Africa/International

The UK's wealthiest people have rebounded from the recession increasing their worth by 18% in the past year, the Sunday Times Rich List says. The economic crisis wiped £155bn from collective wealth of the 1,000 richest people in 2009, but…

Iraq does not intend to lower its 12 million barrel per day oil production capacity goal or to renegotiate contracts with oil companies over their plateau targets, Deputy Prime Minister for energy Hussain al-Shahristani said on Sunday.…

George Osborne has said the Government would make changes to its controversial NHS reform plans. The Chancellor was speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show after Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg demanded amendments to the Bill going…

The son of National Security Advisor, Brigadier-General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (rtd) has been arrested in Dubai for allegedly making a rude gesture with the hand to another driver, according to reports in the British media. The man, a…

The crusade to clean Nigeria’s murky financial sector has taken another twist as a dozen former bankers have been arrested and many more are to be arrested soon, according to reports from that country. The Head of Media and Publicity of…

Telecoms giant BT is to recruit 200 former members of the armed forces to help deliver super-fast fibre broadband. BT's Openreach division said the ex-servicemen and women will start work this month as part of a drive to offer super-fast…

Indonesia's economy has expanded by 6.5% in the first three months of the year, helped by strong growth in consumption and investment. The figure was largely in line with what economists had expected. Consumption, which accounts for…

The room is large and airy, the stone floors clean and cool — a welcome respite from the afternoon sun. Until your eyes take in the horror that it holds. Ten severely malnourished children — nine of them girls. The starving girls in this…

Oil prices fell to below $111 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as a report showed U.S. crude supplies rose more than expected last week, suggesting demand growth could be waning. Benchmark crude for June delivery was down 46 cents at $110.59 a…

Portugal's caretaker prime minister Jose Socrates says he has reached agreement on a bail-out from the EU and the International Monetary Fund. In a televised statement, Mr Socrates said the three-year loan was a "good agreement that…