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Ukraine Crisis: Deadly Anti-Autonomy Protest Outside Parliament

One national guard member has been killed and about 100 injured outside Ukraine's parliament, after MPs gave initial backing to reforms for more autonomy in the rebel-held east. National guardsmen were pelted with fire crackers and petrol bombs as explosions...

President Buhari Congratulates D’Tigers, Assures Of Full Support Ahead Of Olympics

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national men's basketball team, D'Tigers, on their victory over Angola in Sunday's final of the FIBA Africa Basketball Championship in Tunisia. President Buhari, in a statement signed by his special adviser on media and...

Myanmar’s President Signs Off On Law Seen As Targeting Muslims

Myanmar's president on Monday signed into law the last of four controversial bills championed by radical Buddhists but decried by rights groups as aimed at discriminating against the country's Muslim minority. Myanmar, which will hold its first democratic national poll...

Guardsman Killed In Protests As Ukraine Mps Back More Autonomy For Rebel Regions

A national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others protecting Ukraine's parliament were wounded by grenades hurled by protesters on Monday, the Interior Ministry said, as deputies backed reforms to give more autonomy to rebel-held areas. The violence, which Interior...

Naira Weakens 2.3 Per Cent Against Dollar On Black Market

The Nigerian naira weakened against the dollar on Monday on the parallel market after a boost in liquidity and a surge in demand for dollars, traders said. The naira was trading at 218 to the dollar in the bureau de...

Exclusive: Citi Aims To Boost Equities Franchise Amid Industry Shakeout

Citigroup plans to rebuild its long-neglected equities franchise seeking to capitalize on a retrenchment by rivals in the face of new rules designed to make the financial system less risky, according to people familiar with the bank's plans. A lack...

Toshiba Scandal Continues As More Accounting Errors Found

Toshiba Corp again delayed announcing its annual financial results on Monday, as new accounting errors prevented the company from drawing a line under Japan's worst corporate scandal in four years. Toshiba, which was scheduled to post its earnings for the...

China Stocks Slide As Crackdown On Speculators Spreads, Lose 11 Percent In August

China stocks fell sharply on Monday before recovering much of their losses as regulators cracked down on speculators which Beijing blames for a 40 percent crash in the country's stock markets since June. Both main indexes plunged more than 4...

Saraki Leads Delegation to 4th UN Conference of Parliamentary Heads

...To address session Wednesday BEVERLY HILLS, August 31, (THEWILL) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki, will Monday lead the Nigerian delegation to participate in the 4th United Nations Conference of Parliamentary Heads holding at the organisation's headquarters in New York, United...

Popular Newspaper Columnist, Donu Kogbara Abducted In Port Harcourt

BEVERLY HILLS, August 31, (THEWILL) – Ms. Donu Kogbara, a journalist and popular columnist with Vanguard Newspaper has been abducted by gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Kogbara was kidnapped outside her residence in the Nkpogu area of Port Harcourt...

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