Rio swelters in heatwave in run
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists were baking Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear. Issued…
Lebanese wait to go home ahead of delayed Israeli pullout
Hula (Lebanon) (AFP) – Near a south Lebanon border town, residents waited Monday to go home after months of displacement, on the eve of an extended deadline for Israel to…
Argentine prosecutors to probe Milei over 'cryptogate'
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentine prosecutors will investigate President Javier Milei for promoting a cryptocurrency that crashed, losing investors billions of dollars and prompting a flood of complaints, local media…
Taiwan's Lai vows more investment in US as chip tariffs loom
Taipei (AFP) – Taiwan will boost investment in the United States and on its own defences, President Lai Ching-te said Friday, as Taipei seeks to head off US President Donald…
Hamas expected to name Israeli hostages it will free this weekend
Jerusalem (AFP) – Hamas was expected Friday to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners, local media said, after days…
Timberwolves stun Thunder, Warriors hold off Rockets
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – The short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves halted Oklahoma City's seven-game NBA winning streak, beating the Western Conference-leading Thunder 116-101 on Thursday on the eve of the…
Indonesia hands lengthy sentences to Javan rhino poachers
Jakarta (AFP) – An Indonesian court has handed lengthy prison terms to poachers who killed dozens of rare Javan rhinos, court rulings seen by AFP Friday showed, drawing praise from…
'Absolutely wild': Philippine curlers win historic Asian Games gold
Harbin (China) (AFP) – Philippines on Friday bagged a historic and unlikely gold medal by stunning South Korea 5-3 in men's curling at the Asian Winter Games in China's Harbin.…
'For them': US figure skating plane crash victims remembered in China
Harbin (China) (AFP) – Two teenage figure skaters who died in the Washington plane crash that killed 67 people were poignantly remembered this week at the Asian Winter Games in…
AP kept from third Trump event over 'Gulf of America': agency
Washington (AFP) – The Associated Press said Thursday its reporter was barred from a White House event for the third day straight, in a mushrooming row over its refusal to…