Crews of more than 100 yachts set sail Thursday on a "boat-breaking" Sydney-Hobart yacht race, with gale-force winds and high ...

The quiet resumption of operations at a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip last month marked a small but significant step ...

Melbourne (AFP) – Fearless young opener Sam Konstas slammed an entertaining 60 on debut for Australia on Thursday, showing ...

World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she is "fresh and ready to go" in her bid for a third straight Australian Open title, ...

More than 1,500 prisoners escaped from a Maputo prison Wednesday, taking advantage of the third day of unrest triggered by ...

Survivors and victims' relatives will this week mark the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, ...

Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a ...

In the wake of Cyclone Chido, the worst natural disaster to hit the Indian Ocean archipelago in 90 years, Mayotte's forests ...

Police and rail chiefs confirmed on Wednesday that the travel disruption that affected thousands of passengers on Christmas ...

Thousands of passengers faced significant delays on Christmas Eve as SNCF trains were blocked for several hours near Paris.

A key Syrian rescue group and an activist told AFP on Wednesday a burial site outside Damascus was likely a mass grave for ...

Violence against sex workers in France increased in 2024, with reported assaults up 6 percent compared to the previous year.