Africa/International

England's Lee Westwood became world number one golfer for the first time, ending American Tiger Woods's 281-week reign at the top of the sport. German Martin Kaymer needed a top-two finish at Valderrama to become number one himself but…

Eliminating malaria, the mosquito-borne scourge that kills more than 860,000 people a year, would be a dream come true for millions — but medical experts say right now that goal remains completely unrealistic. That view from leading…

A consortium of South Korean companies will seek a minerals-for-infrastructure deal in Democratic Republic of Congo that could be worth $1 billion, Congolese and South Korean officials told Reuters late on Friday. The proposed deal --…

Sudan may offer equity stakes to Indian oil firms in its four exploration blocks, the country's energy minister Lual A Deng said on Saturday. "There is a possibility. We are open to giving more oil to India and encourage the Indian…

In its glory years, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was a Hollywood hit factory that churned out golden classics such as Mutiny on the Bounty and The Wizard of Oz. But the US entertainment empire is to declare itself bankrupt this week under a…

Italian airline Alitalia said Thursday its third quarter profit soared, reflecting a rise in passenger numbers, and predicted that it could surpass its financial target this year. The group, which was on the verge of bankruptcy in 2008,…

The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean water for its shacks made of ripped tarp and bamboo. No garbage pickup along the rocky, pocked earth that serves as a road. No power except from haphazard cables strung overhead illegally. And…

Yemeni police arrested a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, officials said Saturday as details emerged about a terrorist plot aimed at the U.S. that exploited security gaps in the worldwide…

Haiti is at serious risk of further devastation from earthquakes in the near future, geologists have warned. Their research, to be published in next month's issue of Nature Geoscience, indicates that not all the geological strain that…

Spain's quarterly unemployment rate has fallen for the first time in more than three years, but remains the highest in Europe, official data has shown. The country's jobless rate declined to 19.8% in the July-September period, said the…