Burkina Faso's foreign minister praised cooperation with Russia on Saturday as "suiting" his country better than its historic ties with France.

Real Madrid defender Eder Militao was ruled out for several months with a serious knee injury after his team's 4-0 win over Osasuna on Saturday.

Three expat executives from Australian company Resolute Mining, which owns a gold mine in Mali, have been detained for questioning, industry and judiciary sources told AFP on Saturday. It is the ...

Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday, writing on social media that his final race will be Sunday's Tour de France Singapore Criterium.

Over a 100 firefighters battled a rare brushfire in New York City's Brooklyn borough as prolonged drought and unusually high temperatures have fuelled a series of blazes in the northeast United States ...

Qatar has withdrawn as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal and warned Hamas that its Doha office "no longer serves its purpose", a diplomatic source told AFP on Saturday.

Lecce, third from last in Serie A with just two wins and nine points after 12 matches, parted company with coach Luca Gotti on Saturday, the day after their 1-1 hom... Already a Barron's subscriber?

Trade unions at France's railway operator SNCF on Saturday called for an indefinite strike from next month that could disrupt train services during the upcoming Christmas holidays.

Famine is looming in the northern Gaza Strip amid increased hostilities and a near-halt in food aid, a UN-backed assessment said Saturday.

Greece's fractious main opposition party Syriza was hit by new defections during an emergency meeting to elect a new leader to replace Stefanos Kasselakis, who critics accuse of authoritarianism.

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Saturday that Israeli air strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians overnight, including women and children, while the Israeli military said it had eliminated dozens ...

Devastating flooding in South Sudan is affecting around 1.4 million people with more than 379,000 displaced, according to a UN update.