General News

Caen (France) (AFP) - Hundred-year-old World War II veteran Harold Terens will marry his 96-year-old fiancee Saturday in the French town of Carentan-les-Marais, just days after being honoured on the...

Queens (United States) (AFP) - At the cultural crossroads of the world, New Yorkers will experience a thrilling first on Sunday -- a World Cup cricket match hosted in a...

Washington (AFP) - US job growth blew past estimates in May even as unemployment edged up, data showed Friday, underscoring the labor market's resilience as policymakers seek to cool the...

New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks seesawed Friday as a hotter-than-expected US jobs report soothed worries about the economy but fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve would keep interest...

Los Angeles (AFP) - Every parent knows how to find a piece of LEGO -- walk around barefoot. But police in California found a whole lot more of the plastic...

Kinshasa (AFP) - Three American suspects in what the Congolese army called an attempted coup in Kinshasa last month committed acts "punishable by death", a court heard on Friday as...

Washington (AFP) - US job growth blew past estimates in May even as unemployment edged up, data showed Friday, underscoring the labor market's resilience as policymakers seek to cool the...

New York (AFP) - US authorities have charged three individuals with conspiring with an NBA player to rig basketball games, New York prosecutors said Thursday. In April, the NBA banned Toronto...

Los Angeles (AFP) - A YouTuber who allegedly directed a helicopter to shoot fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini for a "crazy stupid" video has been arrested in California, US prosecutors...

Los Angeles (AFP) - An extreme early-summer heatwave was expected to peak Thursday across much of the western United States, where millions were scrambling to cope with the sudden sharp...