Challenge against London school’s no-prayer ban fails

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A London High Court has ruled against a Muslim student who challenged her school’s ban on prayer rituals, the BBC reports. In an 83-page written

Fire ravages Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange

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Denmark’s 17th Century Børsen, one of the capital city’s oldest buildings, lost its spire in a fire that devastated the iconic building yesterday. The BBC

No freedom for SA until ‘land is in our possession’ – Zuma

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South Africans will ‘only attain freedom when the land is in our possession and when we have changed the economic outlook of our country’, says

Artist Mahlangu receives honorary doctorate in maths

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Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu, celebrated internationally for her striking decoration of a BMW car using traditional geometric forms, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of

African athletes slowed down to let China’s He win Beijing race – reports

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Organisers of the Beijing half marathon at the weekend are investigating allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China’s star runner He Jie to win

Modi calls for clarity on India-China border

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Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, has said that India and China must urgently resolve their border dispute. The two Asian giants share a

Russian military advisors begin arriving in Niger

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Dozens of Russian military advisors have started arriving in Niger. According to media reports they have also arrived with a state-of-the-art air defence system and

Billionaire American twins invest in low-level British football club

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The Winkelvoss twins, who were made infamous in the 2010 move, The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook, have invested in a low-level British

US alarm over impact of electric vehicle imports from China

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Chinese electric vehicles have been described as ‘an existential threat to the American auto industry’ by the chairperson of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Sherrod

‘Ironclad’: Biden on Asian security commitments 

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The United States will stand by its Asian allies in the event a conflict, US President Joe Biden said at a meeting in the White