The recent ratification by Gambia's legislature of the Continental Free Trade Area agreement, or the CFTA, means the ambitious initiative has entered the implementation phase.
A life-size elephant crafted by a Chinese designer from recycled denim went on display at London's Tate Exchange last weekend, illustrating the hardships of the natural world and calling for greater protection of the environment and animals within it.
KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwandans on Sunday started commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide that left more than 1 million people dead, with President Paul Kagame calling for continued efforts to transform the country.
SAMUT CHIN, Thailand - As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbors fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge and is today a symbol of the fight to restore the country's fast-eroding coastlines.
Prince William has spent three weeks working with the United Kingdom's security services, it has been revealed.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea may be seeking a breakthrough in the stalled nuclear talks with the United States by enhancing partnerships with its traditional allies, analysts said following a report that DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un is likely to visit Russia "in the near future".
BRUSSELS - Brussels' famous landmark, the Manneken-Pis, is an insouciant celebration of going with the flow - but even carefree little boys can go too far.
The fatal crashes of two Boeing 737 Max jets six months apart have set off a flood of lawsuits against the manufacturer, subcontractors and the two airlines.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A regular job at the business center in the free trade zone of Gwadar port, southwestern Pakistan, once a small backward fishing village, has brought a great change in Younis Ghulam Qadir's life by lifting him to a five-star working atmosphere.
Despite the fact that over the past four decades she has made a living mostly out of painting, Cao Xiuwen still considers herself to be a peasant.
After spending eight years sparing no effort to plant trees among the numerous mountain villages of Qufu, Jining, in East China's Shandong province, Su Ping said it's time to move her daughter's ashes from the mortuary to the tree-dotted hills so she can rest in peace among the greenery forever.
For Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke, the role of a deputy to the National People's Congress has given him a wider horizon, and an even deeper understanding of people and society.
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