As Wednesday's Fed rate decision looms, investors in emerging economies, which may see large capital outflows in the coming months, are holding their breath.
With its investment reputation on the line, South Africa must do more than appoint a credible finance minister: It must tackle ballooning public debt and unemployment.
A hacker used the Twitter account of South African President Jacob Zuma to call for his removal in a series of tweets.
Pravin Gordhan, returning to the post he held from 2009 to 2014, reassured investors and the struggling market following his appointment Monday.
World leaders will have to balance domestic concerns and global realities in order to implement the agreement's key provisions.
A deal with the U.S. tech giant shows the limits of China's tech protectionism: Either Western businesses help, or the Chinese continue enduring dirty air.
The overhaul of its business highlights the scale of the commodity slump's impact on the mining sector.
The Australian government criticized Tokyo's "deeply disappointing decision" to resume the controversial hunt, just days after a Japanese whaling fleet left for Antarctica.
The funds will be used to ensure that China's cooperation plans with Africa are successfully implemented, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday.
A Supreme Court of Appeal judge said Thursday that a previous ruling by a lower court's verdict had a "fundamental error."
Federal funding for the country's National AIDS Control Program was slashed by a fifth earlier this year -- a decision that was roundly criticized by health activists.
The trip, during which the Chinese president will co-chair a summit with African nations, comes at a time when the Asian giant's investment in the continent is dropping.
HIV has been declining globally and the U.N. wants to eradicate the epidemic by 2030.
Adolescents are the only age group for which the mortality figures are not decreasing, according to a new report from Unicef.
Angola's kwanza has weakened around 30 percent officially this year and far more on the parallel market as subdued oil prices hit Africa's second largest crude exporter.
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."
