Rwanda’s murdered ex-intelligence chief agreed to scrap his South African security detail before he was strangled to death in a Johannesburg hotel room, according to a political ally. Patrick Karegeya, 53, was discovered slumped on a bed by staff at…
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Global oil prices rose slightly on Friday, after sharp falls the previous day, as investors awaited the release of key US crude inventories data. Brent North Sea crude for February added 46 cents to $108.25 a barrel in midday deals in London. New York…
Southampton have accused controversial referee Mark Clattenburg of “abusing and insulting” their captain Adam Lallana during the recent 2-1 defeat at Everton. The Premier League club have lodged a complaint with the Professional Game Match Officials…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has maintained that Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov is not currently on his wish list for the January transfer window. Wenger added that he will wait to discover the extent of Nicklas Bendtner’s ankle injury before deciding…
Former US and Egypt coach Bob Bradley was on Friday named as new manager of Norwegian club Stabaek. Bradley, 55, replaces Petter Belsvik at Stabaek, a club that recently went through straitened financial times and who spent last season in the Norwegian…
Computer manufacturing company ASUS verified the existence of its VivoTab Note 8 tablet this morning after it published a full manual for the device on its website. The specifications found within these pages lines up with leaks published over the…
Al-Qaeda-linked militants advanced Friday into new areas of one major Iraqi city and held part of another, after days of violence sparked by the removal of an anti-government protest camp. Parts of Ramadi and Fallujah, west of Baghdad, have been held…
Israeli former prime minister Ariel Sharon’s health was in “slow, gradual” decline on Friday, according to the hospital where he has been in a comatose state for eight years. “Tests show a slow, gradual deterioration in the functioning of his vital…
The Foreign Office in London confirmed on Friday that a British national had died in tragic circumstances in Libya. Libyan troops on Thursday found the bodies of a British man and a New Zealand woman shot dead southwest of Tripoli, a security source…
Aston Villa striker Libor Kozak has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a broken leg. Kozak sustained the injury during a training session with the Premier League club, who confirmed on Thursday that the Czech Republic international…
Microsoft’s flagship OS, Windows 8.1, is slowly and steadily climbing upward in terms of total usage, as revealed by the most recent report from NetMarketShare detailing December’s OS market share numbers. The bad news for Microsoft is that 8.1…
Snow, high winds and a glacial chill hit the northeastern United States on Friday as a blast of brutal wintry weather bore down on many states and major cities, snarling air traffic. Temperatures in New York were expected to drop to 9 degrees Fahrenheit…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has canvassed support for grassroots sports competitions as part of measures to enhance of sports development in the country. Speaking at the finals of the annual Utuama Peace Cup football competition at Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state, Dr Uduaghan said developing sports at the grassroots would ensure the discovery of young talents for different sports. In particular, he said that grassroots sports were important for the sustenance of sports development and growth in the country adding that it was a ready made pool of sports men and women to…
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has said his administration will execute and complete more developmental projects this new year, for the people of the state. Dr Uduaghan gave the assurance on New Year’s day when the Ovwor-Olomu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state paid him a thank you visit at his resident in Warri, noted that emphasis would be on people-oriented projects. However, he disclosed that it was impossible for the administration to meet with the expectations of all Deltans or of all communities in the state in terms of execution of projects. According to…
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has been fined £8,000 ($13,100, 9,600 euros) after admitting a charge of improper conduct, the Football Association announced on Thursday. The charge related to his dismissal from the touchline during Stoke’s 5-1 Premier…
Seven people, including two Cameroonian soldiers, have been killed in an attack on eastern Cameroon by an armed group from the Central African Republic, a security official said on Thursday. The raid took place on the village of Ondiki, close to the…
@Evleaks is at it again — this time, posting what appears to be an image of LG’s upcoming WebOS-based smart TV, which will make its debut at CES this month. Though it’s just a single image, there are a couple bits of information we can get from…
Real Madrid defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in a prestige friendly played under pouring rain in Doha, Qatar on Thursday. The only goal of the match was scored by 20-year-old Jese after 19 minutes in front of an enthusiastic crowd who favoured the Spanish…
The lawyer who blew the cover of Harry Potter author JK Rowling when she wrote a crime novel under a pen name has been fined £1,000 (1,200 euros, $1,650) for breaching the privacy rules of his profession. Chris Gossage confided in his wife’s best friend…
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is to turn 45 on Friday while lying comatose in a French hospital after suffering critical head injuries in a ski accident. Doctors and family members were tight-lipped Thursday about the condition of the German…