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Truck drivers have paralysed the city centre in a protest that began over COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

Despite stalling auto sales, registrations of imported EVs in Japan nearly tripled to 8,610 in 2021.

Cyclone Batsirai, the second severe storm in as many weeks, tears roofs from homes and triggers widespread flooding.

Tennis star also tells French journalists that she did not make assault allegation and is retiring from the sport.

Advocates for women of colour say Lauren Smith-Fields case highlights racial bias by media and police.

Power purchase agreements that ensure "coal lock-in" are complicating the region's transition away from fossil fuels.

Most of the vaccinated in the archipelago have been given the Sinovac shot.

Mane, voted tournament's best player, missed a penalty but converted another to seal the win over Egypt.

Mangeshkar, who gave voice to thousands of songs for Bollywood films, died aged 92 in Mumbai.

Comments from Ukraine minister come after US estimates saying Russian invasion could inflict 75,000 casualties.

The controversial decision is Kais Saied's latest since sacking the government last year.

Top court says ex-FM does not fulfill requirements that the head of state must have 'a good reputation and integrity'.

For decades, elections have hardly made a difference in curbing violent plunder by Kenya's ruling class.

Hundreds of children held in the Hassakeh jail should never have been in detention because of ties with ISIL, UN says.

Emir Sheikh Tamim met Crown Prince Sheikh Nahyan on the sidelines of a lunch hosted by Chinese President Xi in Beijing.

The TTP has stepped up attacks since it withdrew from a Taliban-brokered ceasefire agreement in December.

Live updates from the Africa Cup of Nations final taking place between Senegal and Egypt in Cameroon.

Unnamed US officials cited as saying as many as 50,000 Ukrainian civilians could be killed along with 25,000 soldiers.

The statement comes after GoFundMe decided to return about $9m raised for protests in Canada against vaccine orders.

Hundreds of people gathered at the well and many more followed online rescue efforts to save five-year-old Rayan Oram.

UN experts say Darfur rebel groups continue to operate in Libya and profit from UAE-facilitated deals.

Clubs and players expressed condolences to the family of Rayan Oram, who died after being stuck in a well for five days.

Tensions over border demarcation and TTP violence may damage relations between Islamabad and Kabul.

Ruling Citizen's Action Party set for a bruising defeat as Costa Rica grapples with a growing economic crisis.

Amid fears of a Russian invasion, war-weary residents ask what the future holds for the region – and for their lives.

Sadness and a deluge of tributes to iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died at the age of 92.

Lata Mangeshkar, whose voice defined generations across South Asia, died in hospital in Mumbai at the age of 92.

In eastern Ukraine, 1.6 million of the 2.9 million people in need are women, the UN says.

Beaten to death, Kabagambe's brutal killing sparked a debate over hate violence against Brazil's Black population.

West African bloc ECOWAS says Guinea should hold elections by mid-March.

The hosts were knocked out of AFCON by Egypt on Thursday but locals are looking forward to the final on Sunday.

Lata Mangeshkar was an icon of Hindi singing, with more than 5,000 songs in more than 1,000 movies.

Senegal looking to lift their first AFCON trophy in the final against Egypt, the tournament's most successful team.

Kais Saied's move caps months of his sharp criticism of Tunisia's judges and raises fears about judicial independence.

Protesters rally in cities across Canada as Ottawa police call for more resources to end truckers' blockade in capital.

Confidential UN report says North Korea continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in 2021.

UN secretary-general tells Chinese leaders they must allow Michelle Bachelet to make a 'credible visit' to Xinjiang.

Rights activists say Imam is being punished for opposing a controversial citizenship law pushed by the ruling BJP party.

Thousands march through the city chanting 'Kharkiv is Ukraine', in show of solidarity with country.

Twenty rebels killed after attacks on army posts in Balochistan, Pakistan army says, adding nine soldiers also dead.

Rogan issues apology after a montage video surfaced showing him repeatedly saying the N-word.

Opponents are reviving a decade-old campaign against Syria's president at two-day talks in Qatar.

Grim incidents multiplied in northern Zacatecas state late last year with bodies found hanging in public places.

About $9m in donations sent to support protesting truckdrivers in Canada through GoFundMe will be returned.

The lower part of the steel sculpture in the town of Amboise, where Emir Abdelkader was imprisoned, was badly damaged.

Social media giant loses users for the first time.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has pressed Beijing to be more forthcoming with information on COVID-19 origins.

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh calls on AU to reverse its decision to grant Israel observer status.

At least four people hurt in the explosion in the eastern city of Beni, which has experienced attacks by armed groups.