British no-frills airline EasyJet on Wednesday reported a 40-percent rise in annual net profit on strong demand for its package holidays.

Iran on Wednesday welcomed the end of Israel's "aggression" in Lebanon, after a ceasefire deal came into force between Israel and Hezbollah, an armed group backed financially and militarily by Tehran.

Southern Africa's sparsely populated desert nation of Namibia holds presidential and legislative elections on Wednesday.

Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun has been placed under investigation for corruption, a report said Wednesday, the latest official to fall in a sweeping crackdown on graft in the country's military.

Namibians vote Wednesday in pivotal presidential and legislative elections that could upset the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation's 34-year grip on power.

Alcohol-free drinks are becoming ever more popular, especially with health-conscious younger people -- a trend cheered by a ...

The Israeli army on Wednesday warned residents of south Lebanon not to approach Israel Defense Forces positions after a ceasefire between Israel and militant group Hezbollah took hold.

Lebanon's army said it was "taking the necessary measures" to deploy forces south hours into an Israel-Hezbollah truce Wednesday, warning people displaced from frontline areas not to return before ...

South Korea's capital was blanketed Wednesday by the heaviest November snowfall since records began over a century ago, the weather agency said Wednesday.

From a distance, it seemed like a relaxing get-together among friends. A group of men sat around a crackling bonfire in the Jerusalem Hills, one strumming a guitar while others sang along. Between ...

The Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has long made music that sheds light on America's untold stories, ...

Torn between the defenders of the world's seabeds and industrialists eager to exploit the vast, untapped resources of the ...