Asia tracks Wall St rally ahead of run of data, Fed decision
Stocks tracked Wall Street higher and the dollar retreated Tuesday as traders awaited a bumper round of market-moving events, starting with the release of US inflation data later today.
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South Africa to build new nuclear plants: govt
South Africa, battling crippling power blackouts, plans to add 2,500 megawatts of new nuclear generation, the government announced Tuesday.
Read moreChinese laud 'great' Gao Yaojie, dissident doctor and AIDS whistleblower
A dissident doctor who became China's most outspoken AIDS campaigner was praised in her home country on Tuesday, days after she died in self-exile in the United States at age 95.
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Suspended sentences in Japan army sexual assault case
Three Japanese ex-soldiers were found guilty Tuesday but given only suspended jail sentences for sexually assaulting a female colleague who won praise but also online hate for going public with her accusations.
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Sex, death and madness on the night train from Tolstoy to Bond
The return of the sleeper train from Berlin to Paris is a reminder of the romance of railways that has long inspired writers, musicians and filmmakers.
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Senegalese cinemas pay tribute to Sembene on 100th anniversary
The lights fade and the screen lights up, transporting Senegalese cinemagoers back in time to the world of Ousmane Sembene, who would have been 100 this year.
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Fleeing Israel too, Ukrainian Jews seek refuge in Hungary
Rabbi Mendel Moscowitz from the northeastern city of Kharkiv never imagined his family would be forced to flee a second war after leaving Ukraine for Israel last year.
Read moreUN climate summit runs overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuels
The world's climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.
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Table Mountain attacks highlight crime threat to S.Africa tourism
Hikers hit the trail before dawn at South Africa's natural jewel Table Mountain, but instead of simply trekking its rugged landscape they were also demonstrating against a surge in attacks on walkers and tourists.
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The dangerous rise of 'medicalised' genital mutilation in Kenya
As Edinah Nyasuguta Omwenga fought for her life after developing complications during childbirth, she overheard doctors in the Kenyan hospital describe her condition as a textbook example of the damaging -- even deadly -- effects of genital mutilation.
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