Armani sees airy spring for Emporio line, Fendi picks earthy tones in Milan
Italian designer Giorgio Armani chose a light breezy silhouette for his Emporio Armani line at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday, picking soft colours and loose...
U.S. biofuel credits fall more than 10% ahead of Trump meeting with U.S. senators: traders
U.S. biofuel credits on Thursday fell more than 10% ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and senators to discuss biofuels policy, traders said....
Tunisia’s ousted president Ben Ali dies in Saudi exile-lawyer
Tunisia’s ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland, his...
Returning home, Nigerians recall xenophobic S.Africa attacks
A second wave of Nigerians returned to Lagos on Wednesday after fleeing a wave of deadly anti-immigrant attacks. Angela Ukomadu reports....
Ethiopia’s injured Dibaba withdraws from world championships
Ethiopia’s 1,500-meter world record holder Genzebe Dibaba has withdrawn from the world championships starting in Doha next week due to a foot injury. Lauren Anthony...
Sustainable Senegalese university wins architecture award
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is presented every three years to projects that distinguish themselves by helping communities lead better lives. This year the...
Soccer player gunned down in latest Amsterdam violence
A former Dutch professional footballer who played for clubs in Portugal, Hungary and England has been shot dead in the latest violence to afflict Amsterdam,...
Tunisian media report death of ousted president Ben Ali
Tunisian Mosaique FM and Achourouk newspaper on Thursday reported that former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali had died in Saudi Arabia, citing non-Tunisian sources....
Elderly, sick, and struggling to prove her right to live in the UK
Sonja Brain, 84, is bed-bound in hospital – preventing her from proving her right to live in the UK as the country approaches its scheduled...
Exxon shuts Beaumont, Texas chemical plant: company
Exxon Mobil Corp shut the chemical plant at its Beaumont, Texas, refining and petrochemical complex on Thursday morning because of flooding from Tropical Storm Imelda,...