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Morocco head coach Hassan Benabicha says his side are aiming for a semifinal berth in the CAF African Nations Championships set to kick-off on Saturday evening in Cape Town. The Atlas Lions, who eliminated defending Champions Tunisia to qualify for...

In the year 2013, Zenith Bank plc was the banking stock with the highest market capitalisation at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Market capitalisation is the product of total number of paid-up shares and current market price. An analysis of...

Protesters trying to topple Thailand's prime minister marched in Bangkok on Tuesday to drum up support for their plans to bring the capital to a halt next week by blockading major roads and preventing the government from functioning. Caretaker Prime...

Iran and the European Union will hold a two-day meeting in Geneva on Thursday to discuss implementing a landmark nuclear deal between the Islamic state and major powers, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. "We will meet (EU...

South Sudanese rebels and a government delegation started peace talks on Tuesday to try to end fighting that has left the world's newest state on the brink of civil war. The talks in neighboring Ethiopia will focus on brokering a...

Asian shares fell to a near four-month low on Tuesday, though the dollar rebounded after overnight weakness on disappointing U.S. services sector data that raised concerns about stuttering growth in the world's largest economy. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares...

ATTORNEY AARON MARCU (R) A former high-ranking UBS banker charged with helping Americans dodge taxes through secret Swiss bank accounts is expected to plead not guilty on Tuesday to tax fraud conspiracy in federal court in Florida. Raoul Weil, a 54-year-old...

A China services index fell to a four-month low in December, highlighting limits on the strength of economic growth after declines in manufacturing gauges. The non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index slid to 54.6 in December from 56 in November, the Beijing-based...

T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.N) is buying wireless airwave licenses from Verizon Wireless to improve its high-speed network in a $3.3 billion deal and said it hopes to follow up with more spectrum purchases. Shares in T-Mobile, majority owned by Deutsche...

As we step out of the comfort of Christmas ritual and we trudge gingerly into a new year, 2014 Nigeria is on my mind. Will Nigeria 2014 be anything different from Nigeria 2013? Will Nigerians continue to live as...