Peter Mutharika called on Malawians to rescue their country from “collapse” as he was sworn in as president on Saturday, after ousting his arch-rival Joyce Banda in disputed polls. Mutharika, the brother of president Bingu wa Mutharika who died in office…
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Ghana’s president on Friday said West African leaders must welcome “all assistance” in the battle against extremism at an emergency regional summit on unrest threats facing the region. The comments came as Nigeria’s leader, Goodluck Jonathan, confronts…
David Luiz said Friday he was happy to start a new phase of his career at Paris Saint-Germain, after they reached a deal to buy the Brazilian defender from Chelsea. “I made a point of wrapping everything up before coming to train with the national team…
Southampton great Matthew Le Tissier has told the south coast club’s fans not to be unduly pessimistic about the prospect of striker Rickie Lambert joining Liverpool. “Let’s not panic about possible exits until you see how the funds are reinvested in…
Hillary Clinton has given her most detailed account yet of the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans, but said she will not join the “political slugfest” over the tragedy. In excerpts from her forthcoming memoir “Hard Choices…
One of the biggest hurdles to our global society is the simple fact that we all speak different languages. But a new innovation coming from Microsoft might soon put an end to the language barrier. That’s right: we’re getting a universal translator…
German industrial giant Siemens plans to eliminate about 11,600 jobs around the world as part of a major restructuring, a company spokesman told AFP on Friday. “These jobs will be cut,” the spokesman said, confirming remarks made by chief executive…
Iran will start the World Cup as rank outsiders but their players have vowed to make life tough for their fancied opponents in Brazil. “No game is going to be easy for us,” midfielder Andranik Teymourian said at a training camp in eastern Austria. “…
Scottish champions Celtic have confirmed Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane is a candidate to become their new boss in succession to Neil Lennon. Ireland manager Martin O’Neill, himself once in charge of the Glasgow giants, confirmed on…
Former England striker Teddy Sheringham has joined West Ham United in the role of attack coach as the Premier League club bid to improve their forward play. The 48-year-old, who scored 147 Premier League goals, played for West Ham during the course…
Liverpool are close to signing England striker Rickie Lambert from Southampton, according to reports on Thursday. Reds manager Brendan Rodgers is said to have made an offer of £4 million ($6.6 million, 4.9 million euros) plus add-ons for Lambert and…
Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez learned the hard way that his team is not ready for the World Cup in a 2-0 loss to Turkey in a friendly Thursday. And the hard truth is there’s not a lot of time for “Los Catrachos” to improve before they open play…
President Barack Obama called for more research Thursday into concussions among youth athletes — and admitted he had probably seen stars himself while playing American football as a youngster. Obama called a “summit” at the White House amid a rising…
Sunderland signed Spanish midfielder Jordi Gomez from Wigan on a free transfer on Thursday. Gomez agreed a three-year contract and became the Premier League club’s second new recruit in two days after defender Billy Jones joined the Black Cats from…
Boko Haram gunmen killed 35 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria’s restive northeast Borno state near the border with Cameroon, a military source and residents said Thursday. Dozens of Boko Haram gunmen dressed in military uniform stormed…
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi launched a furious defence of his players following Wednesday’s 2-2 draw with Scotland in a match whose build-up had been disrupted over a matchfixing investigation being launched. Keshi, who captained Nigeria at the 1994…
Nigeria’s World Cup warm-up friendly against Scotland in London on Wednesday is the subject of a match-fixing investigation by Britain’s serious crime squad. The National Crime Agency, which investigates serious and organised crime, is said to have…
Authorities in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday revised downward by four the number of schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram, denying media reports that the hostages had escaped from the Islamists in recent days. A source at the government in northeastern…
Malcolm Glazer, the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, has died. He was 85. Glazer — the son of a Lithuanian immigrant who went on to build an diverse business empire — gained a global profile through…
One person was killed and another was injured in a shooting incident at Cape Town’s international airport Wednesday, an official said. The shooting happened in an airport restaurant on a mezzanine floor around 6.00 pm (1600GMT) and there was no disruption…