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After a dozen novels and 70 million book sales under his belt, British writer Frederick Forsyth told AFP he is giving up on thrillers because his wife told him he can no longer travel to adventurous places.

Parts of Taiwan were brought to a standstill Wednesday as the strongest typhoon of the year skirted past the island's southern tip, knocking out power for more than 180,000 households.

Samsung said Wednesday it would limit recharging of batteries for its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to lower the risk of explosions in a measure apparently intended to jolt users into returning their devices following a recall.

La trêve présentée comme la "dernière chance" pour sortir la Syrie du chaos semble tenir, mais l'absence d'aide humanitaire a suscité la déception dans les zones assiégées.

New Zealand great Tana Umaga aims to further burnish his coaching credentials by serving as an assistant on the Maori All Blacks' tour in November, New Zealand Rugby said Wednesday.

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has been fired, the West Indies Cricket Board confirmed Tuesday, drawing a line under a stormy tenure marked by tensions with his paymasters.

Branded a hotbed of lawless left-wing extremists after street clashes in July left over 100 police injured, one of Berlin's last squats has become the symbol of a raging battle over gentrification.

The UN's Syria envoy applauded a "significant drop" in violence through the first 24 hours of a fragile ceasefire but said security concerns meant aid convoys stayed on hold.

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker will urge the EU to stick together after the trauma of Britain's vote to leave when he delivers a keenly anticipated State of the Union speech on Wednesday.

Soldiers man checkpoints in western Mexico's Hot Land region while police armed with assault rifles travel in convoys days after officers died when their helicopter came under fire and crashed.

Despite hopes of a new dawn for Iran's economy after nuclear-related sanctions were lifted, major Western banks are reluctant to do business with the Islamic republic for fear of US retribution.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Tuesday he had opened an inquiry into the Donald J. Trump Foundation to ensure the Republican presidential nominee’s charity was complying with state laws governing nonprofits.

He's over 100 years old, but his sex life is the stuff of legend. Diego the Tortoise is quite the ladies' man, and his exploits have helped save his species from extinction.

The US envoy to Canberra has raised concerns about China buying political influence in Australia, after a raft of revelations over Beijing's financial support for influential figures.

The Pentagon said it launched various strikes on Islamic State group forces in Syria over the past several days, including hits on some targets that "may have resulted in civilian casualties."

North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States of pushing the Korean Peninsula to "the point of explosion" after it dispatched two huge bombers in a show of force against Pyongyang.

New York state's top law enforcement official said he has opened an investigation into the Donald J Trump Foundation, citing worries the Republican presidential nominee's charity has been involved in "impropriety."

A weight-loss drug, a health scandal, Big Pharma and a leading lady crusading against it all arrived on the silver screen Tuesday at the Toronto film festival in "150 Milligrams."

Since "Fargo" combined critical acclaim with big audiences, Hollywood executives have increasingly been reaching into studio vaults to convert the success of beloved movies into ratings on the small screen.

La compagnie pétrolière mexicaine (Pemex) a annoncé mardi avoir découvert six gisements de pétrole dans le Golfe du Mexique, dont deux en eaux profondes.

La Compagnie nationale du pétrole (NOC) a annoncé mardi à Tripoli qu'elle commençait à préparer la reprise des exportations depuis les principaux terminaux libyens, bien que ces ports soient sous le contrôle des autorités non reconnues de l'est du pays.

Les gens écoutent de plus en plus de musique en ligne sur leur smartphone, profitant du boom des sites de streaming, selon une étude de la Fédération internationale de l'industrie phonographique (IFPI) mardi.

François Fillon, candidat à la primaire de la droite pour 2017, annonce qu'il augmentera la TVA de deux points s'il est élu président en 2017, et estime "intenable" la promesse de Nicolas Sarkozy de baisser les impôts sur le revenu pour tous.

Hillary Clinton reprendra sa campagne électorale jeudi, après quatre jours de repos en raison de sa pneumonie, a annoncé mardi un porte-parole.