A Chinese client based in Hong Kong who wished to remain anonymous, bought the diamond weighing 16.08 carats

WADA commission report makes claims of widespread doping

75-year-old Antonio fears he may be the last of Portugal’s travelling film projectionists

Bidhya Devi Bhandari says her work on strengthening the political voice of Nepali women is not over yet

Francis says the Church should be "restless, always closer to the abandoned ones, the forgotten ones"

Only the IAAF has the power to ban Russia from international competition

A $46 billion deal signed with China this year includes several large energy projects

The mainly Shia Hazaras have long suffered ill-treatment and persecution in Afghanistan

According to an estimate, Saudi Arabia emits 527 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year

Missouri, US, has been home to increasing racial tensions after police shot and killed an unarmed young black man