Death toll rises to 820 after 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Morocco
• 1 year agoThe magnitude 6.8 quake struck in Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday night. The Interior Ministry said 820 people had been killed and another 672 injured, in an updated casualty toll
Italy records highest coronavirus toll in one day with 627 deaths; 'you are not invincible', WHO tells youth
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe US warned Americans to avoid all international travel and told citizens abroad to return now or face an 'indefinite' absence as coronavirus pandemic toll surpassed 10,000 people worldwide on Friday
Winston Churchill's painting owned by Angelina Jolie smashes auction record; sells for more than $11.5 million
• 4 years agoThe only painting that Britain’s wartime prime minister completed during the 1939-45 conflict, it was completed after the January 1943 Casablanca Conference, where Churchill and US President Franklin D Roosevelt planned the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Stampede at food distribution centre in Morocco kills 15, injures 10; King Mohammed VI assures all measures taken to help victims
• 7 years agoA stampede erupted while food aid was being distributed in a village in Morocco on Sunday and at least 15 people died and 10 were injured
Tennis roundup: Teen Marketa Vondrousova, Borna Coric win 1st titles; Steve Johnson downs Thomaz Bellucci
• 8 years agoWorld number 233 Marketa Vondrousova, Croatia's Borna Coric, former Grand Slam champion Francesca Schiavone and American Steve Johnson were among the winners last week.
India wants broad outline for Paris deal implementation to be finalised
• 8 years agoIndia wants a broad outline or roadmap for the implementation of the Paris agreement to be finalised at the crucial climate change conference in Marrakech.
Golfer Aditi Ashok, 17, is first Indian to win Qualifying School event for International Tour
Fp Archives • 9 years agoAditi Ashok, at 17 years of age, and still an amateur, becomes the first Indian ever to win a Qualifying School event for an international Tour.
Morocco: Floods, heavy rains kill at least 17, over 15 missing
Fp Archives • 10 years agoMorocco's government says heavy flooding in the south of the country has killed at least 17 people with a further 18 missing after heavy rains over the weekend.
Marrakech fans treat Priyanka Chopra to 'barfi'!
Fp Archives • 12 years agoActress Priyanka Chopra was in for a sweet surprise when her fans in Marrakech got some home-made barfis for her
Bollywood wows Morocco, dreams of America
Fp Archives • 12 years agoBollywood with its trademark hours-long epics filled with the riotous spectacle and glamorous stars have enchanted audiences in the Middle East and North Africa.