South Africa has some of the world's biggest reserves of platinum, gold, iron ore and coal. But mining now makes up less than seven percent of its economic output, a steep fall from 20

Turkey's finance minister has ruled out any assistance from the International Monetary Fund or any moves to limit money flows as he reassured investors that Turkey will come out of the current currency crisis "stronger" than

Aretha Franklin, known as the "Queen of Soul", has been remembered as an "inspiration", "a rare treasure" and "one of the all time greats" in the tributes that have poured in after her death. 

BERLIN: German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and Deutsche Telekom are ending projects in Iran after Washington imposed new sanctions against Tehran and said firms doing business with Iran would be barred from doing business

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s finance minister Berat Albayrak will on Thursday seek to soothe the markets over the lira’s dramatic fall in the wake of escalating tensions with the US.Some 3,000 investors from the US, Europe

AMMAN: Russia will help Jordan repatriate more than 150,000 Syrian refugees who fled fighting with the Assad regime in the country’s south, a Jordanian official said. The official said Russia will repatriate the Syrians

The "Queen of Soul", Aretha Louise Franklin, has died at the age of 76, according to her representative.  The cultural icon, known for her signature song "Respect" and others, including "Think" and "I Say

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has died at the age of 93 following a prolonged illness, according to a hospital statement. A Hindu nationalist from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vajpayee had

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has issued an international arrest warrant for opposition leader Moise Katumbi, who has been in self-imposed exile since 2016. Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said on Thursday

Aid agencies are scrambling to prevent two humanitarian crises in the middle of the war in Yemen. One and a half million kids are suffering from malnutrition. Health workers fear it could worsen a