Nigeria suffers triple suicide attack
At least 30 people have been killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency officials said on Monday in...
The Zambian-born artist making the world her stage
Born in Zambia, raised in Botswana and college educated in the U.S., Sampa the Great moved to Australia to study sound engineering, where her love...
Ousted ex-Egyptian president Mursi dies after court hearing: state TV
Ousted former Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Mursi died on Monday after he fainted in court following a hearing, state television reported....
Albania, eyeing EU, approves laws against money-laundering
Albania’s parliament approved a series of laws on Monday aimed at plugging holes in legislation against money laundering as part of efforts to persuade the...
Slovak ex-president Kiska launches new party to challenge ruling Smer
Former Slovak president Andrej Kiska launched a new pro-EU political party on Monday, promising to provide a voice for voters disillusioned with the ruling Smer...
Billionaire Patrick Drahi snaps up Sotheby’s in $3.7 billion deal
Patrick Drahi, the billionaire behind telecoms and media group Altice, agreed on Monday to buy Sotheby’s in a deal worth $3.7 billion, marking the storied...
Rockets GM downplays reports of tension between Harden, Paul
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said he isn’t concerned by reports of tension between his star players and that the Rockets shouldn’t be overlooked...
KPMG fined $50 million for using stolen data, exam fraud: U.S. SEC
KPMG LLP has agreed to pay a $50 million fine over allegations former staffers used stolen information to alter some of the accounting firm’s previous...
Quake hits southwestern China, no immediate reports of casualties
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan on Monday but there were no immediate reports of casualties, in a part of...
BP rig zigzags North Sea in chase with Greenpeace ship
A BP drilling rig heading to an oilfield in the British North Sea has been forced to turn away twice over the past two days...