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Afghan-Taliban peace talks: What's next?
History took a front seat at the table this month when Afghan enemies formally sat face to face for the first time to embark on negotiations to end what is now regarded as the world's deadliest conflict. ...
Coronavirus: There's no law to 'harvest' DNA from Covid-19 tests
Claim: Legislation will allow 'DNA harvesting' through Covid-19 tests Verdict: False ...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Obituary of the Supreme Court justice
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the history-making jurist, feminist icon and national treasure, has died, aged 87. ...
Why Indians continue to live in joint families
The Indian family, wrote novelist VS Naipaul, was a clan that gave protection and identity and "saved people from the void". ...
US election 2020: When will we get a result for the US election?
Twenty years ago Americans woke up on an autumn morning after Election Day and did not know who would next lead the country. ...
TikTok: What is Oracle and why does it want the video-sharing app?
Software giant Oracle is believed to be the frontrunner in the bidding war for short-form video app TikTok. ...
Coronavirus: How the lockdown has changed schooling in South Asia
hildren across much of Europe have been going back to school for the start of a new year, but in many other parts of the world, coronavirus restrictions have kept classrooms closed. ...
Obituary: Toots Hibbert - the man who coined the word reggae
Toots Hibbert, frontman of the legendary reggae band Toots and the Maytals, has died at the age of 77. ...
Coronavirus: Who would get the vaccine first?
If or when scientists succeed in making a coronavirus vaccine, there won't be enough to go around. ...
Abortion: How do Trump and Biden's policies compare?
Abortion is arguably the most divisive issue in US politics - and with the presidential candidates promising to either revoke national rights to abortion or take extra steps to safeguard it, the stakes have never been higher. ...
How Sudan's rebel deal offers lifeline for peace
Sudan's peace agreement signed last week finally promises to end the devastating wars in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile that have cost hundreds of thousands of lives, but as Alex de Waal and Edward Thomas explain, it comes with a huge price tag. ...
Fears for Brexit deal as talks near deadline
EU diplomats in Brussels wake up this morning with a sore head. The government has thrown a number of political grenades across the Channel over the space of a few hours. ...
Alexei Navalny: Two hours that saved Russian opposition leader's life
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a coma in a Berlin hospital, and Germany has revealed he was poisoned by a Novichok nerve agent. ...
La junte lance des concertations nationales sur la transition au Mali, l’ex-président quitte le pays
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta a quitté samedi soir Bamako pour des soins aux Emirats arabes unis, plus de deux semaines après son renversement. ...
Why there are fears that Ethiopia could break up
The feud between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the ruling party in the strategically important Tigray region is escalating, raising fears of military confrontation and the break-up of Africa's second most-populous nation. ...
Kafeel Khan: National threat or symbol of repression?
For more than 200 days, a young, jailed Indian doctor faced charges under a national security law that allows the authorities to detain people if they feel they are a threat to national security. ...
Portland: How a 'hyper-liberal' city's racist past is resurfacing
Fred Armisen declared this - in song form - in the opening scene of the sketch comedy show Portlandia in January 2011. The show satirised the city on the US West Coast for its "hipster" culture - a city that gave unicyclists the right of way, where people brewed kombucha before it became mainstream, and whose slogan was literally "Keep Portland Weird". ...
Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?
Preserving the Amazon rainforest is of global importance in the fight against climate change, but it is under threat from forest fires, mostly started to clear land for agriculture. ...
Navalny and Russia’s arsenal of exotic poisons
Several prominent critics of Kremlin policies - ex-spies, journalists and politicians - have been poisoned in the past two decades. ...
RNC 2020: Key takeaways from Trump speech and Republican convention
On the day of Trump's speech, the White House grounds had the look of a fortress. Security officers erected multiple layers of barrier fencing around the grounds to prevent protesters from disrupting the president's convention acceptance speech, given from the executive mansion's south lawn. ...
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