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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, July 17, (THEWILL) - The Borno State Government has declared that it has a very good case against a former Information Commissioner in the state, Inuwa Bwala, who has been slammed with a N2billion libel suit. Counsel to...

England have fallen to 20th in the latest Fifa world rankings, their lowest position since May 1996. The drop of 10 places following a poor World Cup means they are behind Bosnia-Hercegovina, Costa Rica and the USA. Spain have gone from...

Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos has joined Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee on a six-year deal. Kroos, 24, was a key player for Germany as they beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup and scored two goals during...

Palestinians rushed to shops and banks on Thursday as a five-hour humanitarian truce agreed by Israel and Hamas came into force, hours after the Israeli military said it had fought off gunmen who infiltrated from Gaza. During the ceasefire, air...

Thailand's military rulers have given permission to former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to travel to Europe where she is expected to attend the birthday party of her brother Thaksin, also a deposed former premier, officers said on Thursday. A military...

The Philippines set to work clearing debris, reconnecting power and rebuilding flattened houses on Thursday after a typhoon swept across the country killing 38 people, with at least eight missing, rescue officials said. Typhoon Rammasun, the strongest storm to hit...

President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on some of Russia's biggest firms for the first time, striking at the heart of Vladimir Putin's powerbase by targeting companies closest to him over Moscow's failure to curb violence in Ukraine. In the latest...

Gold held above a one-month low on speculation the biggest decline this year may spur demand as holdings in the largest exchange-traded product backed by the metal expanded to the highest level since April. Bullion for immediate delivery rose as...

Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley's (MS.N) quarterly adjusted earnings more than doubled as stronger performances by its investment banking and wealth management businesses more than made up for a fall in revenue from bond trading. Net income attributable to common...

A tightening of Western sanctions on Russia rattled world markets on Thursday, sending Moscow stocks and the ruble tumbling and lifting traditional safe-haven currencies and bonds. The new U.S. sanctions announced late on Wednesday effectively shut off longer-term dollar funding...