Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday sought to quell a new firestorm over the social network's handling of Russian misinformation efforts in 2016 and its hiring of a consulting firm that used questionable tactics to target the company's critics.Speakin

Global retail giant Walmart is more upbeat about earnings for the year, despite tamping down expectations just a month ago, after posting sales growth across all its business lines and most regions on Thursday.The company has been buffeted by investments and s

California authorities collected DNA samples from relatives on Thursday to help identify victims of the western US state's deadliest-ever wildfire, as President Donald Trump said he planned to visit the region at the weekend.At least 59 deaths have been repor

France coach Didier Deschamps admitted Thursday that the world champions were not underestimating a reborn Netherlands team as his side set their sights on the semi-finals of the Nations League.The French need just a point from their final match -- in Rotterda

British Prime Minister Theresa May battled to salvage a draft Brexit deal and her political future on Thursday, as ministers resigned and members of her own party plotted to oust her.The Conservative leader said she believed with "every fibre of my being" in

A US federal judge delayed until Friday a ruling on a lawsuit to force the White House to reinstate a CNN reporter banned after a heated exchange with President Donald Trump during a news conference last week.Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, said he wou

Germany expect a bruising battle against Canada in Saturday's crunch repechage clash for the final qualifying berth for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and Kenya are competing in a fortnight-long tournament in Marseille to claim t

Six Nations Grand Slam winners Ireland host world champions New Zealand on Saturday in what could be termed an unofficial global final less than a year from the real thing.All Blacks coach Steve Hansen believes whoever wins the encounter between the two top-ra

Six Nations Grand Slam winners Ireland play world champions New Zealand in a clash of the two top-ranked teams in rugby at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.Here, AFP Sport picks out three potentially pivotal areas where the match could be won and lost.Back to his Be

Italy are looking to turn the screw on Michael Cheika and gun for their first ever win over ailing Australia, who are in the mire after a terrible recent run of results.Pressure is mounting on Wallabies coach Cheika thanks to the two-time world champions gaini

France welcome Argentina to Lille on Saturday seeking to avoid an 11th defeat by the Pumas since the turn of the century.As bogey teams go, Argentina give France an itch like no other, and have done so for more than two decades.In 20 years, under five differen