Russia has warned of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control, after Pyongyang said it was placing its missile units on stand-by. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the situation could slip "toward the spiral of a vicious circle". Kim Jong-un made the missile order after
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne has been released from hospital and is returning home after a health scare. Lil Wayne, 30, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles on March 13 after suffering a series of seizures, and the hip hop star spent several days recovering in
It's Good Friday and we'll in the mood of celebrations. Here's a story that challenges all of us. While popes have for centuries washed the feet of the faithful on the day before Good Friday, never before had a pontiff washed the feet of a woman. That one of the female inmates at the prison
He happens to be an American, working in the City. But plenty of people working or staying in London from around the world feel the same way - even if they might put it more politely. For a certain kind of "global citizen", London today feels like the new capital of the world - while,
Social media sites have evolved into the global equivalent of the office watercooler, but could the buzz they generate be analyzed to predict real-world outcomes? Leading British economist Noreena Hertz thinks so. She believes analyzing the chatter from Twitter and Facebook for example, will
Apple, as the reports go, is working on a "smart watch," although the secretive company won't say anything about it, of course. So, after months of speculation, what does its chief rival in the mobile world do? Announce that it definitely is working on a smart watch. Lee Young Hee, executive
Professor Chinua Achebe, one of the world’s most celebrated writers, is dead. Achebe who was based in the United States had been hospitalised in recent days in Boston, Massachussets where he passed away at 82 years. Chinua Achebe Professor Achebe was best known for his classical novel
If you're handing over cash for a heavily discounted iPad from some random guy in a McDonald's parking lot or at a gas station, then yes, you should consider your purchase a risk. But when you're like Suzanne Nassise and you buy Apple's popular tablet from a well-known retailer, you expect it
LAGOS—There were indications, yesterday, that the Boko Haram sect might have infiltrated Lagos State, following raid of a building in Ijora Badia area of Lagos, suspected to have been used as a hideout by the suspected terrorists. This came as the Islamist group holding the French family of seven
Kenya’s ambitious Harambee Stars flew into Lagos on Wednesday afternoon hoping they would not be too much of a mincemeat for African champions Nigeria in Saturday’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match in Calabar. A delegation of 20 players and 11 officials slept over in Lagos before flying
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Lady Gaga's manager says the pop star is "doing unbelievable" a month after she had hip surgery that caused her to cancel her U.S. tour. Vincent Herbert said in an interview Tuesday the 26-year-old Grammy winner is "doing wonderful, doing great." Gaga, whose real name is Stefani
The part two of the power couple wedding Tuface and Annie will hold this weekend in Dubai with D’banj, Faze, Sound Sultan,Tony Tetuila, Dotun Omoteye, Hycinth Idibia serving as 2face Idibia’s groomsmen, however, Plantashun Boyz Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo aka Blackface is not in the picture. Blackface
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp took the wraps off its next-generation video game console called "PlayStation4" on Wednesday. The company revealed the new console, which will succeed the seven-year-old PlayStation 3, in New Yor
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States have
started talks on operational plans in the case of armed conflict over a
group of East China Sea islets claimed by Tokyo and Beijing, Japanese
media said on Thursday, prompting China to complain of "outside
pressure".After being hit with a double whammy of the flu and laryngitis, Rihanna's pulled out of her second concert this week. The 25-year-old was supposed to perform in Baltimore on March 12, but the show's since been postponed. On Sunday, the "Diamonds" singer also had to cancel her Boston show because of her illness. "#BOSTON this is the hardest
WARRI— A FINAL year Physics student of the Delta State University, Delsu, Abraka, has been arrested by men of the 3 Battalion, Nigeria Army Effurun, Warri Ebruke Oghenekohworho, 34, was arrested in connection with last week killings of two Prison officials, a mechanical Engineering lecturer of
At least 48 people have been killed in a series of car and suicide bombings mainly in Shia areas in and around Iraq's capital, Baghdad, officials say. The co-ordinated attacks targeted markets, restaurants, bus stops and day labourers during the morning rush hour. Iraq's deadliest day
The Vatican has denied that Pope Francis failed to speak out against human rights abuses during military rule in his native Argentina. "There has never been a credible, concrete accusation against him," said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, adding he had never been charged. The spokesman
From the Vatican to Buenos Aires, Catholics worldwide rejoiced when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio became the new pope. He's the first Jesuit and the first Latin American in modern times to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. But in some ways, he's just a normal guy. Here are five things to know
With its orange paint, muscular look and mounted steer horns, an unusual race car has been turning heads on the streets of this capital city. But that's not even the most interesting thing about it. This is a Rally Fighter, believed to be the first production vehicle to be designed through
David Villa believes the historic comeback win in the Champions League against AC Milan has banished any doubts about Barcelona's recent form. Striker Villa, 31, scored as his side became the first in the competition to overturn a 2-0 first leg away loss. That setback in
Black smoke poured from the chimney fixed to the roof of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday morning, indicating that the cardinals' first two votes of the day were inconclusive. The 115 voting cardinals are taking part in the second day of the secretive conclave to elect a new pope. Whoever it
In the beginning, these four-rotor machines learned to flip through 360-degrees, "dance" to music and even play the piano. Today, increasingly complex flight maneuvers are being attempted as quadrocopters work together to build a six-meter tall model tower and juggle balls and poles. It is an
Mr Chavez had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a year, undergoing several operations in Cuba. Crowds of supporters gathered outside the Caracas hospital where he died, chanting "We are all Chavez!" A self-proclaimed revolutionary, Hugo Chavez was a controversial figure in Venezuela
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has released a list of 24 players picked from the Nigeria Premier League that will form part of the squad to take on Kenya in a 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil qualification game on March 23 in Calabar. Africa Cup of Nations stars Sunday Mba and Godfrey Oboabona are among
If all your friends jumped off a cliff, would you too? What if your Pokémon took you there? Two men in their early 20s fell an estimated...
