SOUTH AFRICA

Pope Francis aims to heal the Christian-Muslim divide and stem violence in Central African Republic. But there’s speculation over what the pontiff can achieve within his short visit to the war-torn country.

Andrew de Mooij, who lives in Brussels, said this time of year is usually busy for his store. But holiday shoppers are scant, and the city streets are empty.

The 41-year-old female rhino, Nola, who had been a popular attraction at the San Diego zoo since 1989, was euthanized Sunday.

“If you walk around wearing miniskirts displaying your thighs and inviting men to drool over you, then you want to complain when you have been raped? It’s unfortunate because it will be your fault."

Prince Harry to play a polo match in Cape Town.

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Antibiotic resistance has been described as "one of the biggest threats to global health today."

If the Federal Reserve botches its rate hike, money will flee emerging markets, endangering companies that borrowed in dollars and curbing economic growth.

Millennials share tips on how to best leverage graduate school without getting buried in debt.

FIFA cleared five possible presidential candidates following an ethics review, and the suspended Michel Platini, head of the European confederation UEFA, was not among them.

AB InBev's takeover of SABMiller, which has to be approved by antitrust regulators, would create a company with about one-half the industry’s profits.

Last week alone, collectors from Germany and the U.S. spent some $200,000 on meteorite stones, which are now scattered across the village.

Researchers at the University of Chicago found that children from nonreligious households were more altruistic than those who came from faith-based homes.

President John Magufuli is a 56-year-old former chemistry teacher and minister of works.

Free college doesn't always mean no debt, but it helps in some areas around the globe.

Five factors are at play in Bitcoin's double-digit gains against the dollar, but enthusiasts are troubled by one of them.

Rachel Dolezal, who led an NAACP chapter in Washington state, conceded for the first time publicly what many have known: She is white and is the daughter of white parents.

Nigeria’s court of appeal rejected a bid Friday from the senate president seeking to squash his corruption trial.

“As well as robbing the African skies of one of their most iconic and spectacular groups of birds, the rapid decline of the continent’s vultures has profound consequences for its people."

“Certainly, you can’t say when the economy is not growing that your original plan will be implemented as they were,” President Jacob Zuma said Tuesday.

The multimillionaire business magnate and anti-apartheid political prisoner is in the race to become the soccer body's next president.