Agence France-Presse (AFP) is the world's oldest news agency, founded in 1835 as Agence Havas. Headquartered in Paris, it provides coverage in six languages across 151 countries.
Fighters from IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province overran posts in Borno state Jan. 1, military and militia sources said
The New Year’s Day attack is believed to be by Dogon hunters on Fulani herders
India has committed $3B in aid to Afghanistan since US-led forces toppled the extremist Taliban regime after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
Patrick Shanahan was thrust onto world stage when Jim Mattis quit last month amid long-running disagreements with President Donald Trump
According to the health ministry, some 5.8 million of Bolivia's 11 million population do not have health insurance but will be given access to free services
Dutch had at first joined Italy, Malta and Spain in refusing to accept migrants who were rescued on Dec. 22, 2018, by Sea-Watch 3, which is operated by a German charity
Government accuses RFI of ‘stirring controversy’ in crucial election to determine successor to long-time president Joseph Kabila
Though still one of the highest in the world, El Salvador's murder rate is now half the figure from 2015
Thirteen people still missing following New Year’s Eve blast in apartment complex in the Ural mountains city of Magnitogorsk
FGM, in which a girl or woman's genitals are cut or removed, was once extremely common in the Kurdish region, but WADI's campaigning has reduced the practice
Palatial homes in Addis Ababa, built for imperial-era courtiers and foreign business moguls, have slid into dire neglect as the government focuses on an aspirational building boom
Rising number of Chinese taking up sports such as horse riding as country's growing economy gives people more disposable income
Farmers in cattle-rearing region of San Silvestre, in the western state of Barinas, say they are in a state of siege — from squatters, gunmen and government price controls that make their farms unprofitable
The Jan. 8-11 Las Vegas trade event offers a glimpse into new products and services designed to make people's lives easier, fun and more productive, though talk of security is expected to grow
Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move its embassy there; Guatemala followed suit
Guards at the facility reportedly used "more restrictive measures than necessary" when dealing with immigrants who arrived without papers
The slow process in Lebanon has worried observers, as the economy is teetering on the brink of disaster
The anniversary came as Cuba, long a source of inspiration for leftist Latin American governments, faces increasing isolation in a region dominated by a resurgent right
The 'Women's Wall' rally was backed by the communist government in Kerala state where the court order on Sabarimala temple has triggered weeks of protests by opponents and supporters of the ban
Those released include Moussa Tao, arrested in 2013 on conspiracy charge; and Colonel Haroun Bata and about 10 Chadian 'mercenaries' accused of having organized an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea
Load more
