***From coffee competitions to literature awards, Beijing appears to be working to limit Taiwan's international cultural and political impact. ...
South African judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote peace and international law....
***Iranian authorities are trying to persuade prominent singers in exile to return home. While the state seeks to harness music as a political tool, mus...
***Renewable electricity is cheaper than ever. So while the West got rich on coal and oil, some of the poorest countries in the world are banking on sol...
***A worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has died, and nearly 200 of her contacts are under medical observation. Russian authorities deny a...
***From rising seas to a growing pressure for climate justice, Pacific island nations have invited world leaders to Tuvalu to highlight the very real co...
***Weakened US fuel-efficiency rules and promises of cheaper cars could yet see drivers pay higher running costs while increasing planet-heating emissio...
***Germany's president has used his final Unity Day speech to warn the hopes of the reunification era have suffered "bitter setbacks." DW ...
A string of sexual assault cases has revived questions about women's safety in India, fuelling fear, protests and demands for action. Reports o...
***The Bundesliga and three other leading European football leagues have said major reforms to world-governing body FIFA are "essential." Howe...
