(AFP) – A protester-turned-politician, Spain’s Equality Minister Irene Montero is an outspoken feminist and young mover-and-shaker in the leftwing government. A huge rainbow flag graces...

(AFP) – Naomi Osaka emphatically ended Serena Williams’s latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown with a straight-sets demolition in the Australian...

(AFP) – Japan began vaccinating healthcare workers against the coronavirus on Wednesday, rolling out a cautious inoculation programme with just over five months until...

:(Xinhua) — At least 20 people have died in a series of winter storms across the United States over the past few days, local...

(AFP) – Italy’s new Prime Minister Mario Draghi is due to unveil his rescue plan for the country on Wednesday, two weeks after he...

(AFP) – India beat England by 317 runs in the second Test inside four days to level the series at 1-1 on Tuesday. Left-arm spinner...

(AFP) – Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was appointed Monday as the first female and first African head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization, saying a...

(AFP) – The World Health Organization gave emergency use approval to AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccines on Monday, meaning distribution can start to poorer countries starved...

(Xinhua) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday extended the six-week nationwide lockdown by a further two weeks, citing the need to further reduce...

A Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to protect all religious and ethnic groups in the country after deadly clashes erupted between different communities...