Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq
Pope Francis said on Monday he wants to travel to Iraq next year, which would be the first ever papal trip there....
China to tighten rules on foreigners using genetic material
China said on Monday it will tighten regulations on human genetic material, putting checks on the passing of it abroad and insisting that any foreign...
Colorful collections dazzle at Dakar Fashion Week
The 17th edition of Dakar Fashion Week presented designs from 28 participants including Congolese designer Lupita Swaga and her Afro-futuristic collection. Francesca Lynagh reports....
Factbox: U.S. banker Foresman in the Mueller report
UBS Vice Chairman Robert Foresman became part of Robert Mueller’s Russia probe because of a series of approaches the banker made to the Trump campaign...
Exclusive: American banker and Putin ally dealt in access and assets, emails reveal
A senior American banker once secretly awarded a shareholding in powerful Moscow investment bank Renaissance Capital to one of Vladimir Putin’s closest friends and brokered...
Could crowdfunding turn a patisserie into the ‘Starbucks of Senegal’?
A Senegalese investment group is using crowdfunding for the first time to set up a chain of patisseries across the country. Francesca Lynagh reports....
How Britain’s new prime minister will be chosen
Britain’s ruling Conservative Party will decide the country’s next prime minister in late July – a contest that will bring in a new leader who...
Favorite Johnson pledges tax cut as race to succeed PM May officially starts
Boris Johnson promised tax cuts for higher earners if he becomes Britain’s next prime minister as the crowded race to replace Theresa May officially begins...
Indonesia warns of further eruptions after volcano spews ash
Indonesian officials warned on Monday against the prospect of further eruptions from an active volcano on the island of Sumatra after it emitted a huge...
Tokayev elected Kazakh president, police disperse fresh protests
Kazakhstan’s interim president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, chosen successor of veteran ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev who retains sweeping powers, has won a snap presidential election with nearly 71%...