India's capital New Delhi ordered all primary schools to shut until further notice on Thursday night due to worsening air pollution in the sprawling megacity.

Nigeria has secured a 134-million-dollar (127-million-euro) loan to invest in farming, the government said Thursday, as Africa's most populous nation faces a hunger crisis of staggering proportions.

Greece said Thursday that it would shake up its defence forces to economise funds and sideline older weapons in favour of drones after lessons drawn from Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia had a goal disallowed in extra-time as they ground out a scoreless draw against Australia on Thursday, a result that did neither side any favours in their bid to qualify for the 2026 ...

Seven Hong Kong men involved in a thwarted 2019 bomb plot to murder police officers were jailed on Thursday, with the plan's "mastermind" receiving a sentence of almost 24 years.

Bosnian truck drivers are facing "discrimination" from the European Union because of fines and the tightening of rules from the bloc, a leading transport official said Thursday.

South Africa team to play England in a one-off rugby Test at Twickenham on Saturday (kick-off 1740 GMT): South Africa (15-1) Aphelele Fassi; Cheslin Kolbe, Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Kurt-Lee ...

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 43,736 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.

Higher sweep cash balances should enable Schwab to pay down short-term borrowings that have weighed on earnings.

Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and elected to bowl in a truncated first of a three-match T20I series against Australia in Brisbane on Thursday.

The European Parliament on Thursday approved a one-year delay on implementing the bloc's landmark anti-deforestation rules, while also voting to loosen some requirements of the controversial law.

A Brazilian court on Thursday cleared mining giants BHP and Vale, and their Brazilian joint venture Samarco, of responsibility over a 2015 dam collapse that caused the country's worst ever ...