Tag: world
Iran Offers Syria $4bn Credit Line
Iran has opened two lines of credit totalling $4 billion to Damascus and expects to open up a third to…
World banking regulator eases rules
BASEL, Switzerland, (AFP) – The world’s top banking regulatory body on Sunday eased the first global liquidity rules scheduled to…
US gun sales soar
WASHINGTON,(AFP) – US firearm sales have sky-rocketed since the Newtown school massacre, as debate over gun control rages and enthusiasts…
Hollande vows to free abducted citizen in Nigeria
French President Francois Hollande confirmed on Thursday that a French national, Francis Colump, had been kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria…
Africans face hell in Greece
ATHENS (AFP) – Stuck in a small Athens flat all day to avoid being caught by police, earning another stint…
Dangote, Bill Gates in partnership to fight polio
The richest man in Africa and the wealthiest man from the United States joined forces Monday in the battle against…
UN wants billionaires taxed to help poor
The United Nations on Thursday called for a tax on billionaires to help raise more than $400 billion a year…
North Korea’s young leader was a dull student
North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-Un, who was schooled in Switzerland, obtained poor grades in school and was often absent,…
Bin Laden’s widows jailed, to be deported
A Pakistani court on Monday sentenced Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters to 45 days detention…
Okonjo Iweala, 2 others confirmed for WB race
The World Bank announced Friday three candidates to succeed outgoing president Robert Zoellick, one nominated by the United States and…
Libya: The world’s most wanted Spymaster
Mauritania has received requests from France and the International Criminal Court (ICC) to extradite Libya’s ex-spy chief Abdullah Senussi, a…
Assange, Wikileaks Founder Eyes Aussie Senate
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is planning to run for election to the Australian Senate, the organisation announced Saturday on Twitter.…
Saudi pledges to tame soaring oil prices
Oil prices, on the upswing in recent times, because of supply disruptions over Iranian crisi, may be tempered with the…
Alcohol: Al Qaeda lashes 4 Yemenis 80 times each
Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen have given four people 80 lashes each for drinking alcohol, in the presence of dozens of…
Osama Bin Laden: Pakistan demolishes hideout
Pakistani security forces were on Sunday demolishing the compound in the garrison town of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was…