Iceland's volcanic eruption the longest in half a century
(AFP) It will be six months on Sunday that the volcanic eruption currently mesmerising spectators near Reykjavik first began, making it the longest Iceland has...
Author : Agence France-Presse
Notre-Dame de Paris finally ready for restoration
(AFP) France’s Notre-Dame cathedral is finally ready to undergo restoration work more than two years after a blaze ravaged the heritage landmark, and remains on...
Thousands march in France against traditional hunting ban
(AFP) Thousands of hunters marched in France on Saturday to defend “rural values” and traditional bird hunting which the country’s top administrative court has banned....
Gun-toting Taliban mingle with families and kids at Kabul Zoo
(AFP) Taliban soldiers cradling AK-47s and M16 assault rifles mingle among families at Kabul Zoo, a novelty experience for many of the young fighters from...
Girls excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan
(AFP) Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan on Saturday, after the country’s new Taliban rulers ordered only boys and male teachers...
'Person of interest' in US van mystery missing for days, family says
(AFP) The family of a Florida man declared a “person of interest” in the disappearance of his girlfriend said Friday he has been missing for...
Guantanamo 9/11 trial suspended amid Covid scare
(AFP) The pretrial hearing in the case against accused 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others was suspended Friday amid a coronavirus scare...
SpaceX tourists speak to Tom Cruise from orbit
(AFP) Four space tourists who are orbiting the Earth in a SpaceX craft talked to movie star Tom Cruise — who is hoping to make...
Apple removed Russia opposition app after arrest threats: source
(AFP) Apple removed an opposition strategic voting app from its online marketplace under pressure from Russian authorities, including threats to arrest local staff of the...
Rare US constitution copy tipped for $20 mln sale at auction
(AFP) An extremely rare original copy of the American constitution, ratified in 1787 in Philadelphia, will soon be auctioned with an estimated value of between...
