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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Arab leaders on Thursday to support President Barack Obama's plans for a new military campaign against Islamic State militants including help with greater overflight rights for U.S. warplanes. U.S. officials have cast the...

Al Jazeera television said on Thursday that vehicles carrying dozens of Fijian U.N. peacekeepers, released by an al Qaeda-backed group, arrived at a Golan Heights crossing. It was not clear which crossing the peacekeepers were at. Earlier the television channel had...

Three British banks said they would relocate to London if Scotland were to break away from the United Kingdom, a setback for supporters of independence with the vote just a week away. The announcements by Edinburgh-based Lloyds and Royal Bank...

Argentina's Congress gave final approval on Thursday to a law that would restructure the country's debt to skirt a U.S. court ruling that forced it into its second default in 12 years, although its efficacy looked uncertain. Under the debt...

The chief executive of aerospace and defense group Airbus criticized the German government on Thursday for its restrictive arms export policy, saying it could deter international cooperation on future defense projects. "When it comes to defense and security policy, what...

Data storage products maker EMC Corp has decided to explore selling its stake in its software unit, VMware Inc, giving into pressure from Paul Singer-run activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp, the New York Post reported, citing sources familiar...

Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward says Manchester United are on the brink of "something special". Woodward was speaking to investors after United announced record annual revenues which have risen 19% to £433.2m, but profits fell by 84%. "The 2013-14 season was challenging...

Billions of Naira of public fund have gone down the drain funding the Professor Attahiru Jega-led Independent National Electoral Commission since his team of management staff were picked by the President Good luck Jonathan-led government and their subsequent confirmation...

In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress(APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the party’s 2011 presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the party Nigerians loathe but...

The proper address should be Mrs Alison-Madueke and for this reason, the titling above seems to fall short in required courtesy. But there is something about this woman, a tough girl quality underneath that fine designer face, which calls...