Hillary wins Puerto Rico by a wide margin but two thirds abstain
Mrs. Hillary Clinton has been projected to win the Puerto Rico primary by a wide margin, according to projections after the polls Sunday. The...
Imprisoned ex-opposition rioters become new bone of contention
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Sunday ruled out general amnesty to perpetrators of the post-election violence which rocked the country over disputed presidential elections.
Addressing...
Swiss nationals vote against a bill judged discriminatory by supreme court
A proposal to make it more difficult for naturalisation to be accorded to immigrants has been rejected in a referendum in Switzerland. The initiative...
Football : Côte d’Ivoire silences Mozambique in 2010 World Cup – African Nations Cup qualifiers
The Ivory Coast national team Sunday afternoon beat their opponents from Mozambique by a single goal in the 2010 World Cup / African Nations...
Football : Morocco beats Ethiopia in 2010 World Cup / African Nations Cup qualifiers
The Moroccan football team beat their Ethiopian counterparts by 3-0 in the first day of the 'group 8' 2010 World Cup / African Nations...
Nigeria’s history remains unbroken after match with Bafana Bafana
Nigeria beat visiting South Africa 2-0 in their opening qualifier for the 2010 World Cup and the African Nations Cup in the capital city...
Michelle and Barack Obama resign from their church
Barack Obama has severed ties with the controversial Chicago church he attended for nearly two decades, as he seeks to protect himself against Republican...
Terrorist group explains why planned attacks failed
Extra precautions taken by the Nigerian security agencies may have scuttled plans by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to...
How effective is cervical cancer vaccination
Six and a half years. This is the unrivalled result revealed by the authors of a study on the vaccine Cervarix. This vaccine has...
SA snubs Nigerian hospitality ahead of Sunday’s 2010 CAN/WC qualifier
The stage is set for the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa to trade tackles in their opening 2010...
Nigerians reprimand their President
The approval rating of Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adu a has fallen from 79% nine months ago to 48% now, according to an opinion poll...
Obama – Clinton : DNC’s fair deal for Florida and Michigan
Democratic party officials dealt a blow to Hillary Clinton on Saturday by rejecting her calls for Michigan and Florida to have their full voting...
Obama – Clinton : Settling the Michigan and Florida math
Democratic officials are meeting in Washington on Saturday in an attempt to resolve the highly-charged dispute over whether delegates from Florida and Michigan should...
Big cocaine import grabbed by police
Ghanaian security agencies have seized 399 kilos of cocaine that had been smuggled into the country by road from Guinea, police said on Saturday....
International ban on cigarette advertising looms
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday urged governments to protect the world's 1.8 billion young people by imposing a ban on all tobacco...
French manager gets the boot from The Gambia for abuse
Gambia’s five-star Atlantic Hotel General Manager has been deported to his native country, France, by the Gambia Immigrant Department, sources confirmed.
According to the sources,...
15th Century Florence, Apartheid and Xenophobia
The historical Bonfires of the Vanities were curious affairs, in which the more of one's wealth one destroyed in the ritual fire, the higher...
Obama – Clinton : Hillary proves her divisive political prowess
Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Friday stepped up its defiance of the near-consensus view that Barack Obama has won the Democratic nomination, claiming she would...
Africa’s economic growth continues upward trend
Africa's economic growth, estimated at 5.7 percent in 2007, is expected to continue at a slightly higher level of about 5.9 % over the...
Relocated Egyptian Jews not wanted back in Egypt
Hotels canceled a planned trip by a Jewish group of Egyptian origin to the North African nation of their heritage in the face of...
Intentional HIV infections in Angola raises heavy concerns
Proposed reforms to Angola's Penal Code have divided opinion in the country about whether HIV-positive people who intentionally infect others with the virus should...
Palestinian winners of US Fulbright scholarship refused …
Students from Gaza have seen their prestigious Fulbright scholarships withdrawn by the US state depatment. In a statement made to the press, Tom Casey,...
Several worshippers killed in Mosque attack in Yemen
About eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a mosque in the Amran province of Yemen. Official sources say the gunman...
Catholic Church condemns and decrees against women …
The catholic church represented by the holy city of Vatican has strongly condemned women trying to become ordained as priests. In a decree announced...
Gay rights group ordered to close in Turkey
Although homosexuality is not legally criminal in Turkey, a court ruling has demanded the closure of a gay rights group called Lambda. The ruling...
Nigerians abroad to get proper legal documents ?
Amid rising xenophobia around the world, Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister Ojo Maduekwe has called on European countries to grant amnesty to Nigerians living in...
US military head meets officials in Morocco
The Head of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), Gen. William E. Ward, Thursday began a two-day visit to Morocco, a US Embassy statement said...
Simba Makoni asks Tsvangirai and Mugabe to cancel run-off
Dr Simba Makoni, who come third at the inconclusive presidential elections has called for the cancellation of the presidential run...
Barack Obama to visit Iraq ?
Iraq has surged back towards the top of the presidential campaign agenda as attention shifts from the closing stages of the Democratic nomination race...
President Bush’s “War on terror” term dumb ?
The west needs a more comprehensive strategy to counter al-Qaeda propaganda and the US should stop using the term “war on terror”, according to...