REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Icelandic authorities on Wednesday said they were considering pumping water onto any lava that spews out if a volcanic eruption threatens the evacuated town of Grindavik. Authorities would use the water to cool and divert the flow of lava to protect the fishing port of...
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea said Thursday it was suspending a five-year-old accord reached with South Korea to reduce military tensions -- the latest retaliatory fallout over Pyongyang's spy satellite launch. (Photo from AFP) The angry statement from the nuclear-armed North's defence...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged China's population to "follow measures to reduce the risk of respiratory illness" and asked authorities for more information about a reported spike in cases among children in the north of the country. World Health...
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said Thursday that five of its fighters, including the son of a senior lawmaker, had been killed, amid skirmishes at the Israel-Lebanon border since the Israel-Hamas war began. Abbas Raad, son of the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary...
MADRID (AFP) -- Jenni Hermoso was summoned on Wednesday, Nov. 22, by the judge investigating the events surrounding the then Spanish federation chief Luis Rubiales kissing her at the Women's World Cup final trophy ceremony. Spain's Jenni Hermoso (AFP) Rubiales eventually resigned over the issue --...
A HOLIDAY TREAT Standing at over 11 meters, this gingerbread house is made out of 2,100 pieces of gingerbread tiles The confectionary wonder stands 11-meters tall, made out of 2,100 pieces of gingerbread tiles intricately designed by Newport World Resorts (NWR) executive pastry chef Ariel Reyes,...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday, Nov. 21, in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup qualifying clash marred by pre-match crowd trouble that forced kick-off to be delayed. Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (center) and defender Cristian Romero (center-left) celebrat their...
HONG KONG (AFP) -- Skipper Son Heung-min scored a brace and set up the other as South Korea made it two victories from two in 2026 World Cup qualifying with a 3-0 win in China on Tuesday, Nov. 21. South Korea's Park Yong-woo (left), Son Heung-min (second from left), Hwang In-beom (center), Lee...
PARIS, France -- Fifty-three journalists and media workers have been killed in the latest war between Israel and Hamas, according to a tally by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published Tuesday. The toll includes 46 Palestinians, four Israelis and three Lebanese killed since the...
STRASBOURG, France -- Reaching a compromise final accord at the COP28 climate conference which starts in Dubai next week will be "an uphill climb," the EU's climate commissioner said Tuesday. Wopke Hoekstra, in an interview with the European Newsroom which AFP is part of, said recent trips to...
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he hoped European Union leaders would agree to open membership talks with Kyiv when they next meet at a summit in December. The European Commission recommended opening formal membership negotiations with Ukraine earlier this...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Covid-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday. "This virus, SARS-CoV-2, is circulating in every country right now and it still poses a threat," WHO expert Maria Van Kerkhove said. "We have...
