In South Africa, all attention yesterday was focused on what Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan had to say in parliament. With the economy under pressure, questions over education funding and the...
The country faces an imminent power challenge in December or early next year, two energy experts have said – corroborating a warning by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). Head of Policy Unit...
If the tone of retorts, actions and threats of further actions from all the major actors in the nerve-stretching movie-thriller called The Syrian Crisis 2016; and the sick joke of a choice being...
One of the three men who have dragged the Electoral Commission to the Supreme Court over delayed declaration of special voting results says they hope to block possible disagreements in the crucial...
Four people have been killed on a ride at a theme park on Australia's east coast, police and park officials say. Two men and two women died in the Thunder River Rapids ride at Dreamworld on...
A Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, has raised concerns over government's continuous borrowing strategy, warning the economy could suffocate under high indebtedness. Dr....
The government's long-awaited decision on airport expansion is set to be announced, with Heathrow the favourite. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will make a statement to Parliament around...
Canada and the European Union say they remain hopeful a landmark free trade deal can go ahead despite three Belgian regions led by Wallonia blocking it. European Council President Donald Tusk said it...
Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel says, because of objections from one of its regions, Wallonia. His statement appeared to dash hopes the Ceta deal...
A seven-member cross-regional group at the United Nations has urged the newly appointed UN Secretary General, Antonio Manuel de Guterres to be independent and avoid double standards when dealing with...
Footage captures explosions near the Iraqi town of Bashiqa, where Kurdish forces have launched fresh Kurdish forces have carried out new attacks on positions of so-called Islamic State (IS) in...
Banks have already said they are making contingency plans to move some of their operations. Big international banks are preparing to move some of their operations out of Britain in early 2017 due to...
the defense secretary has arrived in Iraq to retake the northern city of Mosul US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Iraq Sunday for an update on the battle to retake the northern city of Mosul...
“The iconic image of Gandhi is of a man of God steeped in austerity, sexually renunciate, meditating in his ashram, who the assassin’s bullet providentially transformed into a martyr…all the...
Turkey has insisted that its forces cannot remain idle during the fight to drive so-called Islamic State militants from the Iraqi city of Mosul. PM Binali Yildirim said it might be necessary to take...
After a lighthearted evening in which he traded barbs with Hillary Clinton at a charity dinner, Donald Trump was back on the attack today, calling out Washington leadership and condemning the Obamas...
The Russian ambassador to the UK has accused the British government of delaying the granting of visas to staff at its embassy in London. Alexander Yakovenko said the embassy was "shrinking" and...
Thousands of Tunisian lawyers went on strike on Friday to protest at new taxes and tighter fiscal controls on their profession, extending a series of demonstrations against austerity measures in the...
Blue flashing lights are a common sight for weary Parisians used to living under a state of emergency. The dozens of police cars on the Champs-Elysees this week were different. Blocking traffic on...
The Ethiopian authorities have detained more than 1,600 people under the state of emergency, a government minister has told the BBC. A statement, quoted by state-affiliated FBC website, lists arrests...
