On the banks of the Moscow river, workers lay the finishing touches to a giant indoor amusement park, complete with its own Colosseum and other wonders of the world. The billion-dollar project, called the "Island of Dreams", is backed by the Russian capital's mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who has...

Lionel Messi has sustained a strain in his left thigh, Barcelona confirmed on Wednesday. Messi was substituted at half-time of Barca's 2-1 win over Villarreal on Tuesday in what was the striker's first start of the season. He had previously been out with a calf injury sustained on...

Thousands of refugees in Rwanda have started to benefit from community-based health insurance under an understanding reached with the UN refugee agency, said Rwanda’s ministry in charge of refugees. “Since Sept. 9 all urban refugees in Rwanda are eligible to benefit from our...

China on Wednesday opened a gigantic airport which is expected to become one of world’s busiest transit points. The starfish-shaped Beijing Daxing International Airport was inaugurated by the nation's President Xi Jinping, Xinhua reported. The Chinese news agency asserted that it...