Archived

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returned to work on Thursday just six weeks after delivering her first child, having become the first premier in the nation's history to take maternity leave while in office.
Details
Category: Archived

Write comment (95 Comments)

image
Zimbabwean soldiers walked the streets of the capital Harare on Thursday as subdued calm returned a day after clashes between security forces and opposition protesters killed three people.
Details
Category: Archived

Write comment (96 Comments)

Businessmen who have to deal with Ethiopia's customs system like to joke that if you get a permit to import yellow paintbrushes, make sure every last one is yellow.
Details
Category: Archived

Write comment (92 Comments)

image
Every few weeks, Susan Bro walks down 4th Street in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, until she gets to a brick wall covered in chalked messages like "Love over hate" and "Gone but not forgotten."
Details
Category: Archived

Write comment (100 Comments)

A winner of the Fields Medal, often called the 'Nobel Prize of mathematics,' had his prize stolen shortly after receiving it during a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.
Details
Category: Archived

Write comment (97 Comments)

Chile's national prosecuting authority said on Wednesday that it had asked the government to submit a formal request to the Vatican for information about nine clergymen and lay workers who have been accused of sexual abuse of children.
Details
Category: Archived

Write comment (93 Comments)
  1. Mexico City's first woman mayor wants car firms' help to end smog
  2. U.S. imposes sanctions on Turkish officials over pastor's detention
  3. Israel halts fuel shipments to Gaza citing continued fire balloon launches
  4. Obama dips into U.S. midterm election with first endorsements
  5. Firefighters outflank California blaze, last four missing found alive