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Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday. A Syrian Christian group representing several NGOs inside and outside the country said it had...

American Express Co (AXP.N) is raising interest rates for over 1 million cardholders for the first time in more than five years, Bloomberg reported. American Express told customers this month that their annual rates will rise an average of 2.5...

Brent crude oil rose to around $59 a barrel on Wednesday after data showed Chinese factories were producing more than expected and Saudi Arabia's oil minister said oil demand was growing. China's factory sector has expanded slightly this month, according...

U.S. stock indexes were little changed on Wednesday, after the Dow and S&P 500 climbed to their latest records, before a second day of testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and data on the housing market. * The Fed...

The pressure on Arsenal as favourites for their Champions League last-16 tie with Monaco is welcome, says Gunners boss Arsene Wenger. The North London side have exited the competition at this stage in each of the last four seasons. "The French...

Juventus had to settle for a narrow first-leg lead after missing several good chances against Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League last-16 tie. Carlos Tevez put the Italians ahead after Roman Weidenfeller spilled at his feet, but Dortmund soon struck...

At a time when the United States of America is celebrating Black History month and reminding the people and the world of the historical pains, racial struggles and winnings of Blacks, we keep coming back to the question of...

Too many have had to suffer at the hands of a political economic elite whose only fight is for them by them, with them and them... And with a bureaucracy so bloated and confused, the powerful always win...but...--Onyedikachi Ndidi   In...

Barbara Stanwyck: “We're both rotten!”   Fred MacMurray: “Yeah – only you're a little more rotten.”   Those lines of dialogue from the film “Double Indemnity” (1944) sum up the state of the two major political parties in Nigeria today. Both parties are...

Leaders and elders are epitome of wisdom and standard-bearers of basic societal value system preservation. Leadership is a huge burden and being an elder is a tailored responsibility. A leader can be likened to a torch-bearer in a large...