The opening of ties could be an economic boon to the two nations, both poor but on very different paths
The country’s VP threw his hat in the ring for the 2019 presidential elections
American researchers say they have discovered how to ‘switch’ parts of the brain’s amygdalae on and off, turning sweetness into an aversive taste
Government has boosted spending on welfare and public services in a budget aimed at delivering on promises made during last year’s election campaign
It is a sudden and dramatic return to the the rhetoric of the past by Pyongyang, after months of rapid diplomatic rapprochement on the peninsula
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was delighted that his side "finally" wrapped up a 25th La Liga title with four matches to spare
AMC Entertainment has been granted the first licence to operate cinemas, with Saudi state media saying the US giant is expected to open 40 cinemas
The 28-year-old has been sent home in disgrace from a tour of South Africa after masterminding a ball-tampering scandal
Smith has been slammed as a cheat, and he steps down from the captaincy on the fourth day of a test match.
The Billion Dollar Man refuses to let up, as he races to advance his winning streak
Guatemala will relocate its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem this May, two days after the United States shifts its mission
‘The payment to Ms. Clifford was lawful, and was not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone’
The apology marks the latest backpedalling by a foreign company for offending Chinese consumers.
Wenger’s new striker made it impossible for his previous club Borussia Dortmund to keep him
Australia has warned athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games that anyone caught overstaying their visas will be dealt with firmly
‘Self-driving cars may take a while to arrive, but the self-driving suitcase is here now’
Steinhoff shares lost over 56% in trading on the Johannesburg stock exchange.
The Sri Lankan Sports Minister stopped nine cricketers leaving for India to take part in a one-day series because he was unhappy with the team choice
Oskar Gröning was found guilty in July 2015 of being an accessory to the murders of 300 000 people at the Nazi death camp.
The Hollywood star has apologised to Anthony Rapp, who accused Spacey of making a sexual advance on him at a 1986 party when he was only 14 years old.
The Danish editor who commissioned the Mohammed cartoons that triggered deadly protests a decade ago says he’s leaving the Jyllands-Posten newspaper.
Budi Waseso says crocodiles would be better at preventing drug traffickers from escaping prison as they could not be bribed – unlike human guards.
US Senator John McCain said Moscow’s real priority was to "prop up" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Republican US presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he would send thousands of Syrian refugees back home if he is elected president in November.
Fifa’s ethics committee banned former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner from all football activity for life for a long list of "misconduct".
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that the wave of migrants are mostly Muslim and threaten to undermine Europe’s Christian roots.
President Pierre Nkurunziza has been sworn in for a controversial third term in power following elections last month.
The bodies of all 54 people killed when their plane crashed in Indonesia have been recovered from a jungle site and their remains flown to Jayapura.
Iran and Turkey must work with one another to root out the threat of extremism in the region, President Hassan Rouhani told his Turkish counterpart.
The attempted killing of Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa, shot in the face by a gunman, has triggered global outrage and concern.
The Nigerian army has freed 178 people being held hostage by Boko Haram including more than 100 children, it said on Sunday.
The footage of Mick Fanning being attacked last Sunday, before being rescued rattled but unscathed, sent social media into meltdown.