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A flag that reads "Hong Kong Independence" is seen alongside the territory's British colonial-era flag and the pro-independence 'Estelada' Catalan flag during a march in Hong Kong on China's national day
World
14.08.2024
Unrest in Catalonia fuels China's accusations of Western 'hypocrisy'
The hapless assassins kept passing on the contract, each time taking a cut of the cash, in the hope that someone lower down the chain would actually carry out the killing
World
14.08.2024
Chinese hitmen jailed over repeatedly outsourced murder
Indonesian President Joko Widodo introduced his new cabinet on the palace steps
World
14.08.2024
Indonesia's Jokowi taps election archrival for defense minister
Mount Kumgang tours came to an abrupt end in 2008 after a North Korean soldier shot dead a Southern tourist who strayed off the approved path
World
14.08.2024
North Korea's Kim orders demolitions at South-built resort
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Chris the sheep made headlines after being found wandering with masses of wool sagging from its frame
World 14.08.2024
Chris the sheep, famed for record-breaking fleece, dies
A 'unique' find of early Byzantine buildings and artefacts was found during construction work on Thessaloniki's new subway
World 14.08.2024
Row over plans to move Greek antiquities from construction site
A long line of lorries from Niger and elsewhere in West Africa is stranded at Dan Issa after Nigeria closed its borders
World 14.08.2024
Southern Niger reels after Nigeria closes borders
Cameroonian entrepreneur couple Walter and Cindy Tchassem are at the centre of a music and restaurant business empire in Russia
World 14.08.2024
With music and burger empire, Cameroon couple living 'Russian dream'
Exports of Kalashnikov assault rifles to Africa remain strong, long after they were widely used in struggles to gain independence
World 14.08.2024
From Pushkin to Kalashnikov: a history of Russia-Africa links
All 189 passengers and crew died when the 737 MAX jet slammed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta last October
World 14.08.2024
Lion Air families to meet Indonesia safety agency ahead of report
Iraqi Kurd Faiza Fouad takes part in a ritual ceremony in an ancient and ruined temple as she joins the millennia-old Zoroastrian religion
World 14.08.2024
Iraqi Kurds turn to Zoroastrianism as faith, identity entwine
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the proposed digital currency Libra would empower people and extend America's financial leadership in the world
World 14.08.2024
Libra coin key for 'America's financial leadership': Zuckerberg
Haiti has been rocked by daily protests demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise, like this one on October 20, 2019
World 14.08.2024
Catholics in Haiti demand president step down
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