Self-taught Turkish 'linguist' keeps dead language alive
Mehmet Kusman did not spend very long at school, but he traced the ancient inscriptions chiselled into the black basalt rock and read: "Before me there was nothing. But by the power of the god Haldi I founded this city."
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Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China
Typhoon Dolphin brought heavy rain to eastern China on Monday, causing hundreds of flight cancellations even as the storm weakened and some cities resumed public transport.
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Asian stocks track Wall St higher after US job losses ease rate fears
Stocks rose Monday as investors pared their bets on a US interest rate hike after data showed thousands of jobs were lost in July, though sentiment was dented by another spike in oil prices as hopes for an end to the Middle East crisis fade.
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Pakistan brickmakers scorched by sun above and fire below
As dark plumes billow from overhead smokestacks, brickmakers at a kiln in Pakistan's Sheikhupura district crush coal through small holes beneath their feet into the fiery chambers below.
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Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor
Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.
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Ithaca bets on hometown hero Odysseus for tourism boom
Standing on the ferry as it waits to dock on the Greek island of Ithaca, Giorgia Ongarato is only too keen to talk about the "Odyssey" -- the epic poem that inspired Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film.
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Shelton sweeps Fonseca to reach Montreal quarter-final
Defending champion Ben Shelton kept a clean slate at the ATP Montreal Masters on Sunday, holding off a challenge from Joao Fonseca to power 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) into the quarter-finals.
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Five things to know about Zambia ahead of the presidential vote
Copper-rich Zambia, once a byword for sovereign debt distress, heads to the polls Thursday in an election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema has convinced voters his economic reforms are paying off.
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Who are the main contenders in Zambia's presidential vote?
An incumbent, two former ministers and a veteran journalist are among 14 candidates vying to become Zambia's next president in Thursday's election.
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Zambia vote to test Hichilema's economic record
Zambians vote Thursday in a closely watched presidential election that will test whether recent economic gains can offset frustration over the high cost of living in one of Africa's most stable democracies.
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