Angola and Mozambique attract retail chains

Angola and Mozambique have attracted major international retail chains and, according to the “African Retail Development Index” drawn up by A.T. Kearney, are among the 15 most attractive African countries

Chinese Uighur upholds long tradition of tightrope walking

Askar Obulqasim scans a valley between limestone cliffs reminiscent of a classic Chinese painting as he plots out the terrain for his next big feat. He plans to string a 1,000-meter

Newseum displays freedom slogans in Chinese during Xi visit

Washington’s popular museum about news media is preparing an eye-catching welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s high-­profile state visit this week: large banners calling for his authoritarian government to respect

Analysis | Undercurrent of tension on China state dinner menu

It’s never good when tension is on the dinner menu. When Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan visit Washington later this week, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle,

US-China | Cyberespionage puts ‘enormous strain’ on ties

Cyberespionage for economic gain by China is putting “enormous strain” on U.S.-China relations and needs to stop, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser said yesterday. Susan Rice was speaking on relations

Australia | New prime minister receives opinion poll boost

Australia's new prime minister received a boost from a respected opinion poll yesterday, but the fallout lingers from a bitter party battle as the leader he ousted has attacked the

Nepal | Gov’t eases curfews though constitution protests persist

Protests against Nepal's new constitution were abating, Nepal said yesterday, just hours after police opened fire on a crowd and injured three in the east of the Himalayan nation. Curfews imposed

India | After outrage, Delhi rethinks draconian social media policy

The Indian government backtracked yesterday on a proposed requirement for all messages sent on social media and mobile chatting apps to be saved for several months as a way of defeating

Philippines | Gunmen abduct 2 Canadians, 1 Filipino from resort off Davao City

Gunmen abducted two Canadians, including a former mining company executive, a Filipino woman and the Norwegian marina manager at an upscale resort complex on a southern Philippine island, sparking an

Thailand | International NY Times blocked over king article

The article, headlined “As Thai king ails, crown’s future unclear,” discussed the declining health of 87-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej and concerns about the monarchy’s succession. The story, published on the

Greece | Tsipras: bailout rebel to bailout enforcer

Greeks have elected Alexis Tsipras prime minister for the second time this year but with a strikingly different mandate: Instead of the vehemently anti-austerity platform he espoused in January, he

Burkina Faso | Coup leader says awaiting regional decision

Burkina Faso’s coup leader said yesterday that negotiations are still ongoing even though a deadline given by the military for the junta to disarm has expired. Gen. Gilbert Diendere, the coup

Cuba | Pope ends trip with address to families, heads to US

Pope Francis ended his visit to Cuba yesterday with a Mass at the country’s most revered shrine and a pep talk with families before flying north to Washington for the

This Day in History | 1952 – Charlie Chaplin comes home

World famous film actor and director Charlie Chaplin has returned to England for the first time in 21 years. He arrived with his wife Oona - daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill

Offbeat | Road repair crew accidently buries a drunken man in India

Road construction workers in central India killed a man when they accidentally buried him in a pit while repairing a road, police said yesterday. The road repair crew failed to notice

Rugby | Long wait over as Ives finally gets World Cup chance for Japan

Wednesday, 9:30pm Scotland v Japan H 1.17, D 41, A 6.5 Japan lock Justin Ives is not afraid to admit he “completely lost the plot” after the shock win against South Africa at

Briefs | Boxing – Yamanaka beats Moreno to keep WBC bantamweight crown

Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan won a split decision against Anselmo Moreno of Panama yesterday to successfully defend his WBC bantamweight title for the ninth time. Yamanaka scored points with a

World Views | The missing Democratic debates

The bounce Carly Fiorina received from last week’s presidential debate has undoubtedly left many of her fellow candidates feeling jealous - and not just Republicans. Most of the Democrats trying

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The Buzz | Top banker quits over missing USD1.5b 

Moldova’s central bank governor resigned yesterday, following weeks of street protests over $1.5 billion that disappeared from three Moldovan banks. Dorin Dragutanu, governor of the National Bank of Moldova stepped down

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