Africa/International

Microsoft Corp is set to unveil a new line of phones running its Windows software on Monday, as it attempts to pull back market share from Apple Inc's iPhone and Google Inc's Android system in the fast-growing market for multi-featured…

American Airlines is recalling about 800 furloughed employees, about 1 percent of its work force, as it adds flights on international routes. CEO Gerard Arpey announced the jobs as American launched a new trans-Atlantic business with…

Google Inc. is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver, the company says. The goal is to "help prevent traffic accidents, free up people's time and reduce carbon emissions" through ride sharing and "the new…

Officials say there has been no widening of the cracks on a red sludge reservoir that broke last week flooding several towns in western Hungary and killing at least seven people. The National Disaster Management Directorate said Monday…

Britain needs to enforce money laundering regulations more strictly after some of its leading high street banks accepted millions of pounds in deposits from corrupt Nigerian politicians, a graft watchdog said on Monday. Global Witness said…

Russia's ambition to become a hi-tech economy will be under scrutiny this week when California state governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and a host of prospective investors from Silicon Valley look for opportunities at the country's flagship…

The African Union (AU) has appointed former president Jerry John Rawlings as special envoy to Somalia. According to the AU, its boss, Jean Ping appointed Rawlings to the position following requests by the African body to him to appoint a…

World Soccer governing body, Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has temporarily lifted the suspension of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) from all football related activities. The decision means that the…

Zambia's finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said on Saturday reduced support from western donors towards the 2011 national budget will not derail its implementation as he expects more revenue from mine taxes. Zambia expects donor…

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday refuted charges President Barack Obama planned to use the financial bailout of troubled US firms to increase the government's stake in the US economy. "President Obama adopted a strategy…