Hong Kong's leader has pledged to “spare no effort” in bringing an end to anti-government protests that have hit the city for more than five months, following a day of violence in which one person was shot and another set on fire.
A baby scimitar-horned oryx, assessed as a species extinct in the wild, has been born at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire.
Works on the second stage of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant (NPP) officially kicked off in the country as concrete was poured for a new reactor base on Sunday. "Nuclear power provides reliable electricity...and each power plant saves us 11 million barrels of oil or $660 million per year," said Ali Akbar Salehi, head of...
Bolivia has entered a sudden era of political uncertainty after President Evo Morales, pushed by the military and weeks of massive protests, resigned after nearly 14 years in power.
Moscow is deeply concerned by the fact that the Bolivian government's readiness to search for solutions through dialogue was swept away by developments reminiscent of a staged coup, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Moscow is calling on Bolivia's political forces to show responsibility and find a constitutional way out of the crisis, it...
Thousands of retail investors may have cause for cheer, analysts said on Monday after Sirius Minerals announced a cheaper plan to start production at its North Yorkshire mine.
Spain looks set to face political uncertainty for many more months after the country's fourth election in as many years further complicated an already messy situation.
