Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.

France strongly condemned Israel’s attack on a residential building in Gaza that killed almost 100 people, according to an official statement on Wednesday. At least 93 Palestinians were killed ...

according to the Qatar News Agency. The decree stipulated that the referendum would begin at 7:00 am and end at 7:00 pm, and that the referendum results would be announced within 24 hours of its ...

"Mahathir was officially discharged from the hospital yesterday (Monday)," his office told Agence France-Presse (AFP), adding that "he will be working at the office as usual." ...

GENEVA: United Nations rights experts on Monday slammed decisions in France barring women and girls who wear the Muslim headscarf from sports competitions as “discriminatory”, demanding they ...

“From Oct. 27 the city will enter its yearlong celebration and we thought a musical is an ideal way to contribute to the festivities,” Muller told Agence France-Presse (AFP) a few hours before ...

United Nations rights experts on Monday slammed decisions in France barring women and girls who wear the hijab from sports competitions as “discriminatory”, demanding they be reversed.

Showing Agence France-Presse (AFP) around his room in the Motel Deseos (Desires), the delegate points to the big double bed, walk-in shower and an unusual feature: a ceiling mirror. Some of his ...

By Liz Alderman Reporting from Paris Warnings over France’s financial situation grew on Friday when the Moody’s ratings agency issued a negative outlook for the country’s sovereign debt ...

10 Nov 2010 "EFE and Agence France-Presse (AFP), two of the largest international news agencies, have reached an agreement to jointly combat piracy and the improper use of credits in information ...

France “stands up for a reform of the UN” to allow countries from all over the world to be better represented, the French foreign minister said Friday. The meetings held in Russia’s Kazan by ...

Gaza's civil defence agency said 12 people were killed Friday by Israeli drone strikes that hit a group of Palestinians waiting to receive aid in the territory's north. The drones struck near the ...