Guinea-Bissau votes for new president
Voters in Guinea-Bissau head for the polls in search of a president and parliament in the hopes of returning stability to a country upended by a military coup. Sunday's polls...
Japan orders chicken cull to contain bird flu
Japan has ordered the slaughter of some 112,000 chickens after officials confirmed bird flu infections at a poultry farm in the south. DNA tests confirmed the H5 strain of the...
Syrian sides trade blame over new gas attack
Syrian state television and rebel forces have traded accusations over a poison gas attack that reportedly caused "suffocation and poisoning" of residents. Details of the attack on Friday in Kafr...
Anti-austerity protest in Italy turns violent
An anti-austerity protest in Italy has turned violent as demonstrators clashed with police in the capital Rome. Police fired tear gas and made a number of arrests in attempts to...
Police buildings seized in Ukraine
A group of pro-Russian men armed with automatic weapons have taken control of the police headquarters in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, 150 km from the Russian border, local officials...
Obama: ‘It’s An Embarrassment’ That We Don’t Have Equal Pay
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is stepping up his call for equal pay for women, reinforcing a top election-year issue for Democrats eager to mobilize women to vote. In his...
Conservatives Likely To Target Obamacare At Big Summit – Sen. Ted Cruz
BOSTON -- President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is coming under renewed attack as some of the nation's leading conservatives gather for a New Hampshire summit thick with presidential implications....
President Jonathan Gives Guest At Daughter’s Wedding Gold Plated iPhones….
Tonto Dikeh's boyfriend Michael got the job to bling up the luxurious wedding gifts guests received at President Jonathan's daughter's wedding...
Charles Novia: How Rich Nigerians Fell Over Themselves To Present Jonathan’s Daughter Gifts
I just attended the wedding reception of President’s Jonathan’s daughter, Faith and her husband, Godswill. I am sure most of you saw it live on television but I just might...
NATO to consider options to reassure Eastern European members
WASHINGTON — NATO’s supreme allied commander will present options to the North Atlantic Council on April 15 on how the alliance will reassure eastern European members that NATO is committed...