AFP reporters in Beirut and its surrounds heard at least three large explosions, after a day of Israeli bombardment in the capital's southern suburbs as Israel fights Hezbollah.

US antitrust lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser to limit the company's market clout in a move that would shake up the internet giant.

Tanzania's main opposition leader Freeman Mbowe has been released on bail, his party said Saturday, after he was detained just days before local polls.

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's feverish push to expand his global energy and infrastructure empire has been knocked by US bribery charges, but analysts believe the tycoon will bounce back.

Google-parent Alphabet is facing pressure on two fronts—the government and a host of new AI-powered search rivals. It has the ...

Australia face Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday with coach Joe Schmidt trying to keep a lid on talk of a Grand Slam in a remarkable turn of events for the Wallabies.

Mali's junta has shut down a local private broadcaster after its fellow military-run ally Burkina Faso complained about its coverage, the station told AFP Friday.

It’s looking like a jolly holiday season for America’s retailers, based on company guidance and economic forecasts. That’s ...

A key figure in a trucker protest that jammed Canada's capital and sparked a global movement against Covid mandates was found guilty Friday for his role in the blockade.

At least three new night-time strikes targetted the southern outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut late Friday into early Saturday, images from AFP and state media showed.

France eased to a 37-23 victory over an ill-disciplined Argentina at a bitterly cold Paris in their final game of the ...