Italian prosecutors have placed the chief executive officer of Italian oil and gas company, Eni, under investigation over alleged bribes paid for a lucrative Nigerian oil concession. Eni con... Read more
The judge in the Oscar Pistorius trial has ruled out all murder charges, but said he may still be guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter). Judge Thokozile Masipa said the prosecution had... Read more
BOGOTA (AFP) – All 10 people on board a Colombian plane that crashed in the Amazon jungle were confirmed dead on Sunday, rescuers said. “The 10 people on the aircraft, eight traders and two... Read more
FREETOWN – Sierra Leone is to enforce three days of “complete shutdown” across the country later this month in a bid to contain the Ebola epidemic, a government spokesman told AFP Saturday.... Read more
The United States and its allies have formed a new coalition to fight militants of the Islamic State, the White House said on Friday. The coalition will launch a joint military and political... Read more
Pro-Russian separatists patrol an area near an orthodox church in the eastern Ukrainian town of Ilovaysk September 5, 2014.— Photo by Reuters Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels signed a ceasefire... Read more
For the third time in a row, South Africa has refused to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama for attending World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates here next month, fearing that the Tibetan spiritua... Read more
Russian troops are strengthening their positions in eastern Ukraine and using aid shipments to smuggle in arms and other supplies to separatist forces, Kiev’s military said on Tuesday. Milit... Read more
ABU DHABI (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates voiced readiness Wednesday to back world efforts to confront the threat from jihadists, amid calls by Western powers for an international fight aga... Read more
Lesotho ‘Coup’: Prime Minister Returns After Fleeing Lesotho’s Prime Minister, Thomas Thabane, has returned home after fleeing the mountain kingdom to neighbouring South Africa on Saturday.... Read more
