Africa/International

The Ghana Office of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) has extended the closing date for submission of applications for participation in this year’s Global Model United Nations Conference (GMUN) from May 31, to June 14. The…

Oil prices hovered below $101 a barrel Friday in Asia ahead of a key U.S. jobs report. Benchmark oil for July delivery was up 15 cents to $100.55 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.…

Moody's has warned it may downgrade the US debt rating if Congress fails to increase the US debt limit in the coming weeks and risks default. The agency warned of political "entrenchment" preventing an increase. Republicans on Wednesday…

An oil refinery blast that killed four maintenance contractors appears to have been a "tragic industrial accident", police have said. The explosion at Chevron Refinery, Pembroke Dock, south Wales, shook the surrounding area around 6.20pm…

A new report co-released by the FAO and World Bank Tuesday May 21, 2011 says sub-Sahara Africa is losing as much as $4 billion every year due to post-harvest grain losses. The report suggests that investing in post-harvest technologies to…

China's manufacturers suffered sluggish growth in orders in May as widespread power shortages and inflation-fighting curbs on credit dampened demand, surveys showed Wednesday. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its…

The Bank of England is in danger losing its credibility, the outgoing Monetary Policy Committee member Andrew Sentance has told Sky News. In an exclusive interview on Jeff Randall Live, Mr Sentance said he was concerned that the British…

The World Health Organization's cancer research agency says mobile phones are "possibly carcinogenic". A review of evidence suggests an increased risk of a malignant type of brain cancer cannot be ruled out. However, any link is not…

Toyota Motors has said its production in Japan is likely to return back to normal levels faster-than-expected. The company's spokesperson Paul Nolasco told the BBC that output at its domestic factories is expected to recover to 90% of…

A prisoner is being allowed to father a baby from behind bars following a decision based on human rights laws. According to the Daily Mail, Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke approved the inmate's request to have the child with his partner…