Africa/International

The Archbishop of Westminster used his Easter sermon to say the Catholic Church was acknowledging its guilt over the child abuse scandal. Vincent Nichols, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, said "serious sins" had been…

South African white far-right leader Eugene Terre'blanche, who fought to prevent the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, was beaten and hacked to death at his farm on Saturday, his party said. Police said two black workers in custody…

Buffeted by sex abuse scandals, the Vatican kept up its stiff defense of Pope Benedict XVI Sunday, hailing him at the start of Easter Mass as an unfailing and courageous leader of a flock that takes no heed of "petty gossip." The tribute…

A former teacher has just graduated from university in Ghana -- aged 99. World War Two veteran Akasease Kofi Boakye Yiadom enrolled at Presbyterian University College's business school aged 96. "Education has no end," he told CNN. "As…

Nigeria's acting president will swear in 38 ministers to his new cabinet and assign them portfolios on Tuesday, a presidency spokesman said, a move that would help ease political uncertainty for the OPEC member. The Senate on Wednesday…

The biggest increase in jobs in three years pushed interest rates to their highest level since before the worst days of the credit crisis in 2008. With the stock market closed for Good Friday, investors had a shortened day of trading in…

The United States announced new security measures on Friday to replace the mandatory screening of air travelers from 14 mostly Muslim countries that had angered some allies when it was imposed after a failed bombing on Christmas Day. The…

Just as Christmas for many has become less about the miracle of the virgin birth, Easter may be losing its connection to the resurrection. Fewer than half of Americans mentioned Jesus' death and resurrection when asked about the…

The price of bananas is set to break through the £1 per kilo barrier on the back of high oil prices and the weakness of sterling, according to a report. Bananas are selling for 97p per kilo in the big four supermarkets, 35% up on the same…

Burundi needs $5.8 billion for infrastructure such as telecommunications, electricity and transport projects over the next two decades, a study by the government and African Development Bank (AfDB) showed on Friday. The tiny central…