Renowned British sculptor Antony Gormley has told AFP of his concern over the "uglier sides" of China's state control but says artistic engagement with the historic and cultural powerhouse is crucial.

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Taiwan will keep strengthening its military capabilities, a senior security official said, in an apparent signal to US ...

One person was found dead near Brazil's Supreme Court in Brasilia after two explosions prompted the evacuation of the building, officials said late Wednesday. "We can confirm that there is a body in ...

The "hugs not bullets" security strategy introduced by Mexico's former president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to tackle ...

Lebanon's Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing a series of missiles at army forces in northern Israel on Wednesday night.

The world's major oil and gas companies have mostly vowed to stop leaking the extremely potent greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere, but big loopholes in their pledges risk "exacerbating the ...

A 65-year-old American tourist was arrested for allegedly etching letters onto a traditional wooden gate at a Tokyo shrine, police said Thursday, the latest example of bad behaviour by visitors ...

Donald Trump's appointment of hard-liners to key immigration posts signals a determination to fulfill campaign pledges of mass deportations and border crackdowns, but it will be an uphill battle, ...

Asian markets diverged Thursday as investors digested US inflation data that supported the case for another interest rate cut next month but worries over the next Trump administration continued to ...

In Neide Fernandes's fridge there is no meat, no vegetables, but there are some 20 eggs -- "the least expensive" animal ...

President Joe Biden embarks on a somber farewell tour of South America Thursday, with two major summits and a historic rainforest trip all overshadowed by Donald Trump's world-shaking US election win.