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SAN FRANCISCO, October 12, (THEWILL) - The Delta state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has debunked claims that he took ill and was flown abroad for treatment, but confirmed that he sustained injuries on his head from a broken bathroom...

The United States is seeing growing indications that Iran-allied Houthi rebels, despite denials, were responsible for Sunday's attack on a Navy destroyer off the Yemen coast, U.S. officials told Reuters. The rebels appeared to use small skiffs as spotters to...

Turkey has fired hundreds of senior military staff serving at NATO in Europe and the United States following July's coup attempt, documents show, broadening a purge to include some of the armed forces' best-trained officials. In a classified military dispatch...

Siphesihle Mbango was just six years old when her friend, Asenathi, begged her to go with her to the toilet then ran outside alone - and was never seen again. Now 12, Mbango tells the story with an intense, unflinching...

Lionel Messi returned to full training with Barcelona on Wednesday, three weeks after suffering a groin strain against Atletico Madrid. Messi limped out of last month's 1-1 draw against Atletico at the Nou Camp and has missed three games, including...

1860 Munich forward Ivica Olic has been suspended for two games and fined £18,000 for gambling on matches, including in the league he plays in. The German Football Association (DFB) said there was "no evidence of betting manipulation" and the...

Germany midfielder Toni Kroos - linked with a move to Manchester United earlier in the year - has extended his Real Madrid contract until 2022. The 26-year-old, who arrived at the Bernabeu from Bayern Munich for a reported £24m in...

Samsung Electronics Co (005930.KS) slashed its quarterly profit estimate by a third on Wednesday, soaking up a $2.3 billion hit from ditching its flagship smartphone in what could be one of the costliest product safety failures in tech history. Quantifying...

Energy ministers from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Venezuela and Russia began informal closed-door talks with the secretary general of OPEC in Istanbul on Wednesday as they try to coordinate efforts to rebalance the oil market. OPEC officials are...

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will set up a research and development center in China's manufacturing metropolis Shenzhen, the U.S. tech giant said on Wednesday, as the firm looks to spur growth in the world's second largest economy amid growing competition. The...