China National Petroleum Corp, a leading buyer of Venezuelan oil, has halted August loadings following the latest set of U.S. sanctions on the South American exporter,...
Thousands of protesters in Indonesia’s West Papua province set fire to a local Parliament building on Monday in a violent protest against the alleged insults and...
South Korea’s 66-year abortion ban must be lifted by the end of 2020, the country’s Constitutional Court has ruled. Seven out of nine judges ruled that...
The World Health Organisation has said that, globally, women live longer than men; and that the difference in the male-female lifespan is particularly stark in high-income...
The International Monetary Fund has cautioned Nigeria and other developing countries from taking loans from China due to unfavourable loan conditions. The Financial Counsellor and Director...
Thai aviation authorities have threatened to punish tourists who take selfies pretending to touch planes, with a death sentence. A beach close to a busy airport...
Base on research, Economist Intelligence Unit’s bi-annual survey declared Nigeria’s commercial city, Lagos is one of the 10 cheapest cities in the world. We gathered that...
An 11-month-old baby has died after being thrown in an oven by his grandparents and abandoned there to be burned alive. Baby Maxim Sagalakov was left...
Pope Francis has said that abortion is a “terrible’’ thing but women who go through it must find mercy rather than castigation. Speaking to newsmen after...
Transparency International has just released a new list of countries ranked highest in corruption practices. Nigeria scored 27 over 100, and was ranked 144/180 countries studied....