For years, the Kremlin has publicly dismissed Alexey Navalny as an irrelevant blogger with little popular support. But the geographical spread of mass protests over two weekends in support of Navalny, with thousands turning out in dozens of cities across Russia, underlines how much of a challenge he and his anti-corruption message have now become for the Kremlin.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is one of the richest people in the world. Between space endeavors, a newspaper and charity, here's how he spends his fortune.
Alibaba is coming off what was likely a big quarter for its e-commerce business. But China's most famous tech firm is still poised to face nervous investors on Tuesday as a regulatory crackdown in China continues to cast a shadow over its future.
Last year was looking like a record breaker for Chris Wiseheart's transport company in Prague. Wiseheart, originally from Detroit, had built the business over nearly two decades from an airport shuttle service to a chauffeur outfit sought out by the crews behind music's biggest names. Think Madonna, AC/DC and Metallica.
At least 12 children have been hospitalized after they were administered hand sanitizer drops instead of oral polio vaccine drops in India's state of Maharashtra.
Myanmar's military coup is a tragedy for a people who have enjoyed fragile freedom after decades of darkness under dictatorship. It also marks the failure of an effort by the United States and its allies to instill democracy and to draw the country out of China's orbit.
Barcelona says it "categorically denies" responsibility for the publication of Lionel Messi's $672 million contract, which was reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top government figures have been detained, a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy told CNN on Monday.
Somalia security forces are fighting armed gunmen to end a siege at a hotel in the east African country's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, according to police.
This week, lawmakers in Honduras changed the country's constitution to make it virtually impossible to legalize abortion in the future -- an extreme election-year move that critics warn will further endanger women's health.
