Sudan economic policy fails to rein in food prices

Davos 2020: Trump lavishes praise on US economy

The final details of Donald Trumps impeachment trial will be hammered out in Washington in the coming hours. But the US president is half a world away at the ...

Lebanon unrest: Protest tactics include public shaming

Lebanons anti-establishment movement is now in its fourth month. Protesters have so far failed to topple the divided, sectarian leadership blamed for corruption ...

Philippines volcano: Evacuees concerned about long-term plans

More than a week after the Taal volcano erupted in the Philippines, about 100000 people remain in evacuation shelters. The Philippine government says funds ...

India citizenship law: Supreme Court prepares to hear appeals

Supreme Court judges in India are preparing to hear the first appeals against a new citizenship law. The new law gives persecuted minorities from three ...

Can world leaders bring peace to Libya? | The Stream

Libya in turmoil World leaders have agreed in Berlin on a joint course of action to de-escalate the ongoing conflict in Libya, pledging to end foreign interference ...

Who will close the gap between rich and poor? | Inside Story

Our economic system is broken and is overwhelmingly favouring the rich. Thats the message from Oxfam in a report released as the 50th World Economic ...

House managers speak to the press ahead of Senate impeachment trial

House impeachment managers, including representatives Adam Schiff and Jerry Nadler, hold a news conference ahead of the Senate impeachment trial.

Why is everybody talking about Parasite? | The Stream

A new South Korean film about wealth inequality has taken the world by storm, racking up dozens of awards and most recently clinching six Oscar nominations, ...

Thai court finds opposition party not guilty of sedition charge

Thailands Constitutional Court has acquitted leaders of an opposition party of conspiring to overthrow the monarchy. But the Future Forward Party faces other ...

Asia steps up defences as China confirms sixth coronavirus death

A new virus is causing increasing concern in Asia. Doctors in China say the respiratory infection has killed six people and infected almost 300 as it spreads.

Davos 2020: Trump praises US economy - live speech and analysis

The US president has told the World Economic Forum that his country is experiencing an economic boom “like never before”. Donald Trump gave a headline ...

Libya's youth suffer from war and lack of opportunities

After the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi nine years ago, there was the hope of a bright new future for Libya. But with the country engulfed by fighting, young ...

US Senate hearing: Trump's impeachment trial to begin on Tuesday

After months of arguments and build-up, US President Donald Trumps impeachment trial is set to begin in the Senate later on Tuesday. Trump is accused of ...

Trump in Davos the day his impeachment trial starts in US Senate

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum even as his impeachment trial begins in Washington, DC, in a few ...

Australian gov't grants drive raft of start-ups for disabled

The Australian governments $15bn scheme for people with disabilities has resulted in a flurry of hi-tech products for the sector. And they say these grants have ...

West Africa piracy: Regional navies work to curb maritime crime

The Gulf of Guinea is now one of the worlds most dangerous places for piracy as the number of ships hijacked there has more than doubled in the past year.

What can be done to resuscitate Haiti’s healthcare system? | The Stream

It has been 10 years since a massive earthquake struck Haiti killing hundreds of thousands of people and leaving more than a million homeless. The quake all ...

Chaos at Guatemala-Mexico border as caravan tries to advance

Mexican authorities have arrested dozens of Central American migrants who forced their way across the border from Guatemala. Hundreds of people waded ...

An estimated 3.6 million European Union citizens live in the UK but after the Brexit transition period ends at the end of this year, the government wants them to ...

Two psychologists who developed the CIAs programme to torture those accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks are to give evidence this week at a military tribunal ...

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to look at ways to support a long-term ceasefire in Libya, but only if warring parties stuck to the tentative truce ...

Thousands of gun rights activists have rallied in the US state of Virginia against new measures such as gun-control laws, which include universal background ...

At least three Iraqi protesters have been killed in Baghdad, where security forces used tear gas and live ammunition as they moved in to break down barricades.

The spread of a new and potentially deadly virus appears to be accelerating in Asia. South Korea has become the latest country to confirm its first case of a new ...

Africas richest woman has denied allegations that she stole hundreds of millions of dollars from Angolas government - to benefit her own business dealings.

World leaders meeting in Berlin agree to stop sending weapons fuelling the conflict Libyas civil war is now in its sixth year. A host of countries is involved in ...

Theres an intense battle for Libyas capital Tripoli thats killed more than 200 civilians and displaced thousands of people. The offensive is being led by a ...

After every mass shooting in the United States over the past 20 years, a retired carpenter has travelled to the scene and built a memorial for each victim. He has ...

The number of hijacked ships in the Gulf of Guinea has doubled in the past year. The International Maritime Bureau warns the region has become notorious for ...

More thunderstorms are forecast on Monday across Australia, where the heaviest rain in months has already flooded areas that were burning just days ago.

Thousands of people from Honduras have left their homes in the last few days, hoping to reach the United States. Some have reached the Guatemala town of ...

Leaked documents suggest that Isabel dos Santos, Africas richest woman and daughter of Angolas former president, siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars of ...

SpaceX has completed the last test of a crew capsule before it launches NASA astronauts from the United States. The US aerospace manufacturer mimicked a ...

The worst locust plague in 25 years is wiping out East Africas crops, further straining food supplies in an area that is already at risk from bad weather and ...

Indias northern state of Uttar Pradesh is asking hundreds of its residents to pay for compensation for damages to public property during last months protest ...

Key states have agreed to support a full ceasefire to end Libyas civil conflict and uphold a United Nations arms embargo at a summit in Germany. But Libyas ...