Saudi’s three great pillars are showing cracks
Three main pillars bind Saudi Arabia together: oil, the ruling Al Saud family and Islam.
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China is super-sizing science.
From building the biggest experiments the world has ever seen to rolling out the latest medical advances on a massive scale and pushing the boundaries of exploration from the deepest ocean to outer space - China’s scientific ambitions are immense.
Will there be war in the South China Sea?
If you’re looking for a place on the globe likely to spark a world war, you could do worse than the South China Sea.
Special Report: Cyber thieves exploit banks’ faith in SWIFT transfer network
Shortly after 7 p.m. on January 12, 2015, a message from a secure computer terminal at Banco del Austro (BDA) in Ecuador instructed San Francisco-based Wells Fargo to transfer money to bank accounts in Hong Kong.
The daring message hidden on Hong Kong’s tallest skyscraper
For the past two nights, amid a dazzling, world famous skyline, the International Commerce Center -- Hong Kong's tallest skyscraper -- has glimmered with a secret message.
Conservatives in secretive group ‘slow walk’ Trump support
Donald Trump has inflicted a dark night of the soul on many conservatives.
As drought grips South Africa, a conflict over water and coal
Facing one of the worst droughts in memory, South Africa’s leaders have doubled down on their support of the water-intensive coal industry.
Pfizer blocks its drugs from use in lethal injections
Pfizer Inc has taken steps to ensure that none of its products are used in lethal injections
Nigerian President Buhari ‘not demanding’ Cameron apology
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt"
Sadiq Khan dismisses Donald Trump’s Muslim ban ‘exception’
Sadiq Khan has rejected US presidential hopeful Donald Trump's offer to make the new London mayor an "exception" to a ban on Muslims travelling to the US.
