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It may be that, more than any other terrain, mountain regions exemplify a particular paradox – that of dense poverty coexisting with a special potential for transformative prosperity. The conditions that create mountain people’s impoverishment are rooted both in local...

Being a relative of a great politician is a big burden in itself. The burden is bigger and more profound if you are now the grandson of two great politicians whose activities while alive contributed to the growth and...

Passengers are facing widespread flight disruption after a computer failure at the UK's air traffic control centre. Nats said it was in the process of returning to normal operations after a "technical problem" at its Swanwick control centre caused delays...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he has no plans to sign any new players during the January transfer window. Mourinho believes that his current squad can deal with the workload of competing in four competitions. "We cannot be better than first...

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo could become the best footballer of all time, says former Spain striker Raul. The New York Cosmos frontman believes Ronaldo and Barcelona's Lionel Messi are on a par with Brazil great Pele and Argentina legend...

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has been named Barclays Manager of the Month, with Manchester City's Sergio Aguero earning November's player award. Pardew, 53, secured three wins from four games and was awarded ahead of Chelsea's Jose Mourinho and City's...

A Palestinian man threw a chemical substance believed to be acid at an Israeli family in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring a man and four children, Israeli police and the military said. The assailant was shot and wounded...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Friday called on African nations to drop out of the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court, amid accusations that it unfairly targets Africans. "I will bring a motion to the African Union’s next session. I...

Kenya defended its involvement with the International Criminal Court on Thursday as prosecutors seek to have the country held accountable by the court's member states for failing to cooperate on an investigation of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Prosecutors last week dropped...

A trillion dollar deal at the World Trade Organization to reduce tariffs in the vast information technology sector will stand or fall in the next 24 hours, trade diplomats said on Thursday. But late on Thursday one trade official involved...