Why South Koreans reject tipping for service

Why South Koreans reject tipping for service

Tipping in South Korea is not customary. Many say the idea of tipping is unfair and even demeaning to the…

Sweden to call in military to help crack down on gangs

Sweden to call in military to help crack down on gangs

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has blamed "irresponsible immigration policy and a failed integration" for the violence. He is taking several…

Eswatini, where king has absolute rule, votes for parliament

Eswatini, where king has absolute rule, votes for parliament

Lawmakers will serve in an advisory role to King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch. Opposition groups are boycotting the…

China’s property crisis: Evergrande’s woes threaten recovery

China’s property crisis: Evergrande’s woes threaten recovery

China’s second-largest real estate developer is close to bankruptcy, leaving millions of property investors nursing heavy losses. It spells more…

Over 2,500 migrants lost to Mediterranean in 2023: UN

Over 2,500 migrants lost to Mediterranean in 2023: UN

More than 102,000 people have tried to cross the Mediterranean from Tunisia in 2023 so far in 2023 — a…

Biden says Trump, MAGA movement threaten democracy

Biden says Trump, MAGA movement threaten democracy

US President Joe Biden took the unusual step of condemning his predecessor, Donald Trump, by name during an address in…

Rotterdam: 3 dead after twin shootings by same suspect

Rotterdam: 3 dead after twin shootings by same suspect

Police in Rotterdam in the Netherlands say that a gunman dressed in combat gear opened fire first in an apartment…

US: Biden impeachment inquiry hearing begins

US: Biden impeachment inquiry hearing begins

House Republicans have launched a formal impeachment hearing against President Joe Biden. Day one of the hearing served as a…

Are Niger’s uranium supplies to France under scrutiny?

Are Niger’s uranium supplies to France under scrutiny?

Will the lights go out in Europe if Niger were to prevent France from mining more of its uranium? DW…

Over half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population has fled

Over half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian population has fled

After Azerbaijan’s recapture of the breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians have fled to Armenia. The…

What’s behind the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh?

What’s behind the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh?

The dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh goes back centuries. Here is an overview of the history of the disputed region between Azerbaijan…

Spain: Teen stabs three teachers, two students

Spain: Teen stabs three teachers, two students

Police detained 14-year-old after students and teachers are stabbed after classes began. The motive for the attck is not yet…

Rotterdam: 2 dead after twin shootings by same suspect

Rotterdam: 2 dead after twin shootings by same suspect

Police in Rotterdam in the Netherlands say that a gunman dressed in combat gear opened fire first in an apartment…

The background of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh

The background of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh

The dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh goes back centuries. Here is an overview of the history of the disputed region between Azerbaijan…

Zambia set for a fuel pipeline upgrade

Zambia set for a fuel pipeline upgrade

The new pipeline is expected to take in 6.5 million litres of fuel from the Tanzania-Zambia Mafuta (TAZAMA) pipeline built…