India is most corrupt Asian country, Vietnam second, says Forbes
If the statistics furnished by the Transparency International (TI), an anti-corruption global civil society organisation, are anything to go by, India has a long way ahead to fulfil one of…
China bribe lands ex-Minister in jail, may face up to 10 years term
A New York banker who served as mining minister of the West African country of Guinea was jailed seven years at the weekend for laundering bribes from Chinese companies. Mahmoud…
Cannibalism scare terrifies South Africa community, Police arrest five, villagers admit eating human flesh
Fear has gripped the village of Shayamoya in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province after the discovery of a decapitated body. The family of Zanele Hlatshwayo, 25, who has been missing since…
Why Trump’s security adviser, Gorka, resigned
President Donald Trump’s fight against terrorism could suffer a setback following the resignation of a White House counter-terrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka. Gorka, seen as an outspoken and combative defender of…
Ambassador dies in swimming pool
A pall of grief has enveloped the diplomatic community as Russia’s ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinskiy, was found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Khartoum, the Sudanese…
AfDB debars state-owned China firm for road project fraud in Africa
A China state-owned enterprise was debarred for at least a year by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday for lying about its past experience. Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) “engaged…
Funmi Iyanda goes on stage for Oya Chronicles
Media personality, Funmi Iyanda, will be on stage at Kachette 347 Old St, London EC1V 9LP
on Sunday, August 27 for Oya Chronicles: In Conversation With My Mother. The enchanting one night…
Ten missing as US warship collides with oil tanker in Singapore water
Ten U.S. sailors were missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore before dawn on Monday, tearing a hole beneath the waterline and flooding compartments…
Trump fires Bannon in one sack too many
On Friday chief strategist Steve Bannon became the latest casualty of seven months of bedlam in the executive offices of the world’s most powerful country. He was fired by Trump…
Sierra Leone mudslide: Death toll crosses 400, humanitarian crisis looms; aid workers fear epidemic
Aid workers in Sierra Leone warned of a humanitarian crisis on Friday as the official death toll passed 400, with more than a hundred children among the victims — and…