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World AIDS Day: South Africa tests new vaccine

World AIDS Day: South Africa tests new vaccine

South Africa's set of trials for a new vaccine are the first such wide-scale effort in a decade.

OPEC agree on first output cuts since 2008

OPEC agree on first output cuts since 2008

Could the price of a barrel of oil reach $60 in 2017?

OECD outlook positive for the US, slow for China, UK

OECD outlook positive for the US, slow for China, UK

Chinese authorities have said they targeted a growth rate of 6.5 to 7 per cent.

Draghi: Euro zone set for steady recovery

Draghi: Euro zone set for steady recovery

Draghi said that the current quantitative easing stimulus program should remain in place help inflation rise.

Global stocks waver ahead of OPEC deal

Global stocks waver ahead of OPEC deal

Will they or won't they? OPEC has kept global energy markets guessing for the better part of a year.

Samsung to reform governance structure

Samsung to reform governance structure

The pledge to review and reform its governance comes two weeks after Samsung Electronics agreed to buy the American Harman International Industries for $8 billion.

Thousands flee rebel-held east Aleppo as Syrian army advances

Thousands flee rebel-held east Aleppo as Syrian army advances

Syrian military says it has recaptured two key areas of eastern Aleppo, further tightening the noose on Islamist rebels.

With Fidel Castro gone, the age of revolution ends

It wasn't US policy or presidential threats or the assassin's bullet that brought Fidel down - it was the inescapability of old age.

Thousands of Nigerians flee Boko Haram to borders with Cameroon

Thousands of Nigerians flee Boko Haram to borders with Cameroon

Boko Haram, which controls large swathes of northeastern Nigeria, has come under repeated attacks from the Nigerian, Chadian and Cameroonian armies in recent weeks.

Modi: One of Twitter’s most followed politicians leads TIME’s Person of the Year Poll

Modi: One of Twitter’s most followed politicians leads TIME’s Person of the Year Poll

Brazil's Temer and India's Modi are the most frequent Twitter users among BRICS leaders.