World
Activist couple test gay rights barriers in conservative Korea
July 28, 2015
Activist couple test gay rights barriers in conservative Korea
Growing up as a young gay man in South Korea in the 1970s and 80s, film director Kim Jho Gwang-Soo…
Obama urges Africa to end ‘cancer of corruption’, embrace democracy
July 28, 2015
Obama urges Africa to end ‘cancer of corruption’, embrace democracy
US President Barack Obama called on Africa Tuesday to end “the cancer of corruption” and embrace democracy to ensure continued…
Burundi opposition attends parliament opening after disputed poll
July 28, 2015
Burundi opposition attends parliament opening after disputed poll
Burundi's parliament sat for the first time on Monday after President Pierre Nkurunziza won a disputed election last week, with…
Bamiyan’s ancient cave dwellings shelter homeless Afghans
July 28, 2015
Bamiyan’s ancient cave dwellings shelter homeless Afghans
Carved into dun-colored cliffs, hundreds of manmade caves situated next to empty niches that once sheltered giant Buddha statues destroyed…
Chinese shares tumble 8.5 percent in biggest one-day drop since 2007
July 27, 2015
Chinese shares tumble 8.5 percent in biggest one-day drop since 2007
Chinese shares slid more than 8 percent on Monday as an unprecedented government rescue plan to prop up valuations ran…
Obstacles block Greek bailout plans
July 27, 2015
Obstacles block Greek bailout plans
As officials from Greece's institutional creditors arrive in Athens on Monday, there is concern that the pace of economic reform…
Critics fear Pacific trade deal favours big business over states
July 27, 2015
Critics fear Pacific trade deal favours big business over states
With the end game in sight to what could be the world's most ambitious trade deal, critics fear a controversial…
Young Nepalese boy murdered in human sacrifice ritual
July 27, 2015
Young Nepalese boy murdered in human sacrifice ritual
A Nepalese man has confessed to the murder of a young boy after claiming a shaman advised him that a…
Parents of 43 missing Mexican students demand new search
July 27, 2015
Parents of 43 missing Mexican students demand new search
Parents and relatives of 43 Mexican students missing for 10 months and presumed dead marched Sunday to demand the government…