deaths increased by 62 percent in the Paris region over the same period, Public Health France said in a new report. A similar spike has been recorded in the western region of Pays de la Loire. Officials expect the tally to rise furthe...

Friday -- the ninth day since the devastating double earthquakes that killed nearly 2,600 people and injured tens of thousands in the South American nation -- will be the last day in the search for survivors, some rescuers said. After 30 hours of g...

Authorities launched the expanded drone programme on Wednesday to protect beachgoers after a spate of shark attacks in Sydney and further across New South Wales. Data from Surf Life Saving NSW, which runs the programme, showed 73 shark sightings in...

Millions of people and a coterie of foreign dignitaries were expected to attend Saturday's official ceremony for Ali Khamenei, with Tehran's chief negotiator calling for a massive turnout to avenge his death. Photos showed mourners carrying Khamene...

Perhaps the only thing that can stop Mbappe and Les Bleus is the threat of extreme heat and possibly storms in Philadelphia. It is a last-16 tie with a clear favourite, but a match-up with historic significance on the July 4 weekend in the birthpla...

Nagelsmann, who was under contract until the 2028 European Championship, has accepted the German Football Federation's (DFB) request for him to step down, Bild and Sky Germany reported. His departure leaves the door open for former Liverpool manage...

These Round of 32 matches are definitely full of twists. Portugal came back from 1-0 down to beat Croatia in Toronto. Goncalo Ramos scored a stoppage-time winner after Cristiano Ronaldo had earlier equalised from the penalty spot. 

The Wallabies meet Andy Farrell's team in a sold-out clash at Sydney on Saturday as part of a massive weekend for Australian sport. It kicks off in Dallas when the Socceroos take on Egypt for a place in the last 16 of the World Cup, while tennis s...

The NZ$683 million (US$390 million) indoor stadium opened in April to replace the old Lancaster Park, which was demolished due to damage inflicted by the 6.3-magnitude earthquake which killed 185 people in 2011. Te Kaha means "the strength", and ha...

"Are we in a zoo or something?" 68-year-old pensioner Anton Sabucha protested to AFP, nodding to the signs outside his house. Tourists are "going wherever they want, taking pictures and peering around" every day, he complained. He said he and othe...

"This is Wimbledon! You've got to dress up," Jari Hedman, 65, said with a smile. The Finnish tennis coach had bought an Italian-made white linen suit for the occasion, paired with a navy blue jacket and a flourish of colour with an orange tie. He ...

Firms like ANTA, the organisers of Irving's Chengdu fan meet last week, have upped their international profile in recent years, building upon their success at home to make headway overseas. Signing celebrity athletes from popular sports like basket...

The World Meteorological Organization said the climate phenomenon had already set in, and would quickly gain strength, as it warned countries to brace for impact. El Nino warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocea...

The New York Police Department told AFP that "at 1832 (2232 GMT) NYPD received a call... a male set himself on fire at First Avenue and 42nd Street. He was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital. Investigations ongoing." No motive was given. A spokes...