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Israel ex-minister Moshe Arens Moshe Arens, a former Israeli defence minister and one-time mentor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, died Monday aged 93, officials said. Arens, an aeronautics engineer, was...

Malaysia’s King Muhammad V has resigned. Sultan-Muhammad-V-abdicated-throne Malaysia’s monarchy was in a state of flux today after its king, Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan, resigned as the 15th Agong, or...

African philosopher, Professor Sophie Oluwole is dead. One of Africa's foremost philosophers, Professor Sophie Oluwole has been reported to have passed away.  Dean of the Faculty of Art, University of...

Mattis, Middle Trump, right, cuts short last days in office U.S. President Donald Trump has humiliated Defense Secretary Jim Mattis by turning Mattis resignation into a sack of some sort....

Access Bank Plc,    yesterday, said it will raise Tier 2 capital of $250 million (N90 billion) to strengthen its capital base ahead of its merger with Diamond Bank. Meanwhile...

Former Makerere University research fellow, Stella Nyanzi, has been further remanded and is likely to spend Christmas in Luzira Prison after she objected to the cybercrime charges under the Computer...

Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies appointed Chairman Liang Hua as its acting chief financial officer (CFO) following the arrest in Canada of its CFO, who faces extradition to the U.S....

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government had no involvement in the arrest of a top executive from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and...

Former President George H.W. Bush's casket has left the U.S. Capitol for a state funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. Family, friends, congressional leaders and others gathered with military brass...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said Mr Flynn had provided "substantial assistance" in its investigation. Mr Flynn has admitted one count of lying to the FBI. He is the only member...