The dramatic crisis in Aleppo. The struggle over Mosul in Iraq. Leonardo DiCaprio finally walks away with an Oscar. Donald Trump as the next US President. The world bid farewell to musical and political icons. From conflict in the Middle East to the Brexit vote in the UK, AFP looks back at the top stories of 2016.
How do records set at Olympic Games compare to real life? Usain Bolt would outrun a camel, but not a cheetah; divers tumble down the equivalent of three-storey buildings; javelin throwers clear the...
When Rio de Janeiro opens the Olympic Games on August 5, they will be the first ever staged in South America. Videographic tour of the various Olympic...
南シナ海(South China Sea)の領有権をめぐってフィリピンが中国を提訴した裁判で、オランダ・ハーグ(Hague)にある常設仲裁裁判所(PCA)は12日、中国には同海域の島々に対する「歴史的権利」を主張する法的根拠はないとする裁定を下した。東シナ海や南シナ海での領有権をめぐって、各国の間で緊張が高まっている。(c)AFP
In the vote for five non-permanent seats at the UN, Kazakstan has been elected for the first time, joining Bolivia, Ethiopia and Sweden who also won spots. But...