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...

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from hospital after undergoing emergency surgery for a brain bleed, doctors said. The 79-year-old appeared alongside his medical team...

Israel's government has approved a plan to encourage the expansion of settlements in the occupied Golan Heights.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the move was necessary because a "new front"...

At least four people were injured after a tornado struck northern California on Saturday afternoon, according to local authorities.The twister flipped over several cars and brought down power lines...

Australia says the five remaining members of the "Bali Nine" drug ring have returned home after almost 20 years in Indonesian prison.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote on social media:...

Two Russian oil tankers with 29 crew members on board have been heavily damaged in the Black Sea amid bad weather and are now leaking oil, Russian authorities have...

AFPWest African leaders are gearing up for a crucial summit on Sunday in Nigeria's capital Abuja, where they will focus on the morale-sapping departure of Mali, Burkina Faso and...

Seven tourists in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning and are reported to be in a critical condition.It is believed they drank cocktails at a...

Cars smashed and walls knocked down following Mayotte cycloneFrance's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte has been struck by the worst cyclone to hit the islands in nearly a century.At...

Gunmen in Mexico have shot dead a judge outside a courthouse in the city of Acapulco.Judge Edmundo Román Pinzón was hit by at least four bullets as he was...

The US has made "direct contact" with the HTS rebels who now control Syria after toppling the Assad regime, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.It is the first...