All Stories: Minerals

The Taliban now hold the keys to an untouched trillion-dollar trove of minerals including some that could power the world's transition to renewable energies,...

KABUL: The illegal mining of some of Afghanistan's most important minerals is funneling millions of dollars into the hands of insurgents and corrupt warlords, according to activists and officials who say the money is fuelling the conflict.

ULAN BATOR, MONGOLIA: Pungent cheese curds and near-naked wrestlers greeted US Secretary of State John Kerry during his flying visit to Mongolia Sunday, with the envoy hailing it as an "oasis of democracy" sandwiched between China and Russia.

LIMA, PERU: Kick-starting the sluggish global economy and funding the climate change fight top the agenda this week as finance ministers and central bank chiefs from around the world gather in Peru.