The Russia-Africa Summit is set for next Wednesday and Thursday in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Turkey is the proverbial canary in the coal mine - a local manifestation of global problems and an indication of looming ones as well.

Leaders from Germany, France, the UK and Italy are expected to take the US president to task over controversial tariffs at the upcoming G7 summit.

Pointers from the financial market's performance in 2018

Is the growing backlash against free trade a threat to international policies that protect the environment?

Hundreds of companies in the United States that use those metals are saying the tariffs are disrupting their business.

China says it will take "necessary measures" if its interests are hurt after Trump says he is slapping a tax hike on imported steel and aluminium.

The US president Donald Trump will put steep tariffs on steel and aluminium imports of 25% and 10% respectively.

The top prize went to a remarkable image of a single, floating atom captured by an Oxford University student using a basic DSLR camera.

A man has been pulled from a drain after claiming he spent three days wandering round the sewers looking for an exit after falling down a manhole.

US President Donald Trump has said he will no longer allow the US to be China's 'piggy bank', as he discussed tariffs and quotas for steel and aluminium imports.

EN+, controlled by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, has close links to Russian president and sanctioned bank but MI6 not alerted to stock exchange listing.

Sick of paying a fortune to replace your shattered phone screen? A diamond-coated display could be coming in 2019.

Zhanna Nurzhanova reportedly lured her boyfriend into a sex game and then secretly gave him a sleeping pill before cutting off his testicles.

A small extraterrestrial pebble was found to contain exotic micro-mineral compounds not found anywhere on Earth or any meteorites or comets.

Called SVLK-14S Sumrak, the rifle is not meant for combat but is a mere collector's item.

Scientists are still unsure of how exactly the solar system was created, despite huge advances in the field of astronomy.

The OnePlus competes with the best of the best when it comes to smartphones. Here are five reasons to ditch Apple, Samsung and Google for a OnePlus 5T

The machines mimic human like movements with the help of artificial muscles, joints, and spine inspired from human biology.

Anthony Ryan took a group of scientists and engineers to Jordan's Za'atari Camp where they worked with Syrian refugees to help build novel solutions to the challenges on site.

Apple could look to appease fans in 2018 who are frustrate by the new models' fragile all-glass design.

As UN warns of "ocean armageddon" of plastic pollution, we take a look at how long it takes for commonly used items to rot

'Mad' Mike Hughes, who believes that the Earth is flat, has spent years and about $20,000 (£15,100) to build his very own steam-powered rocket.

The next Mars rover will have chainmail wheels that can carry more load which means more scientific equipment.

The rocket booster will take him up to an altitude of 1,800ft at speeds of around 500mph.

AFP photographer Fred Dufour took a closer look at the Tianjin Binhai library and discovered that the rows of book spines are just images printed on the backs of shelves.

Legendary US aviator Amelia Earhart could have been eaten by giant crabs, say theorists after video of one sneaking up on a bird recently went viral.

The reflector gives enhanced Wi-Fi control by limiting signals to the desired area and cutting off radio wave transmission to other regions.

100 years since the first communist government was formed, a new exhibition at the British Museum looks at Communism's unusual relationship with money.

Apple is making bigger profit margins on the iPhone X than on the iPhone 8, despite claims the larger price is to warrant the new OLED display.