Tokyo has won the right to organise the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza despite concerns over the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant.
The Brics group have agreed to chip $100-billion into a currency reserve pool that could help counter a possible balance-of-payments crisis.
US President Barack Obama is in favour of limited strikes on Syria to deter chemical weapons attacks.
Russia is sending the naval landing ship Nikolai Filchenkov to the eastern Mediterranean, says state news agency Interfax.
Leaders of the Brics group have voiced alarm about alleged spying by the US and likened it to terrorism, says a Kremlin spokesperson.
Nigeria will see massive growth as Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote took a $3.3-billion loan that will turn the country into an oil exporter.
Russia has sent a missile cruiser to the east Mediterranean to take over the navy’s operations as the US prepares for possible strike in Syria.
Ariel Castro, sentenced to life behind bars for the abduction, rape and torture of three women, has been found hanged in his prison cell.
Countrywide strikes by mining, transport and metalworkers has weakened the rand and eroded investor confidence.
Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta has rejected criticism of the club’s transfer policy after a failed attempt to land a centre back.