Chitra Ramkrishna -- a high-flying executive once feted as the "queen of the bourse" -- allegedly took business advice from a mystic throughout her 2013-2016 tenure at one of the world's largest derivatives exchanges. She was detained by Central Bu...

The New Zealanders, who suffered a shock loss to the West Indies in their opening match, looked totally in control in a fixture where the innings were reduced to 27 overs due to heavy rain. Set a target of 141, they finished on 144-1 with seven ove...

In the western Ukrainian city's Market Square, only a trident can be seen sticking out from a statue of Neptune -- the Roman god of the seas -- that is entirely covered in a plastic sheeting. "I got some money, gathered a team and bought some mater...

"We are leaving and we will come back to empty our house whenever that is possible," she told AFP, declining to give her surname and nationality. "All our close friends are leaving." For Mathilde it was the risk of being separated from her three H...

Kyiv lodged an urgent case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 27, saying that Russia had illegally justified its war by falsely alleging genocide in Ukraine's Donetsk and Lugansk regions. Ukraine alleges that it is Russia that ...

The UK, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have requested "the immediate suspension of Russia's access to its systems", Patel tweeted on Sunday. The grouping asked Interpol's executive committee to make a decision this week. "Russia'...

Of the 12 candidates in the running, only two -- from the country's main political parties -- have a real chance of winning. Even so, minor-party candidates refuse to give up their dreams. The wealthy country, Asia's fourth-largest economy, has b...

"I went through hell. But the nightmare is behind me now," she said. Nadia, from a remote part of the North African kingdom's Anti-Atlas mountains, managed to win a divorce after a year of marriage. Now aged 20 and living back with her parents in ...

The 19-year-old Fernandez battled to a grueling 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) win in just under three hours after a dramatic final set. Fifth seed Osorio looked poised to clinch only the second WTA title of her career after earning her fifth match poin...

The Social Democrats, Greens and the Free Democrats, ruling together as a government since December, promised in their coalition agreement to scratch from the statute books one of the most controversial sections of the penal code. Paragraph 219a, a...

Gyllenhaal -- until now primarily known as an actress in films such as "The Dark Knight" and "Secretary" -- also won prizes for best screenplay and best director, for her debut effort in both fields. The Film Independent Spirit Awards honor low- an...

A geriatric specialist working at Madrid's Clinico San Carlos hospital, she immediately went to her colleagues in the gynaecology department to have a therapeutic abortion. Such a procedure can be carried out when a woman's life is in danger or the...

Like so many abused women, the 23-year-old mother-of-three's suffering remained shrouded in silence. "My husband was violent but I had been hiding it for a long time. Then one day, I couldn't lie, my face was scarred by the beatings," she said. "A...

After five meetings since Russia's invasion of its eastern European neighbor on February 24, the 15-member council will gather again on Monday for two sessions on humanitarian aid -- one public and one behind closed doors. "Exposing the situation ...

Silvia Munoz lost her job as a domestic worker, while Yolanda Chambi was forced to close her shop selling traditional Peruvian clothes. Both were among millions of Peruvian women to lose their income during the pandemic, which exacerbated gender in...