Paris (AFP) - International donors pledged $11 billion in low-interest loans and aid for Lebanon at a conference in Paris on Friday to try to avert an economic crisis in a country hard hit by the fallout from the Syrian war. Lebanon's growth has plummeted due to political instability,...

Ten international rights groups called on French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday to pressure Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over his country's bombing campaign in Yemen. Macron is set to host Prince Mohammed for a three-day trip to France starting Sunday, the latest stop...

Although he hasn't said it openly, there's no doubt that Zinedine Zidane knows his Real Madrid line-up for Tuesday night in Turin.What happened against Las Palmas on Saturday in their 3-0 victory will not have influenced his decision. Karim Benzema has scored many goals since joining...

The daily hordes of tourists have exhausted the Thai beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie. Maya Bay, on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea, will be closed to all visitors for four months annually starting this June to allow for the recovery of the damaged coral reefs and sea...