WORLD

South African President Jacob Zuma has long been criticized for his leadership abilities.

Analysts said they fear another electoral upset Sunday will harm Portugal's sluggish economy.

World leaders and people in charge of money are nursing angst over the potentially perilous state of the global economy.

The China Food and Drug Administration said five restaurants are being prosecuted while an investigation is underway into 30 others.

As Russian revenues from oil exports fall and sanctions over Ukraine isolate the economy, the country is realizing the need to make it easier for its companies to do business.

Eastern Europe has seen an increase in military drills by NATO since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.

During a debate at the World Economic Forum, leaders from Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE agreed on one thing — the need to reduce their dependence on oil.

The fighter jet deal is part of a $150-billion military modernization drive India has launched.

Authorities said more than 20 people were killed in an eight-hour siege at a popular beachfront restaurant in capital Mogadishu.

Japanese authorities have accused Ric O’Barry of lying to immigration officials during questioning and having links to an anti-whaling group.

The Virginia University student, who was in the country as a tourist, “was caught committing a hostile act against the state," Korean Central News Agency reported.

The arrests, made by officials of the National Investigation Agency, come just days ahead of the country’s 66th Republic Day celebrations.

Andrei Lugovoi reportedly told a Russian network that he suspected he had also been exposed to radioactive material.

Concerns over whether $1.7 billion paid by the U.S. to Iran amounted to ransom arose after an Iranian commander said the transaction was unrelated to the implementation of the nuclear agreement.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye also proposed a five-nation meeting, excluding North Korea, to discuss Pyongyang’s nuclear program.

The Chinese-built train, with speeds of up to 217.5 mph, is expected to cut travel time between Jakarta, the capital, and Bandung, the nation’s third-largest city.

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denounced the move and Palestinian officials said they would push for a U.N. resolution against it.

In Davos, Khalid al-Falih, chairman of state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco, urged investors to back the kingdom’s diversification strategy.

The petition rails against Canadian utility company Ontario Power Generation, which wants to store the waste in a deep limestone vault that would be drilled beneath a nuclear power plant.

Prominent Islamic scholars said journalism was a “sacred profession” and condemned the Taliban for acts they said tarnished the image of Islam.

Marina Litvinenko, widow of a former Russian spy, might not get the answers she seeks from the British government about her husband's death.

The cause of the Thursday morning crash is not yet known, but Air Force officials are investigating.

Global leaders want to build a million schools for Syrian refugee children — at a cost of $750 million. Whether they do so remains to be seen.

The measures would require visas for many individuals who have traveled to Iran, Syria, Iraq or Sudan in recent years.

In Beirut, electing a new president — Aoun is the leading candidate — matters far less than solving the longstanding water, electricity and trash crises.

Politicians and business leaders have been talking up opportunities for Russian companies in Iran after international sanctions were lifted.

Russians are consuming less alcohol, with prices of imported favorites like whiskey likely to increase.

While the Navy claims that biofuel will save lives on the battlefield, high costs are thwarting full participation.

Some countries' moves to block refugees are threatening the future of the European Union, Swedish officials said.