Avian influenza has caused the deaths of more than 300 million birds worldwide and the virus “is increasingly crossing species barriers”, according to UN health officers. In an update on the mutating ...

FIFA Congress also ratified the centenary 2030 World Cup, which will be held across six countries in three continents with the opening three games taking place in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

This "is almost worse than the Cup on three continents," says Aurelien Francois, who teaches sports management at the University of Rouen in France. More teams means more fans wanting to visit the ...

A cave in Galilee, Israel, has yielded evidence for ritualistic gathering 35,000 years ago, the earliest on the Asian continent. A cave in Galilee, Israel, has yielded evidence for ritualistic ...

Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia. By Raymond Zhong ...

Days after I walked past, it was removed to make way for a new office building. Arriving on the Continent from Washington, I assumed Trump’s election would add a fresh coat of anxiety to that ...