The 2018 Nobel Prize for economics has been awarded to US economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for integrating innovation and climate with economic growth. Nordhaus, a professor at Yale University, and Romer, a former World

Campaigners want India to protect girls in state-run institutions who are at risk of sexual assault and violence after 34 girls were beaten up by a mob for fighting off sexual harassers in Bihar state. Kasturba

A major mopping-up operation is under way in Nicaragua following widespread flooding. The government has set up shelters for Nicaraguans who lost their homes and are providing them with food and supplies. However, doctors

SWEIDA, Syria: Maysoun Saab’s eyes filled with tears as she recalled finding her parents bleeding to death on the ground outside their home, minutes after they were shot by Daesh militants on a killing

Tokyo's most famous fish market, the Tsukiji market, has closed down after being in business for 83 years. Tsukiji, the largest fish market in the world, will now be turned into a temporary parking

People in Gabon are voting in a long-delayed legislative and municipal polls, the first to be held since a presidential election two years ago marred by deadly violence and fraud allegations. Most polling stations

Two Cameroonian opposition parties have agreed to form a coalition in an effort to dislodge six-term President Paul Biya in Sunday's presidential polls. The announcement on Friday confirms rumours of an opposition manoeuver to

Greek police could have prevented the killing of a rapper in 2013 at the hands of a hitman from the far-right party, Golden Dawn, but failed to do so. That's the conclusion of a

Supporters of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have rallied outside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul and called for his release. Khashoggi disappeared on Tuesday after entering the compound - but there are conflicting reports

SWEIDA, Syria: Maysoun Saab’s eyes filled with tears as she recalled finding her parents bleeding to death on the ground outside their home, minutes after they were shot by Daesh militants on a killing