Syria's new authorities torched a large stockpile of drugs on Wednesday, two security officials told AFP, including one ...

Pope Francis called Wednesday for "arms to be silenced" around the world in his Christmas address, appealing for peace in the ...

An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet with 67 people on board crashed on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan after veering from ...

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

Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border region of Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban government said Wednesday, ...

Far from the frontlines of Sudan's devastating war, a new generation of amateur women filmmakers is gathering in the formerly ...

Premier League chart-toppers Liverpool are overwhelming favourites to see off struggling Leicester on Boxing Day (Thursday).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday denounced an "inhumane" attack from Russia, which launched dozens of ...

A gang alliance in Haiti claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the attack at the country's largest hospital in ...

Senegal's local toymakers are experiencing a boom in demand over the Christmas period with sellers hoping to win market share ...

New Vietnamese internet rules requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities came ...

Batsman Travis Head was declared fit for the Boxing Day Test against India on Wednesday in a big boost for Australia while ...