Is this Nigerian teen the next women's golf prodigy?

A single moment can change the trajectory of our lives. For Nigerian Iyeneobong "Iyene" Essien, that moment came when she was just five years old. She remembers the day her dad took her to a golf course in Abuja, where she saw a boy teeing off. Intrigued by the sight, she asked her dad if she could pursue the sport.


Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan investigated by police under anti-terror law

Pakistani authorities are investigating whether former prime minister Imran Khan violated anti-terror laws and have banned him from speaking live on television, in moves likely to inflame tensions between Khan, who maintains mass popular support, and the coalition government.


Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg has tied the knot

Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg tied the knot with businessman Tom Bernthal over the weekend.


The 'world's smallest vineyard' is selling bottles for $5,000 apiece -- but doesn't want you to drink them

Tullio Masoni makes some of the most exclusive wine in the world, but he doesn't want you to drink it.


China flexes military muscles, then targets Taiwan's citrus fruits

For the last 18 years, Li Meng-han and his family have grown pomelos in a rural town near the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan.


Report: Japan considers deploying long-range missiles to counter China

Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday.


China's July Russian coal imports hit 5-year high as West shuns Moscow

China's coal imports from Russia jumped 14% in July from a year earlier to their highest in at least five years, as China bought discounted coal while Western countries shunned Russian cargoes over its invasion of Ukraine.


Singapore to repeal colonial era law criminalizing sex between men, says prime minister

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said the country will repeal the colonial-era Section 377A of Singapore's Penal Code, thereby decriminalizing gay sex in Singapore, but added that same-sex marriage will continue to be illegal in the city-state.


How to end the war on drugs in a country synonymous with drugs

It's the home of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, and the origin of legendary Santa Marta Gold -- once the most sought-after varieties of weed in the United States -- named after Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range.


People are now testing Tesla's 'full self-driving' on real kids

Carmine Cupani wanted to set the record straight. So he asked his young son to stand in the path of his Tesla as it sped through a parking lot.