Iraqi president threatens to quit in defiance of Iran’s allies in parliament
Iraqi President Barham Salih refused on Thursday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed
Emerging market stocks were laggards in the past decade
Despite a strong start to this decade in 2010, emerging market stocks underperformed developed
Another caravan of Mexican migrants – but heading south of border for Christmas
Poor Central American migrants who form caravans to fend off predatory gangs as they cross Mexico’s
Australian firefighters spend Christmas Day containing blazes; temperatures to soar
Australian firefighters used cooler conditions on Christmas Day to try and contain bushfires ahead…
27 local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
Taliban militants have kidnapped 27 peace activists from a highway in Afghanistan’s western Farah
Turkey-Libya maritime deal rattles East Mediterranean
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Tunisia on Wednesday to discuss
Pope defends migrants, calls for peace in Christmas message
Pope Francis urged the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the “darkness in human hearts”
‘It doesn’t matter if it’s Christmas’: Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests
Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched through Christmas-decorated shopping malls chanting
Euro dips as festive mood thins trading volumes
The euro slipped on Tuesday, heading back towards a two-week low, as optimism about improved
Japan’s Abe asks South Korea’s Moon to act on row at first meeting for 15 months
Japanese Prime Minister Shinto Abe asked South Korea’s president on Tuesday to take steps to resolve
Rhino poaching at record levels in Botswana
Rhino poaching in Botswana’s Okavango Delta has risen at an unprecedented rate with 23 white
Mooar agrees deal to join All Blacks head coach Foster’s staff
Scarlets coach Brad Mooar has agreed on a deal to join new All Blacks head coach Ian Foster’s
England ponder all-pace attack for first test v South Africa
England are considering an all-pace attack for the first test against South Africa in Pretoria
Algeria’s powerful army chief dies – state media
Algeria’s powerful army chief Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaed Salah, who was instrumental in
Netanyahu accuses ICC of anti-Semitism in pursuit of war crimes probe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of anti-Semitism
Initiation custom in crisis: death toll rises in Eastern Cape
Since 1995, over 1 100 initiates have died in the Eastern Cape alone. This is according to
Tsitsikamma: Exploring Garden Route National Park
The Storms River Gorge in the Tsitsikamma National Park, in the Eastern Cape, is expecting 30 000
Little Christmas cheer for elderly often forgotten during holidays
Christmas is a time when family and friends come together. But for hundreds of senior citizens who
Exhausted Klopp hails wonderful night for Liverpool
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hailed his team’s Club World Cup victory over Flamengo as a
IMF approves $2.9 bln financing package for Ethiopia
The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board on Friday approved a three-year $2.9 billion