Africa/International

China is digging its fingers deeper into the African pie. The dragon of the East is consolidating its hold on the continent by providing much needed financial assistance to countries that badly need it. And in return China is likely to have…

A top opposition figure called Wednesday for the international community to use force to oust Laurent Gbagbo from the presidency after the disputed election, as a violent power struggle deepened between the incumbent and his rival. The…

Oil prices rose to fresh two-year highs near $91 a barrel Thursday in Asia as a U.S. stock market rally boosted optimism that demand will improve. Benchmark oil for February delivery rose as high as $90.79 a barrel, the highest since…

The former spokesman for WikiLeaks is writing a book that promises to reveal "the inner workings and tensions" within the secretive whistleblowing group, Crown Publishing Group said on Wednesday. Skip related content German native Daniel…

The economy could suffer another period of contraction in 2011, the Bank of England's executive director for markets Paul Fisher said in a newspaper interview on Thursday. "It's not impossible that we would see a quarter of negative…

If you this voted fall, there's a good chance you were texting about it. Twenty-six percent of adult Americans used their cell phones to encourage others to vote in November's mid-term elections or to report back on conditions at their…

No decorations, no midnight Mass. Even an appearance by Santa Claus has been nixed after Iraq's Christian leaders called off Christmas celebrations amid new al-Qaida threats on the tiny community still terrified from a bloody siege on a…

The Greek parliament has approved next year's budget, bringing in sweeping austerity measures. The budget imposes more spending cuts and tax rises, as required by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund in exchange for a…

A container from the UK will soon be on the high seas on its way to Ghana. It is development aid coming to Ghana from the National Police Aid Convoys (NPAC) of the UK, the BBC reports. The consignment contains 200 wedding dresses and…

The Council for Afrika International, a UK-based think-tank has commended the architects of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and advocated full manifestation of the spirit and letter of the declaration. The body…