More than two-thirds of displaced families in eastern Sudan are unable to secure enough food, as war has pushed millions to the brink of famine, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Friday.

Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a notorious symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.

California has apologized for allowing someone in the US state to register a license plate mocking the October 7 attacks on Israel.

Turkey said Friday it had urged Russia and Iran not to intervene militarily to support Bashar al-Assad's forces as Islamist-led rebels mounted their lightning advance on Damascus that ended with the ...

The political circumstances that surrounded the publication of "Ultimatum," once a best-selling novel that imagined an American effort to annex Canada, may ring familiar to anyone following recent ...

Consulting giant McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle US criminal charges that it collaborated with Purdue Pharma to intentionally misbrand opioids, worsening a public health crisis, ...

AFP Sports Agenda for Saturday, December 14 (all times GMT): + World Cup skiing at Val D'Isere and Beaver Creek -- English Premier League (1500 unless stated): Arsenal v Everton, Liverpool v Fulham, ...

A British man who became a compulsive gambler and shopper after he was prescribed a medication for restless leg syndrome has received a £70,000 ($88,000) settlement from his doctor, his lawyers said ...

Champions Cup tables after Friday's opening two games in matchday two (played, won, drawn, lost, points for, points against, bonus points, total points): ...

Reflecting on a turbulent year for the World Anti-Doping Agency, marked by controversies over Chinese swimmers and Jannik Sinner, its president in an interview with AFP pushed back against "unfair, ...

As part of an effort to grow its advice business, Vanguard has created a new advice and wealth management division and hired ...

Tennis star Jannik Sinner's doping case will not have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) before the end of the year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) told AFP.