There were dozens of activists and police officers, their attention fixed on one man: Ahn Hak-sop, a 95-year-old former North Korean prisoner of war who was making his way home, to the other side of the border that divides the Korean peninsula.

Thailand’s billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of insulting the kingdom’s powerful monarchy Friday. Here’s what to know about the law that has ensnared hundreds

The global market for artificial intelligence is projected to reach $4.8 trillion by 2033, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development. It’s an astonishing figure, one that dwarfs early dot-com investments and rivals the kind of national mobilization once reserved for wartime research initiatives.

With many care centers shuttered and supplies dwindling, many pregnant women in rural Afghanistan fear they or their babies won’t survive delivery.

It is just one of several recent cases. The most prominent example is Kizza Besigye, a Ugandan opposition leader who was kidnapped on a visit to Kenya in November and now stands accused of plotting to overthrow Uganda’s government by force.

Tensions between President Trump and Brazil’s leader could derail a promising alliance to unlock the world’s second largest reserve of the minerals.

To seize its opportunity to become a global force in solar power, nation must address tariff tensions and fix a supply chain still hugely reliant on Beijing.

BBC Sport explores the impact of Morecambe's new ownership and manager on the Sikh community, as the National League club enter a new era.