French striker Djibril Cisse on Wednesday signed an 18-month deal with Ligue 1 outfit Bastia. The 32-year-old international forward had been playing at Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League since July, but wanted to return to France to better…
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Pope Francis on Wednesday called for greater solidarity in the world in his first New Year blessing as pontiff in front of crowds of pilgrims on St Peter’s Square. “We all have a responsibility to act so that the world may be a community of brothers…
Chelsea made a £49.4million ($81.8m, 59.9m euro) loss in the last financial year, the English Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Turnover for the year ending June 30, 2013 was a record £255.8m ($424m, 308m euro), but the club’s early Champions…
Violence in Iraq surged in 2013 to its worst level in five years, fuelled by widespread discontent among the Sunni Arab minority and Syria’s civil war, figures released Wednesday showed. Bombs tore through markets, cafes, football fields and mosques…
India has cancelled a 556-million-euro ($753 million) contract with Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland to buy luxury helicopters for VIPs following a corruption scandal, the Press Trust of India reported Wednesday. The deal was scrapped after Defence…
South Sudan’s warring parties were on Wednesday due to start talks aimed at ending more than two weeks of bloodshed but rebel leader Riek Machar has warned his forces will keep fighting until a ceasefire deal is reached. Machar has rejected face-to-…
àManchester United manager David Moyes expects more upsetting results this season. The Old Trafford boss believes he could get âÂÂa bloody noseâ on a couple more instances this season. However, Moyes insists Manchester United is heading…
ÃÂ Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hailed his side for showing consistency in 2013. The Emirates boss insists his side did well in the Champions League to reach the knockout stage and were brilliant in the Premier League to stay on top of the Premier…
The banned Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram on Wednesday said it had released a French Roman Catholic priest on compassionate grounds but insisted that no ransom had been paid. The militants, considered a terrorist organisation by the United States…
New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson cracked the fastest century in one-day international cricket history on Wednesday as New Zealand thrashed the West Indies by 159 runs in a rain-shortened third ODI. His whirlwind performance in partnership with…
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to boost their Champions League ambitions at each other’s expense when they clash in a crucial Premier League New Year’s Day fixture at Old Trafford. Both sides have endured trying periods this…
Michael Schumacher’s condition is “stable” after the Formula One legend spent a third night in hospital in an induced coma after an off-piste skiing accident in the French Alps, his manager said Wednesday. “At the moment, he is stable,” Sabine Kehm…
Thousands marched in Hong Kong Wednesday to demand a greater say in how their future leaders will be chosen, expressing fears that China will limit long-awaited political reforms. “Democracy will prevail” read some banners as protesters sang and shouted…
Thousands of revellers got to taste the New Year celebrations in London when edible peach snow and strawberry mist descended on partygoers watching the midnight pyrotechnics. Around 50,000 people took part in what was dubbed the “world’s first multi…
2014: OUR YEAR OF STABILITY AND GROWTH New Years Day Broadcast 2014 by Dr. Kayode FAYEMI Governor, Ekiti State, Nigeria…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has expressed sadness on the death of Dr. Iyetade Soyinka, daughter of Nobel laureate, Prof.…
National Computer Corporation, Inc. (NCC) Named Best Channel VendorNational Computer Corporation named a 2014 Best Channel Vendor in Business Solutions…
31 December 2013 – Concerned about ongoing protests in Cambodia which have virtually shut down the garment industry, the United…
31 December 2013 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today voiced grave concern over mounting evidence…
31 December 2013 – United Nations agencies today warned of possible famine and severe malnutrition in the Central African Republic…