Russia brings back capital controls to shore up the ruble
Russia has reimposed some of the capital controls it introduced in the wake of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a new attempt to prop up the ruble as the cost of war weighs heavily on the economy.
2023-10-12 20:47
Malawi heatwave warning issued as temperatures set to soar
Temperatures could soar to 44C, the weather bureau says, as it urges people to avoid alcohol.
2023-10-12 18:47
This woman held off Hamas by barricading safe room door with a vacuum cleaner and rolling pin
An Israeli woman and her daughter survived Hamas' 12-hour siege of their kibbutz by barricading themselves into a safe room using a vacuum cleaner and a rolling pin.
2023-10-12 11:29
Haiti: Where aid delivery depends on talking to 300 gangs
The Red Cross describes how it delivers health care and aid in Haiti, where gangs hold sway.
2023-10-12 01:58
Ugandan MPs reject birth control for 15-year-old girls
The deputy speaker calls the idea "devilish", saying it is not the way to tackle teenage pregnancy.
2023-10-11 22:17
Bedbugs: Sadiq Khan reassures Londoners over France problems
The mayor says he does not think a bedbug infestation will spread across the Tube or bus network.
2023-10-10 17:15
Tulsa race massacre survivor Hughes Van Ellis dies at 102
Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died, according to his grandnephew, Ike Howard. He was 102.
2023-10-10 11:28
US Treasury pushing development banks for progress on next phase of reforms by April
By Andrea Shalal MARRAKECH, Morocco The U.S. Treasury Department is pushing the World Bank and regional multilateral development
2023-10-09 01:16
Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters
Al-Qaeda-linked militants have blockaded cities as government forces fight Tuareg separatist groups for control of Northern Mali.
2023-10-08 11:25
Fact check: Biden makes false claims about the debt and deficit in jobs speech
During a Friday speech about the September jobs report, President Joe Biden delivered a rapid-fire series of three false or misleading claims -- falsely saying that he has cut the debt, falsely crediting a tax policy that didn't take effect until 2023 for improving the budget situation in 2021 and 2022, and misleadingly saying that he has presided over an "actual surplus."
2023-10-07 08:26
Sarah Michelle Gellar underwent painful surgery, but she is smiling about it
Sarah Michelle Gellar has a new reason to smile.
2023-10-06 21:47
French bedbug panic: Officials respond as Paris school infested
Government officials meet as teachers refuse to work following the latest reported infestation.
2023-10-06 19:28