New research finds that genes really do make it harder for some people to work out.
As emergency workers continue to search for survivors after Mount Semeru erupted in Indonesia, relatives desperately wait for news of their loved ones. "I just hope he will be found, even just his body," says a man whose son is missing. Fresh hot ashes continue to spew days after the first eruption, hampering rescue attempts.
Aerial images of destruction following Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano eruption as volcanic debris and ash blanket Sumberwuluh village in Lumajang in East Java.
Olaf Scholz (R) will take over from Angela Merkel as chancellor after twice serving in her governments
Myanmar's junta chief sat down with a prominent senior figure of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party on Sunday, the first significant meeting since the February coup.
Thailand's Phachara Kongwatmai took home his first Asian Tour victory on Sunday, claiming the $1 million Laguna Phuket Championship after fending off two fellow countrymen and South Korea's Bi-o Kim by a single shot.
Turnout was high in The Gambia's election, with people queueing for hours to vote
Olaf Scholz staged an upset poll win by positioning himself as the best candidate to continue Angela Merkel's legacy as German chancellor
Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencers speak into their smartphones at Asia's biggest flower market -- with thousands of customers eagerly awaiting their views on the best deals.
Tom Holland says in the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" premiere in London he has "a very different relationship with fame than Peter Parker does", while co-star Zendaya says she feels "grateful" for the responsibility her fame has brought her. In the latest episode of the Spider-Man franchise, Peter Parker wants to play with time and space alongside Dr Strange in a bid to restore his anonymity.
Young anti-coup recruits line up at a secret camp in Myanmar, hands behind their heads and stomachs braced, waiting for a drill instructor to deliver a punch to toughen them up for their fight against the military. Since a military coup in February, dozens of "people's defence forces" (PDFs) have sprung up across the Southeast Asian country to fight back against the generals' putsch and subsequent crackdown.
A woman testified Monday that Ghislaine Maxwell groomed her to engage in sexual activity with Jeffrey Epstein, the second of four women alleging abuse to take the stand in the British socialite's sex trafficking trial.
Sudanese police fired tear gas Monday as thousands of protesters rallied against the military-dominated government near the presidential palace in Khartoum, witnesses told AFP.
Pope Francis says the neglect of migrants is the "shipwreck of civilisation" as he visits the Mavrovouni migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Pope Francis on Monday wraps up a landmark three-day visit to Greece which has been marked by his calls for better treatment of migrants in Europe and a visit to asylum seekers on the island of Lesbos.
Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencer Caicai speaks into her smartphone from a small studio at Asia's biggest flower market -- with thousands of customers eagerly awaiting her view on the best deals.
Fans will this week get their hands on the latest "Halo" video game, as Microsoft marks 20 years of the franchise that turned its Xbox console into a hit.
Rescuers in Indonesia race to find survivors in villages blanketed by molten ash after the eruption of Mount Semeru killed at least 14 people and left dozens injured. The eruption of the biggest mountain on the island of Java caught locals by surprise, sending thousands fleeing and forcing hundreds of families into makeshift shelters.
French presidential candidate and leader of the far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), Jean-Luc Mélenchon talks to supporters in Paris's business district and says "France is not the far-right", as rival Eric Zemmour holds his first campaign rally on the outskirts of the capital. Zemmour, a 63-year-old author and far-right television pundit, launched his bid for the presidency in a highly unusual video posted on YouTube. His candidacy is a wild card that could yet have a major impact or simply fizzle out.
NGOs and aid groups have raised concerns about the new camps, arguing that people's movements should not be restricted
Spain's former king Juan Carlos I is seeking immunity from the English courts after his ex-lover accused him of spying on and harassing her, a London court was told on Monday.
