Qadiri and his family took cover as intense Israeli and American bombing raids targeted his native city of Isfahan in central Iran until an April ceasefire began. "We hear the call to prayer every day, not explosions here," Qadiri told AFP. "I'm ...

"No to a Switzerland of 10 million inhabitants," is the name of the project launched by the country's biggest party, the hard-right Swiss People's Party (SVP), renowned for its opposition to immigration and closer ties with the European Union. The ...

The directive comes just days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won power in the eastern state for the first time since the country's independence in 1947. The order calls on local authorities to set up "holding cen...

The price of North Sea Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate slipped in Asian trade around five percent to $98.47 and $91.53 a barrel respectively at 0705 GMT. Washington and Tehran appear close to agreeing on ending the Middle East war that has ...

There are 22 years between the 37-year-old Kohli, who helped power defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the top of the regular season standings, and teenage prodigy Sooryavanshi whose batting fireworks have been the talk of the IPL sea...

For hundreds of thousands of Indians, merchant shipping jobs are a lucrative proposition despite the inherent risks. The attack on Pooniya's ship killed two fellow Indians -- the country's sailors are among the highest merchant maritime casualties ...

Rubio, on his first-ever visit to India, flew to Agra and spent 45 minutes at the Taj Mahal with his wife Jeanette, who usually shuns the spotlight. "It's one of the wonders of the world," Rubio said of the Taj Mahal. "I think it's important to sh...

The white-robed pilgrims on buses or on foot arrived at the sprawling encampment in Mina after performing the "tawaf" -- walking seven times around the Kaaba, the giant black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque. The start of the hajj came as US President ...

Huawei has in recent years been at the centre of a geopolitical standoff after Washington warned its equipment could be used for espionage by the Chinese government, an allegation the firm denies. Sanctions since 2019 have cut Huawei's access to co...

Surrounded by factories and rice paddies, Vigevano is a city of 62,000 people where 15 percent of the population is foreign, including many people from Egypt and Romania. Many more are naturalised Italians and second-generation immigrants. Once a ...

His time of 20.81sec -- which is not considered official -- came in the final event of the night in Las Vegas, sparing the blushes of organizers who had predicted that multiple world records would be surpassed due to a sophisticated doping regime. ...

Tottenham beat Everton on the final day of the Premier League season and secured their place in the league. Chelsea will miss out on all European competitions.

Two workers pinned beneath the wreckage were found alive after the nine-storey structure gave way Sunday, hitting a nearby hotel and killing a Malaysian guest. But the two workers trapped at the site in Angeles, which is north of the capital Manil...

The players clashed during the T20 match between Head's Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kohli's Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday. Heated words were exchanged between the two before Kohli was dismissed for 15 and his team slumped to a 55-run defeat. A...

The 22-year-old French 7-foot-4 (2.24m) center shot 11-of-22 from the floor, 3-of-7 from three-point range, and added eight rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and two steals in 31 minutes for the Spurs. "I need to find ways to impact the g...