Environment, poverty, corruption on agenda for pope’s Africa trip
Pope Francis leaves on Wednesday for Africa, where poverty, the environment, foreign…
Nationwide protests begin in Britain over suspension of parliament
Hundreds of people blocked London’s normally busy Whitehall road on Saturday to…
King Salman issues royal decrees, including creation of industry and resources ministry
Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a number of royal decrees on Friday…
Fire breaks out at Toyota headquarters in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp is investigating a blaze at its headquarters in western…
US Treasury sanctions Lebanon’s Jammal Trust Bank for Hezbollah support
The US on Thursday sanctioned Lebanon-based Jammal Trust Bank SAL and its…
Uganda confirms another Ebola case
Uganda reported another case of Ebola on Thursday, a nine-year-old girl who…
Ivory Coast, Toyota sign assembly plant deal
Ivory Coast’s government signed an agreement on Thursday with Toyota to build…
Buhari seeks Japanese support to combat piracy in Gulf of Guinea, as Nigeria and EU sign devt MoU
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Yokohama, Japan, sought the support of the…
AfDB spends $2bn to train 6 million African scientists
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has committed $2 billion to…
Spanish coastguard rescues 208 migrants crossing from Africa to Spain
More than 200 migrants were rescued on Wednesday by the Spanish coastguard…