KHARTOUM: Stone-throwing Sudanese demonstrators battled security forces in Khartoum on Thursday, witnesses said, and a child and a doctor were reported killed at the start of a fifth week of protests against President Omar

Activists and relatives of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager in the United States who was killed by a white police officer more than four years ago, have decried a court ruling that acquitted three current

The African Union has called for the final announcement of last month's disputed presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to be suspended due to "serious doubts". The rare move on Thursday

At least 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a car bomb exploded at a police academy in the Colombian capital, Bogota, according to officials. The scene outside the General Santander Police

Beirut, Lebanon - As Lebanon prepares to host a regional economic summit this weekend, the meeting has been overshadowed by divisions over Syria's future and efforts to contain Iran. Having previously confirmed their attendance at the Arab Economic and

As confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, William Barr, got under way earlier this week, the nominee promised political independence from the US president. Trump announced he would nominate Barr last month, after

Apple CEO Tim Cook is pushing the US government to pass comprehensive privacy legislation for consumers. In an essay for Time, he said the Federal Trade Commission should create a "data-broker clearinghouse" requiring companies

Hong Kong (CNN)When Hong Kong police fired tear gas at peaceful pro-democracy protesters in 2014, the news moved swiftly through social media. Photos and videos of mostly student demonstrators being gassed helped fuel the

(CNN)America's most popular vehicle is going electric. Ford will make an all-electric plugin version of the F-150 pickup truck. "We're going to be electrifying the F-series — battery electric and hybrid," Jim Farley, Ford's

Less than a week from now, the world's elite will convene in Davos. As they sit high atop the Alps, they will muse about a new architecture for globalization — this year's theme. Meanwhile,