International

Romania presidential election too close to call

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his conservative opponent Klaus Iohannis were neck-and-neck in an…

Korean bizman buys Napoleon's hat for $2.2mln at auction

One of Napoleon Bonaparte's famous two-pointed hats was sold on Sunday to a South Korean…

Nobel peace laureates summit moved to Rome

A summit of Nobel peace laureates scheduled to be held in Cape Town has been…

UAE labels Muslim Brotherhood terrorist organisation

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has designated the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation, echoing a…

Turkey's leader says Muslims discovered Americas before Columbus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the Americas were discovered by Muslims in…

Saraki joins Hillary Clinton, others for Clean Cookstoves summit

The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial district and Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology…

Ebola hit Sierra Leone doctor gravely ill in US

A Sierra Leone doctor flown to the US for Ebola treatment is said to be…

Suspected militants hack professor to death

Suspected Islamic militants have hacked to death a university professor in western Bangladesh, several years…

Plot thickens against VP Mujuru, accused of planning to kill Mugabe

The plot to emasculate the political profile of Zimbabwe's vice-president Joice Mujuru, appears to have…

Ramaphosa receives bodies of South Africans killed in Nigeria's Synagogue disaster

South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will preside over the official ceremony to receive the…