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The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, an umbrella body of about 60 civil society organisations, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for successfully organising the Ekiti State governorship election which held last Saturday. The group noted that there...

Nigeria earned a hard fought 1-0 win against the Blue Dragons of Bosnia-Herzegovina in a thrilling Group F game in Cuiaba courtesy a Peter Odemwingie's goal in the 29th minute of the pulsating encounter. It was a much improved performance...

Steven Gerrard will be on the bench for England's final World Cup game against Costa Rica - allowing Frank Lampard to captain the side on what is likely to be his final international appearance. Gerrard is thinking about his future...

Militant Islamist groups in Syria are recruiting children as young as 15 and sending them into battle after promising them a free education, a Human Rights Watch report said on Monday. The report said the Islamic State in Iraq and...

The Swiss government has prepared a list of Indians who have parked un-taxed wealth in Swiss banks and the details are being shared with India. Correspondents say it is a major boost to India's fight against illicit money. India recently set...

As radical Sunni militants snatch city after city in their march to Baghdad, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Iraq on Monday during the country's tensest time since the U.S. withdrawal of troops. He'll meet with Prime Minister...

A late goal from teenage substitute Divock Origi gave Belgium a hard-fought Group H victory over Russia at a sun-kissed Marcana Stadium Sunday. The 19-year-old striker pounced on Eden Hazard's cut-back to drive the ball high into the net past...

This time it was the United States that gave up the dramatic goal. Portugal's Silvestre Varela scored on a strong headed goal deep, deep in stoppage time to give Portugal a desperate 2-2 draw with the United States in a...

An Egyptian court upheld the death sentences against Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 182 of the group's supporters Saturday. They were among hundreds of people found guilty in April of taking part in a deadly attack on a police...

Three Al Jazeera English journalists were convicted Monday of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood in a ruling that immediately outraged journalists and activists around the world. The journalists, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, have been imprisoned in Cairo since...