The governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa, has banned campaigning in the city ahead of Sunday's presidential vote for security reasons, a move denounced by the opposition. Andre Kimbuta, a member of

South Africa issued an arrest warrant for Zimbabwe's former first lady Grace Mugabe over an alleged assault of a model in Johannesburg last year, a police spokesman said on Wednesday. After the alleged beating with

Saudi Arabia's stock market plummeted following an oil price drop and the 2019 budget release, while Dubai's index rebounded from this year's worst performance in the Middle East and North Africa. Wednesday's 1.1 percent

The United States is considering a total withdrawal of its forces from Syria, US media reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed US officials.  Such a decision, if confirmed, would upend assumptions about a longer-term US

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) says it will cut its aid next year to over 190,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN agency said it needs

Written by Aileen Kwun, CNN Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Liberace, Cinderella and Cher -- the Garabedian family has dressed all these iconic greats, and more. Not in the flesh, but in fiberglass. Each Christmas,

(CNN)In horse racing, the rich tend to get richer. Prize funds are growing, and in a select handful of uber-rich races the pot can be eye-popping. In 2018, the Pegasus World Cup boasted the

Written by Ben Griffin, CNN The demand for luxury cars, supercars and hypercars is stronger than ever, but this year an appetite for practical luxury took hold, as marques like Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce

Whether you're buying, selling or merely watching the drama unfold, a blockbuster auction is a thrilling thing. And this year has seen an extraordinary number of attention-grabbing auctions take place across the globe. While

Jamna Devi got her first cellphone about a year ago. It's one of those with a tiny screen and a numbered keypad, the kind that are becoming increasingly rare in the age of Android