US Secretary of State John Kerry sets off on another tour around the world next week that will take him to Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Former Israeli president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres was making an "excellent" recovery today after treatment for a heart problem, his surgeon said.

In a republished interview recorded during the World Economic Forum at Davos, Jack Ma talks about the various failures that shaped his life. Guess what? He failed a lot.