South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius seemed much more composed at the start of his televised murder trial - unlike the man who broke down on the stand during his bail hearing last year. He denied "wilfully and intentionally" killing his girlfriend of ...

The Executive Director of IMANI Ghana, Mr. Franklin Cudjoe says the Free Senior High School policy is a not timely intervention, considering the current economic challenges that Ghana is bedeviled with. “This is not the time to roll out this policy, and even if it was time, the way it was even announced shows a ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is teaming up with major car makers to make iPhone applications easier for drivers to use while they're on the road. The system announced Monday enables iPhones to plug into cars so drivers will be able to call up maps, make ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Apple is accelerating the race to make smartphone applications easier and safer to use in cars. Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are previewing Apple's iPhone technology for cars this week at an auto show in Geneva. The partnerships ...

Johannesburg - Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Monday that the only way to continue Nelson Mandela's legacy was to conquer racism and sexism. “The most enduring monument we can build to Mandela's memory is to strive for human ...

In what is being called the “biggest crisis” in Europe of the 21st century, Western governments and their diplomats collectively held their breath Monday, waiting to see if U.S. President Barack Obama has the teeth to take on the Kremlin over Crimea. Herman ...

BEIJING — Chinese police have captured the three remaining suspects of an eight-member, knife-wielding gang accused of killing 29 people at a Chinese railway station, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported Monday. Police have "successfully ...

Oscar Pistorius trial begins amid tears and 'scream' testimony

Pretoria - Two families sat on the same wooden bench in the North Gauteng High Court on Monday, one mourning their beloved daughter Reeva Steenkamp, another supporting Oscar Pistorius, the man charged with her murder. Amid the media circus, ...

Dr. Abdulai Baba Salifu, Director-General of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has called on government to invest in Research and Development (R&D) and make it a priority in the national scheme of resource allocation. He explained that investment in R&D is imperative for economic growth and national development, and that government should not leave this to private initiatives or external funding interests-- since the interests of those external donors might not necessarily

The recovery of eight classic cars swallowed by a huge sinkhole has begun at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky. The first car was pulled out of the giant hole Monday by a crane at the Bowling Green museum. Cheers went up when the engine of the ...

David Bahati, a lawmaker and author of Uganda's anti-gay law, which criminalises homosexuality, said that aid cuts by Western donors totaling millions of dollars are a price worth paying to protect the nation's moral values. He said on Monday in Kampala that ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will meet in Brussels for an emergency summit on Ukraine on Thursday, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Monday. EU leaders "will discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and ...

Pig farming in the Bunkprugu-Yunyoo District in the Northern Region is in dire straits due to the absence of veterinary service, which has led to high-mortality rate in piggeries across the district, Mrs. Lydia Baba, Chairperson, Somirinan Young Farmers League Cooperative Society Ltd. (SYFSL), has said. According to her, the situation has denied the farmers access to modern methods of production, and therefore they are not able to maximise production. Speaking in an interview with B&FT, Mrs.

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Islamist insurgents have killed at least 31 people in attacks on a village in northeast Nigeria, a state lawmaker said on Monday, a day after 85 were killed in a wave of attacks by suspected militants nearby. Gunmen stormed ...

Apple is offering a way to use Maps and safely hold your steering wheel at the same time. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories. 10 weird iPhone attachments · 40 iPhone tips and tricks everyone should know · Top 5 weather apps. Subscribe Today to the ...

Jan Koum, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Whatsapp, the social messaging service recently acquired by Facebook for US$19billion, has commended the country for its innovative approach to using its mobile application. Mr. Koum, making his first public appearance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona after the acquisition by Facebook, was narrating WhatsApp’s journey since being founded five years ago. Citing how useful the application has been to the over-450 million subscribers around

Reeva Steenkamp's mother June came to the North Gauteng High Court to “really look in the eye” the man she has never met, and who shot and killed her daughter. But Oscar Pistorius afforded her no such opportunity, when he made his entrance at around ...

Eccentric Ghanaian artiste, WanLov Da Kubolor, one-half of the group FOKN Bois, has said that he does not expect the rather unusual names he has given to his children to have any negative effect on their lives. Wanlov recently welcomed his fifth child and named the baby boy, Kojolescu Alata Mori. He explained his choice […]