New research finds that genes really do make it harder for some people to work out.
Locals go through the rubble of collapsed homes after an earthquake in the western Afghanistan province of Badghis killed at least 22 as it struck residential houses, mostly in the district of Qadis - a rural area not easily accessible by road.
"I’m so sorry, but my show ain’t ready,” says Grammy Award-winning superstar Adele in a video posted to Instagram a day before it was due to begin. Adele, who sobbed throughout the video, blamed "delivery delays and Covid" as the reasons for the adjournment of her Las Vegas residency initially due to start on January 21. SOUNDBITEN°9WP2K3
China further reduced bank lending costs Thursday in the latest move to boost its stuttering economy, providing some much-needed support to the country's beleaguered developers.
The thought of sharing an ice cream cone with a stranger can trigger feelings of disgust -- however that's often not the case with someone close to us, such as a romantic partner or child.
Eastern Ukraine has been dogged by fighting since 2014, when Moscow seized control of the Crimean peninsula and Russian-backed separatists launched insurgencies in regions around the eastern cities of Donetsk and Lugansk. Now residents fear what the future holds as troops amass at the border with tensions at a boiling point.
The "Doomsday Clock," representing the judgment of leading science and security experts about perils to human existence, remains at 100 seconds to midnight this year, with advances like Covid-19 vaccines balanced by rising misinformation and other threats.
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas on Thursday at protesters rallying against the killing of dozens in a post-coup crackdown, as US diplomats pressed for an end to the violence.
As night falls over a dusty neighborhood in Lima, a team of health workers hustle from home to home to vaccinate the old and infirm as a third coronavirus wave sweeps over Peru, the world's hardest-hit country per capita.
19-year-old Zara Rutherford becomes the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a microlight aircraft. She touches down at an airfield outside the Belgian town of Kortrijk to a crowd of journalists, well-wishers and family.
The Taliban promised to bring peace, but fear reigns above all in the eastern city of Jalalabad, hit by Islamic State group attacks and reprisals, and with corpses appearing mysteriously in rivers.
Papers leaked by Frances Haugen revealed users in India were inundated with fake news and anti-Muslim posts Facebook has earmarked only 13% of its global misinformation budget to non-US countries. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen and other prominent whistleblowers have renewed calls for Facebook to release a long-awaited report on its impact in India, alleging the company is purposely obscuring human rights concerns. More than 20 organizations on Wednesday j
After violent elections in Zimbabwe 20 years ago, the United States and the European Union led mostly Western nations in imposing travel bans and freezing the assets of top officials. But their impact is much more far-reaching, hamstringing the efforts of ordinary people to rebuild their country.
The crowded hospital in Darkush in Syria's rebel-held northwest treats around 30,000 patients every month, for free -- but now foreign aid cuts are threatening its future.
The iconic Ducor Hotel overlooks the Liberian capital Monrovia. It was the first five-star hotel in West Africa when it was built in 1960. But in ruins since 2003 due to the brutal civil war, the Ducor has become a den of drug addicts and squatters.
Three dachshunds lay claim to a big bed, while an agitated mongrel yaps constantly and a miniature schnauzer appears disgruntled despite soothing Bob Marley tunes playing over the stereo.
A case has been filed over the incident under the country’s Wildlife Protection Act
The United States has called for a diplomatic solution with Russia to resolve a crisis over Ukraine, but in public at least, the two powers remain deeply at odds.
Dinesh Yadav was convicted for being part of a mob that set fire to the house of a 73-year-old woman
The caretaker of the last Sikh temple in Kabul to regularly host open prayer surveys
The conservative-leaning US Supreme Court dealt another blow on Thursday to opponents of a Texas law that bans most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
