Africa/International

Rafael Nadal tried to take a bite of the U.S. Open trophy Monday night after he had swallowed a chunk of tennis history. In a 3 hour, 43-minute match that had been delayed by one day and then almost another two hours because of rain,…

Senate Republicans have enough votes to block President Barack Obama's plan to extend tax cuts for the middle class while allowing those for the rich to expire, a spokesman for the Senate Republican leader said on Monday. Republicans on…

Union leaders are set to endorse plans for the biggest show of British industrial action for two decades against the Government's proposed spending cuts. As the TUC's annual conference gets under way in Manchester, its general secretary…

Students on industrial attachment and national service, have become threat to Rural and Community Banks (RCBs) following reports that some hide under the internship and the service programme to defraud the banks. Mr Eric Osei-Bonsu,…

Rich countries should pay for African governments to get advice on negotiating the best deals for exploiting their natural resources, a panel set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday. The Commission for Africa,…

China is currently in the process of revising its foreign investment catalog to expand the number of sectors for which foreign investment is encouraged or permitted, a senior official said on Monday. Liu Yajun, Director-General of the…

Oil prices  jumped above $77 a barrel Monday in Asia, extending gains for a second trading day after a leak forced the closure of a Chicago-area oil pipeline and disrupted supplies to U.S. Midwest refineries. Benchmark crude for October…

Banks will have to significantly increase their capital reserves under rules endorsed Sunday by the world's major central banks, which are trying to prevent another financial collapse without impeding the fragile economic recovery. The new…

Democrats in the U.S. Congress have a late chance to show frustrated voters they are trying to boost the sluggish economy with a plan to extend help to small businesses before the November midterm elections. As lawmakers return from a…

A flagship £760 million programme to reduce the number of people on incapacity benefits had "limited effect", according to a report by the Commons' spending watchdog. The Pathways to Work programme contracted work to private providers who…