AFPA petition calling for Paul Watson's release had previously surpassed 123,000 signaturesAnti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been released from prison in Greenland where he spent five months in custody,...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple, accusing it of using conflict minerals.Acting on behalf of...

A man who should have been celebrating his birthday and a married couple were among 11 Indians to die in a Georgian ski resort at the weekend.Sameer Kumar, who...

Russian general killed by bomb in residential Moscow buildingA high-ranking general in the Russian armed forces and his assistant have been killed in Moscow by Ukraine's security service, a...

President Joe Biden on Sunday visited the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, becoming the first sitting US president to do so. The region, roughly the size of Australia, plays a...

After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.A senior Palestinian official involved in...

Getty ImagesCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has been thrown into fresh disarray with the abrupt departure of his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland. By the end of a frenetic...

The five remaining members of the infamous "Bali Nine" drug ring say they are "relieved and happy" to be home in Australia, after serving nearly 20 years in Indonesian...

AFPMany of those killed on Sunday were in a school-turned-shelter in the southern city of Khan YounisMore than 50 people were killed in Israeli air and ground attacks across...

Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal of three countries ruled by the military from the bloc, but have offered a six-month grace period...

Zakir Hussain, one of the world's greatest tabla players, has died at the age of 73.The Indian classical music icon died of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lung disease, at...

Getty ImagesMany houses had sheet-metal roofs which were easily blown awayResidents of Mayotte have spoken of "apocalyptic scenes" caused by by the worst storm in 90 years to hit...