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SAN FRANCISCO, August 27, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of Engr. Babachir David Lawal as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Alhaji Abba Kyari as Chief of Staff to the President. A statement by the President’s spokesman,...

Arsene Wenger insists he is available '24 hours per day' for transfer business and is prepared to do a late deal if the right player becomes available for Arsenal. The Frenchman has only added Petr Cech to his squad since...

China did not rush reinforcements to its border with North Korea following a rise in tensions between the two Koreas last week, China's Defence Ministry said on Thursday, adding that its forces were in normal deployment. Pictures circulated on Chinese...

Mario Balotelli says he cannot afford to make any more mistakes in his career after returning to AC Milan on loan from Liverpool. The Italy international, 25, has moved back to the seven-time European champions in a season-long deal. "I feel...

Everton survived a major League Cup scare at Barnsley with two goals in extra time goal sending them through. The hosts raced into a 2-0 lead through Sam Winnall and Marley Watkins but Everton responded with an acrobatic Kevin Mirallas...

Stocks surged on Thursday, following the biggest gains on Wall Street in four years, after a U.S. Federal Reserve policymaker said the case for an interest rate increase next month "seems less compelling" than it was a few weeks...

The euro is an irreversible project even though the people of Europe lack confidence in the currency union's ability to deliver all promised benefits, European Central Bank executive board member Benoit Coeure said on Thursday. Greece, bailed out by the...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) said it will bring forward its holiday layaway program by two weeks, as the world's largest retailer hopes to get a jump on year-end demand and fuel sales of soon-to-be-launched Star Wars toys. The company will...

The alarming scale of China's economic slowdown is pushing European exporters to accelerate a move into premium goods and services, sacrificing volumes if necessary to sustain margins. As Chinese rivals gain expertise in areas from elevators to healthcare to sweeteners...

A certain poet once said that if you were alive and young during the French Revolution of 1789, the feeling you got was a feeling akin to having gone straight to heaven without the trouble of having to die...