Tunisians vote in second round of poll for defanged parliament
Polling began in the second round of elections for Tunisia's toothless parliament on Sunday, but as the divided nation grapples with economic woes, all eyes will be on turnout.
Read moreEvangelical churches thrive in traditionally Catholic DR Congo
In the DR Congo's boisterous capital Kinshasa, a road close to the city centre is lined with traders hawking unusual merchandise: church pulpits.
Read moreCeltics edge Lakers amid controversy, Embiid out-duels Jokic
The Boston Celtics edged the Los Angeles Lakers 125-121 in an overtime battle tinged by controversy on Saturday as Philadelphia 76ers big-man Joel Embiid out-dueled Denver's Nikola Jokic as NBA rivalries took center stage.
Read moreLima records first protest death after Peru lawmakers reject snap elections
Demonstrations in Lima turned fatal on Saturday as one protester died in clashes with police near Congress after lawmakers rejected a request by Peru's embattled president to bring elections forward.
Read moreKrejcikova-Siniakova defend Australian Open women's doubles title
Czech top seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova successfully defended their Australian Open women's doubles crown on Sunday to extend their dominant Grand Slam streak.
Read moreEmbiid leads 76ers over Nuggets, Celtics outlast Lakers in overtime
Philadelphia 76ers big-man Joel Embiid out-dueled Denver's two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic and the Boston Celtics edged the Los Angeles Lakers 125-121 in overtime as rivalries took center stage in the NBA on Saturday.
Read more'Where's the money gone?' Jamaicans ask after Bolt fraud case
It is the question on the lips of every Jamaican -- and none more so than the country's most famous athlete, eight-time Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt.
Read moreIndonesian leprosy survivor crafts new limbs for shunned villagers
When Ali Saga visited a clinic in Jakarta four decades ago, he watched as patients and health workers scrambled to get away from him.
Read more'Ideology of hate' consuming India, says Gandhi's great-grandson
India's rising tide of Hindu nationalism is an affront to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, his great-grandson says, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the revered independence hero's assassination.
Read moreIvory Coast leprosy sufferers fight social exclusion
"A week before my mother died, her house was broken into and burned down," said Mathieu Okoma Agoa, from a village in Ivory Coast.
Read moreIn The News