HP to pay $1.5b for ArcSight

Hewlett-Packard Co announced a deal to buy security software firm ArcSight Inc for $1.5 billion, as HP continued its M&A spending spree even while it hunts for a new chief executive. The transaction would mark HP's second big…

BBC workers to strike over pensions

Thousands of BBC workers are to stage two 48-hour strikes in a row over pensions which threatens the corporation's coverage of the Conservative Party conference and the Government's comprehensive spending review, it has been announced.…

Rafael Nadal wins US Open

Rafael Nadal tried to take a bite of the U.S. Open trophy Monday night after he had swallowed a chunk of tennis history. In a 3 hour, 43-minute match that had been delayed by one day and then almost another two hours because of rain,…

Ghana develops 2010 human development report

The United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) over the weekend started processes to develop the 2010 National Human Development Report (NHDR) for Ghana. The report on the general theme:…

Tullow confirms Ghana’s Owo-1 well as major new field

Developments in Ghana’s nascent oil sector are indicating the country’s potential to be a significant player in the world's oil industry when commercial production begins at the end of this year. The major stakeholder in Ghana’s oil…