It was meant to be a "surgical operation" to capture one of the world's most wanted terrorists, who was hiding and wounded in a southern Philippine city. But it went spectacularly wrong. Three days...
Jude Ratnam is worried how his film might go down with his fellow Sri Lankan Tamils. And he has a point. "Demons in Paradise", which is premiering at the Cannes film festival, tells of the bloodbath...
It's a radio talent contest with a mission: showcasing the skills of Mosul's youth after years of jihadist rule and a months-long battle for the city. The recorded lyrics of competitor MC Rico, a...
American heiress Dina Merrill, the Hollywood socialite who became a leading lady, has died aged 93. Merrill, raised in part on the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, now owned by President...
Subpoenas are flying, a special prosecutor is taking the reins, and explosive revelations hit the press almost daily: the investigation into possible collusion between President Donald Trump's...
A top US Air Force official on Wednesday denied claims that civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria are soaring under President Donald Trump, who has given greater leeway to battlefield commanders....
US lawmakers have demanded documents from German banking giant Deutsche Bank detailing its ties with President Donald Trump and his dealings with Russia. It was the latest twist in the high-stakes...
Young actors are making waves at this year's Cannes film festival -- often in films that are hardly suitable children's viewing. AFP takes a look at some of the kids who are making a splash: Starring...
A new documentary warns of Israel's slow "suicide" if it pushes ahead and annexes large swathes of the West Bank. "West of the Jordan River", by acclaimed Israeli director Amos Gitai, claims the...
The production of sweet potato in Ghana is less than 20 percent of targeted production levels, mainly hindered by perception that the crop is food for poor people. But the role of sweet potato is...
Pope Francis urged Donald Trump to use his US presidency for peace as two leaders who have sparred repeatedly through the media finally met in a Vatican encounter that ended in broad smiles, for the...
The Attorney General has prayed an Accra High Court for more time to file its defence in a case involving a dismissed district director of the National Service Scheme. (NSS) Madam Afua Abam from the...
A 14-year-old boy has been detained in a Thai army prison under a draconian and increasingly wielded royal defamation law, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, as it decried the secrecy surrounding the...
Former CIA director John Brennan said Tuesday he became increasingly concerned last summer over contacts between Donald Trump's campaign officials and Moscow, as a Russian effort to interfere with...
Michael Bay sank his hands and feet into the forecourt of Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday as he was honored for a money-spinning movie career that has netted almost $6 billion. The...
Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom was elected as the new head of the powerful World Health Organization on Tuesday, vowing to shake up an agency seen as needing major reform. The former Ethiopian health...
Former CIA director John Brennan said Tuesday that he warned Russia last summer against meddling in the US presidential election but the Russians went ahead and did it, anyway. "It should be clear to...
Electronic music, to many in its soaring fan base, is synonymous with dancing. Not for Air, the duo which sees its suave, spacy songs as more appropriate for dreaming -- or sex. Two decades after...
Cuba's capital is rich in both culture and character. But, despite this, it has long lacked a hotel that truly justified global attention - until now. That's because this week saw the opening of the...
US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Tuesday sidestepped questions about an explosive report which said President Donald Trump pressured him to help push back against the probe into...
