Ivorian ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s right-hand man Charles Ble Goude faced International Criminal Court judges for the first time on Thursday for his alleged role in a deadly post-election standoff three years ago. The leader of the so-called “Young…
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The number of known executions worldwide rose to at least 778 last year following a surge in Iraq and Iran, Amnesty International said Thursday, but China remains the world’s biggest state executioner by far. Beijing is thought to have killed thousands…
A crew of two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut blasted off Tuesday from Kazakhstan on a Russian Soyuz rocket for the International Space Station, with US-Russia space cooperation pressing on despite the diplomatic standoff over Ukraine.…
International scientists will gather near Tokyo on Tuesday for a week-long meeting centred on a grim climate change report that warned of floods and drought that would stoke conflicts and wreak havoc on the global economy. A draft of their report, seen…
Hosts Bangladesh suffered an injury blow when paceman Rubel Hossain was ruled out of the World Twenty20 tournament due to a finger injury, it was announced Sunday. The International Cricket Council said in a statement its event technical committee had…
Ivory Coast announced Thursday it will transfer Charles Ble Goude, the jailed right-hand man of former president Laurent Gbagbo, to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. In September last year, The Hague-based ICC unsealed a…
Fast Market Research recommends “Soup in Nigeria” from Euromonitor International, now available Boston, MA — (SBWIRE) — 03/18/2014 — Westernisation and changing consumption patterns are resulting in sales growth of soup in Nigeria. More consumers…
Global oil demand will rise faster than expected as the world economic outlook improves, the International Energy Agency said Friday, warning that the crisis in Ukraine can still drag down overall consumption. The latest demand estimate of 92.7 million…
(Office of the First Lady) – The Wife of Nigerian President, who is the President of the African First Ladies…
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State said on Tuesday night that the state government had not jettisoned its plan to…
Governor Obi once again called on international organizations to come to the aid of Anambra State on tackling the menace…
The popular movie star was born to Mr John Dumelo Senior and Mrs Antionette Dumelo on the 3rd of February…
The Drums are rolling to usher in the ninth edition of the Screen Nation Film and Television Awards. . Seven…
The International Criminal Court on Monday threatened to return to their home country three Congolese witness-detainees who sought asylum in the Netherlands almost three years ago, pressing the Dutch authorities for a decision. The unnamed witnesses…
Enlarge An unidentified International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector disconnects the connections between the twin cascades for 20 percent uranium production at nuclear power plant of Natanz, as Iran halted production of 20 percent enriched uranium…
Liverpool are reported to be among a clutch of potential Premier League suitors for Caner Erkin who, concedes his agent,…
Arsenal are favourites to land Chelsea striker target Karim Benzema in the January transfer window, according to the bookmakers at…
TORRANCE, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces from the…
Editor’s note: the author, Zhenyu Li, a contributing columnist for some of the world’s premier publications and editor-in-chief of the business channel at the People’s Daily Online, a publication of China’s Communist Party. BEIJING, China — For the…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday rejoiced with President Goodluck Jonathan as he clocked the age of 56. The News Agency of Nigeria…