A suspect wanted over a deadly attack last month in Nigeria dropped out of university in Britain, it emerged on Friday, fuelling concerns he may have been radicalised here. Army deserter Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, who served in a Nigerian intelligence unit…
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UEFA on Friday fined both Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain 60 million euros ($82 million, £49 million) and capped their Champions League squad to 21 for falling foul of financial fair play rules. Newly-crowned English Premier League champions…
Ray Shero was fired as general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, three days after the team made a shocking second-round exit from the National Hockey League playoffs. The Penguins were ousted by the New York Rangers, who rallied from a 3…
You have to give Microsoft credit: they just keep on moving along, whether users are ready or not. Despite not having much in the way of widespread adoption for Windows 8, signs are pointing to a schedule shaping up for the release of its successor,…
British-born Jill Ellis, unbeaten in two stints as interim coach of the US women’s national football squad, was named Friday as the team’s new full-time coach by US Soccer president Sunil Gulati. The 47-year-old American served as an assistant on the…
DreamWorks Animation breathed magic onto Cannes Friday with a rip-roaring tale of dragons and vikings that had critics all fired up on the 20th anniversary of the Hollywood studio. Five years after their first, hugely popular adventures, young viking…
The United Nations warned Friday of an “alarming deterioration” of human rights in eastern Ukraine, where an armed insurgency by pro-Russian separatists is threatening a presidential election just over a week away. In a new report, the UN rights chief…
If you’ve got a Nexus device – that includes the Nexus 4 and 5 smartphones and the Nexus 7 and 10 tablets – then you might want to keep your eyes peeled on May 23. A new report suggests that Google will start rolling out the latest version of…
The US traffic safety regulator Friday imposed a record $35 million fine on General Motors for its failure to promptly recall cars with ignition faults linked to at least 13 deaths. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hit GM with its…
US Secretary of State John Kerry congratulated India’s future prime minister Narendra Modi Friday after he led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to a landslide election victory. “Congrats to and BJP,” Kerry tweeted. “Look forward to working…
US officials slammed Nigeria’s “slow” response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Islamic militants and renewed criticism Thursday of the military’s poor human rights record. Washington considers the Western African giant a strategic…
Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov has signed a one-year extension with Monaco that will keep him at the club until the end of next season, the Ligue 1 side announced Friday. The former Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Bayer Leverkusen striker…
Boko Haram is believed by many to be hiding out in the Sambisa forest in northeastern Nigeria. A vigilante network of villagers has been venturing into the woods to search for the over 200 missing girls. Few others dare enter this no-mans land. What…
Last week, news that Apple was getting ready to drop $3.2 billion on buying the high end headphone and music streaming company Beats shocked the tech world. But a new report suggests that the deal may not be as finalized as many first believed. A post…
European equities fell Thursday as investors digested gloomy eurozone data showing anaemic economic growth for the first quarter of the year. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index gave up 0.55 percent to close at 6,840.089 points as investors considered…
A suspect wanted over the deadliest-ever attack in Nigeria’s capital — a blast claimed by Boko Haram Islamists — has been arrested in Sudan, a source close to the case said Thursday. Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche was detained on Tuesday as he tried to get a…
Rio Ferdinand sidestepped questions about his abrupt departure from Manchester United Thursday and said he was still considering his next move. The former England captain, taking questions in Singapore during a promotional visit, said he had already…
“We are on the verge of history — or nothing.” It could have been the voice of many a Saracens fan as they prepare for some of the most momentous weeks in the life of the 138-year-old club. But Nigel Wray, the man who made that rueful comment, is no…
Last week, enterprising code-analyzers found evidence of what might be Google’s next Nexus tablet, discovering code for something called “Flounder” in the Chromium issue tracker (quick reminder: Google codenames its Nexus products after fish).…
Technology monolith Google has decided to begin selling its highly-discussed wearable technology, Google Glass, to the public. That’s right, if you live in the United States, have $1,500 to spend and the desire to attach technology to your face, you…