A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary SchoolCredit: AP At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared to have been killed by a huge tornado which tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, officials ... Read More

Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela’s daughters Makaziwe and Zenani Mandela are suing their father for the rights of his artworks and control of his millions. They intend to fight an April 2004 Johannesburg High Court order which gave Mandela the right to ... Read More

Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings - Former President of Ghana Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has at a conference of former Heads of State in Bahrain called on Israel to restrain itself in its involvement in the ... Read More

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a spate of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. In a televised address, he said he had given the military powers to take ... Read More

Fears over a repeat of last year's protracted strike have hit shares in Lonmin Workers at Lonmin's platinum operations in South Africa have gone on a wildcat strike. The action follows the shooting of a union official at the weekend and ... Read More

The US Government’s diversity visa lottery programme that allowed 55,000 applicants from other countries, especially developing countries to be selected at random and given residency in America is likely to be stopped, a report by the Washington Post says. According to ... Read More

Mr. Kofi Annan Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan has reiterated the negative impacts of tax avoidance and evasion on the world, indicating that these activities while they are global issues, “have direct impact on the lives of mothers and children.” Mr. ... Read More

Suspect ... Ariel Castro, 52, has been charged with kidnap and rape The man suspected of imprisoning three women for several years in the US city of Cleveland is due to make his first court appearance. Ariel Castro, 52, has been ... Read More