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Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to welcome migrants to Germany in 2015 sparked a backlash that may have led to her political exit
World
31.07.2024
Welcoming refugees may have ushered in Merkel's final act
A malnourished girl being weighed, a daily for children who are hospitalised for a little over a week until their weight recovers
World
31.07.2024
The battle to save Central African Republic's starving children
The Golden Globe nominations are the starting gun in the race for the Oscars
World
31.07.2024
Hollywood awards season kicks off with Golden Globes noms
Despite being essentially barred from the critical US market, Huawei surpassed Apple to become the world's number two smartphone maker in the second quarter of this year and has market leader Samsung in its sights
World
31.07.2024
Top Huawei executive detained in Canada, angering China
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Indonesian military officers are evacuating the bodies of those killed in restive Papua to the town of Timika
World 31.07.2024
16 bodies found after attack in Indonesia's Papua
Old rivalries persist in the region, as do fights over rape, theft and tribal boundaries
World 31.07.2024
From arrows to M16s: PNG tribal fights get ever deadlier
West Africa in particular has the highest prevalence of marriage before age 15, and of the top 20 countries with the highest rates of child marriage in the world, 18 are in Africa
World 31.07.2024
Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings: World Bank
May commands a wafer-thin majority in parliament, and with opposition parties promising to vote the deal down, she cannot afford to lose more than a handful of her own MPs
World 31.07.2024
Brexit hardliners resist pleas to vote for May's deal
Members of the Chemin Neuf Community prepare for prayers at the Tibhirine monastery, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) away from Algiers
World 31.07.2024
Spirit of slain monks lives on at Algerian abbey
Two US Marine Corps aircraft, including a C-130 tanker similar to the one pictured, crashed during a refueling operation off the coast of Japan
World 31.07.2024
Six missing after two US military planes crash off Japan
The Huthi rebels are linked to Riyadh's archrival Iran
World 31.07.2024
Yemen peace talks due to begin in Sweden
If the OPEC members and other nations meeting in Vienna continue to pump at current record levels, they risk seeing prices continue to tumble 
World 31.07.2024
OPEC meets as Trump calls for oil taps to be kept on
The head of the World Trade Organization, Roberto Azevedo, acknowledged that reforms are needed, but rejected criticism that trade is the main cause of job losses
World 31.07.2024
WTO chief warns of economic danger of trade war
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