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Lula, Bolsonaro to clash once more before Brazil vote
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How are Ukraine strikes, Mideast war driving US fuel prices?
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Dressed to kill: Haircuts cap menacing look of Japan's yakuza
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Colombia's Indigenous Guard up in arms over new president's agenda
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Napa Valley's wineries feel Trump's tariff squeeze
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From tech giants to anonymous nonprofits, the biggest donors in US midterms
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Venezuela protests demand return of Nobel winning leader Machado
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Israel's far-right Ben Gvir seeks new ground in election
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Marquez tops incident-packed opening practice for Australian MotoGP
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Trump slams NBA's LeBron James for national anthem actions
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New York votes to ban Central Park horse carriages after decades of debate
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Australia sanctions North Koreans over 'fraudulent' IT work, cybercrime
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Australia face selection headaches after 'shambolic' South Africa defeat
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UK singer-songwriter Raye wins Mercury Prize for second album
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Around 150,000 rally in Belgrade as Serbia heads to pivotal poll
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Antonelli needs ‘perfect weekend’ to realise title dream
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Hamilton sets sights on racing in African grand prix
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Reclaiming the walls in a former Salvadoran gang hotspot
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Bournemouth hammer 10-man Milan, Juventus denied at the death
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Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here's what to know
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Judge orders Trump to give deposition in BBC lawsuit by Dec 11
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Musk's wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here's what to know
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'Fake' pollsters hit US midterms
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Hashimoto sweeps to gymnastics world all-around title
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Global markets retreat as tech mood sours, oil prices jump
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Super Bowl MVP Walker returns to Seattle with unbeaten Chiefs
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Juventus denied at the death, Sunderland make point in Poland in Europa League
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Red Bull advisor Marko slams Horner memoir as 'collection of untruths'
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Tens of thousands rally as Serbia heads to pivotal poll
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France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk
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Monet's 'Iris' fetches 50 mn euros at Paris auction
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Rekindled Gucci desirability fails to light flame under Kering sales
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L'Oreal sees double-digit sales growth
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Thousands rally as Serbia heads to pivotal poll
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Sri Lanka stun England with huge chase after Brook's 202
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Marathon star Aga banned six years for doping and misleading investigation
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Guatemala sentences former police officers in gay couple's killings
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USA to host women's football Club World Cup in 2028 - FIFA
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Nelson's erotic dream letter features in London auction
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Finland grants licence for world's first nuclear waste repository
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Canada opens free trade talks with Turkey
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'Old-fashioned' South Africa thump Australia to level Test series
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Swiss, Austrian women freed after Niger kidnap ordeal
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No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb
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Austrian-born French resistance fighter dies aged 105: regional official
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Swiss supreme court upholds Guatemala ex-police chief sentence
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Paris shop-owners and residents prepare for fresh protests
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UN climate disaster fund moves to provide $20 mn aid for Nepal
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French, Japanese authors try to write novel on one-day train ride
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Africa faces 'complex' Ebola outbreak after spread to Nigeria: WHO
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S.Africa slams 'out of reach' climate aid for poorer nations
South Africa's president, whose coal-dependent country is among the world's biggest polluters, Tuesday criticised international funders for making it difficult for poorer nations to access aid to fight climate change.
EU leader's speech to major China trade expo cancelled: diplomats
A speech by EU Council head Charles Michel scheduled to be broadcast at the opening of a major Chinese trade fair was abruptly cancelled due to wrangling over censorship, diplomats told AFP Tuesday.
UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka
The United Nations Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of people needing urgent humanitarian help had doubled to 3.4 million.
At COP27, US says election won't disrupt climate plan
The United States sought to reassure the UN climate summit in Egypt on Tuesday that it will stick to its energy transition even if Republicans triumph in midterm elections.
Swedish PM seeks to convince Erdogan on NATO membership
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was due to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday, in a bid to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.
Japan to tighten rules on donations to religious groups after Abe murder
The Japanese government will propose a new law to prevent harmfully large donations to religious groups, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday, after Shinzo Abe's assassination heightened scrutiny of the Unification Church.
Myanmar rebels risk life and limb in DIY weapons factories
Under an awning in a bamboo thicket in northern Myanmar, an anti-coup fighter following instructions from YouTube welds scavenged steel into crude mortar rounds and shells to be fired at junta troops.
China playing 'aggressive games' with Canada democracy: Trudeau
China is playing "aggressive games" with democracies and Canadian institutions, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Monday following a report of foreign interference in its elections.
Ukraine's star novelist Kurkov tours world for war 'duty'
Brutal reality has stopped Ukraine's internationally renowned novelist Andrey Kurkov from writing fiction, so instead he is telling the story of the Russian invasion to the world.
Swedish PM tries to win Turkey over on its NATO membership
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was due to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday in a top-level bid to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.
US votes with Biden agenda at stake - and Trump in the wings
Americans vote Tuesday in crucial midterm elections that could decide the political future of both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump -- who has all but announced he will seek the White House again in 2024.
The weakest link? North Korea's crumbling air force
North Korea on Tuesday described its record-breaking blitz of missile launches last week as a "just counteraction" to the biggest-ever US-South Korea air exercises.
Trump trails 2024 run on eve of US midterm election
Donald Trump grabbed the election eve spotlight on Monday to flag an expected announcement on a new White House run, as America prepares to vote in midterms that polls show could land Congress back under Republican control.
Trump says making 'very big announcement' on Nov 15
Donald Trump said Monday he would be making a "very big announcement" next week, with the former president expected to jump into the race for the White House in 2024.
Biden urges Americans to 'defend' democracy on election eve
President Joe Biden made a final appeal on the eve of Tuesday's midterms for Democrats to protect democracy by defeating Donald Trump's Republicans in an election that polls show could upend power in Washington.
The one thing Americans agree on ahead of midterms: 'Vote, vote, vote'
Less than 12 hours before polls open in US midterm elections, Americans remain deeply polarized on issues from immigration to abortion -- though many were united in fears for their country's democracy.
Italy defends migrant policy after claims of illegal rejections
Italy's new interior minister insisted Monday it was treating migrants "with humanity" after widespread criticism of moves to allow only the most vulnerable to disembark from charity rescue ships.
NKorea dismisses as 'groundless' US claims of arms supplies to Russia: state media
North Korea said Tuesday that claims by the United States that Pyongyang is supplying artillery ammunition to Moscow for its war in Ukraine were groundless, state media KCNA reported.
Britain, France raise hunger striker case with Egypt's Sisi
Britain and France on Monday raised the case of a dissident hunger striker with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, a day after the jailed activist started refusing water.
Greek PM slams wire-tapping claims as 'incredible lie'
Greece's prime minister on Monday said reports he wire-tapped his own ministers were "an incredible lie" as the main opposition party threatened to mount a no-confidence motion over the snowballing scandal.
Three migrants jump into sea in Italy port standoff
Three migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and brought to a Sicilian port but then banned from disembarking jumped into the sea in desperation Monday, trapped in a standoff between charity ships and Italy's new hard-right government.
DR Congo deploys fighter jets against M23 rebels
DR Congo's military has deployed two fighter jets against M23 rebels in the conflict-torn east, provoking a rebuke Monday from neighbouring Rwanda, which accused Kinshasa of violating its airspace.
Military leaders of Ethiopia warring parties talk disarmament
Ethiopian government officials met with representatives of the Tigrayan authorities in Kenya on Monday to discuss plans for disarming the rebels following a peace deal signed last week between the warring sides.
Three migrants blocked in Italy port standoff jump into sea
Three migrants blocked on a rescue ship in Sicily leapt into the sea in desperation Monday, trapped in a standoff between charities that patrol the Mediterranean and Italy's new hard-right government.
UK's new PM touts migrant cooperation after Macron meet
Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak on Monday vowed action to come on cross-Channel migrants after his first face-to-face meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Biden, Trump clash on eve of midterms set to upend Washington
Democrats and Republicans traded final blows Monday ahead of midterm elections that could upend Joe Biden's presidency, weaken Western support for Ukraine and even open the door to a comeback attempt by Donald Trump.
Ghosn escape accomplices return to US, lawyer confirms
The American father and son duo who helped former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn dramatically escape from Japan have been returned to the United States after spending 20 months in Japanese jails, their lawyer said Monday.
Tough choices as Brazil's Lula gets down to business
Fresh off a celebratory beach holiday, Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva got down to uglier business Monday: figuring out how to govern with a hostile Congress, nasty budget crunch and impossible-looking to-do list.
Defiance by candlelight as Kyiv adapts to blackouts
When their apartment block in northern Kyiv goes dark just after 6:00 pm as scheduled, residents Iren Rozdobudko and Igor Zhuk are ready.
Buried phones, bribes and paranoia: Life under Russian occupation
One couple buried their phones in the garden to keep them from being seized by the Russian invaders.
Biden, Trump rally troops on eve of crucial midterms
Joe Biden and Donald Trump headline a frantic last day of campaigning Monday on the eve of a midterm election that will shape the rest of the US president's term -- and could pave the way for a White House comeback by his predecessor.
Biden says democracy at stake as Republicans eye 'red wave'
President Joe Biden pulled out the stops Sunday to mobilize US voters in defense of democracy, hoping to counter a Republican "red wave" in this week's midterms that could help set Donald Trump on a course back to the White House.