Africa/International

The United States revealed on Friday that the government conducted medical experiments in the 1940s in which doctors infected soldiers, prisoners and mental patients in Guatemala with syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases. The…

At least seven people have been killed in explosions in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, marring celebrations to mark 50 years since independence from the UK. Police have confirmed that two blasts outside the justice ministry were caused by car…

Kenyan banks are set for consolidation to meet a deadline to boost minimum core capital and cut costs in a lower interest rate environment. Although banks are on course for good profit growth this year as evinced by first-half results,…

A group of 15 children kidnapped in south-eastern Nigeria earlier this week has been released, say police. They were rescued by security forces from a forest hideout, Commissioner Jonathan Johnson told the BBC. Armed men had seized the…

Gold ticked up on Friday and held near of a lifetime high, but improving U.S. and China data, which suggested growing global economic strength, could curb gains. China's manufacturing sector gathered momentum in September, handily beating…

Four major energy companies are pulling out of Iran in order to comply with US sanctions, the state department says. Royal Dutch Shell, Total, Statoil and Italy ENI will now avoid US penalties targeting companies which do business with…

Wall Street managed to wrap up its strongest September since 1939 despite underlying concerns that the US economy is recovering too slowly to sustain growth. Historically one of the slowest months of the year, September saw the Dow Jones…

European Union finance ministers met on Friday in a fresh attempt to agree on a common approach to taxing banks for the cost of crises although documents prepared by aides for the meeting showed agreement was unlikely. Three years after…

Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday he would meet a select group of business leaders every three months to seek advice on economic policy. The 19-strong business advisory group includes outgoing HSBC Chairman Stephen Green, Sam…

Three top Yahoo Inc. executives are leaving the slumping Internet company in an exodus that could put CEO Carol Bartz on the hot seat as she approaches the end of her second year trying to engineer a turnaround. The company disclosed the…