Burning tyres, rebel checkpoints, an angry mob and a placard that reads, Gbagbo thief... The West African state of Ivory Coast seems to be rapidly descending into a state of crisis. Acknowledged as the most expensive polls in Africa, the recent run-off was aimed at unifying the country which suffered bitter divisions and wrath of an armed uprising in 2002. But instead, they bared the discrepancy within the nation's population.
A day after both candidates claimed Presidency in Ivory Coast, African Union said it would dispatch former South African premier Thabo Mbeki for mediations. Local media has reported of at least a dozen people killed in post-election violence in the former capital of Abijdan.
Football fans needs not worry about securing visas ahead of the 2018 World Cup in Russia as Moscow is planning to scrap the requirement all together for match ticket-holders as well as footballers from the European Union.
FIFA takes the Football World Cup 2018 and 2022 to new territories of Russia and Qatar, raising concerns over risks involved in the selection of venue.
World trade growth slowed in the third quarter of the year, according to the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) figures. An 18 percent rise in global merchandise trade annually in value terms was remarkably lower than the 26 percent increase registered in the second quarter.
Drug regimens are showing promising results as methods of preventing HIV infection.
The European Commission announced plans on Thursday to ban trading credits related to certain industrial gases from its Emissions Trading System (ETS) starting from 2013.
South African president Jacob Zuma set off to Harare on Friday expecting to even out the disputes of Zimbabwe's power-sharing government which is almost on the verge of collapse. The Zimbabwe standoff worsened as Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai filed a lawsuit against ruling president Robert Mugabe accusing him of violating the global political agreement (GPA) signed between them.
Japanese automobile joint venture Nissan Motor India Limited will unveil the diesel variant of its Micra compact hatchback car in December second week.
China reiterated its stance on climate change ahead of UN climate summit in Cancun next week, promising effective measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years.
The bloodhound SuperSonic car has been designed to run at speeds up to 1,050 mph, powered by jet and rocket that produce the equivalent of 180 F1 cars. Its top speed of 1,050 mph is faster than a bullet from a .357 Magnum handgun.
Airplanes do not look much like birds. But, according to a pair of engineers in California and South Africa, a bird's design could make an aircraft more fuel efficient.
In an eventful week, that passed through uncertainty about Ireland's response to a bailout offer, an unexpectedly higher Chinese inflation number and its policy response and largely mixed US data, investors remained cautious about the changing 'risk-friendliness' of commodities. In a mixed precious metals segment, silver rose 5 percent in the week and palladium was up by 4.4 pct while gold fell 1.1 percent and platinum dropped by 0.9 percent from previous Friday.
Investec Plc, the specialist bank and wealth manager, posted a "strong" operational performance in the first half, with five of its six core businesses recording a substantial increase in earnings. Third party assets under management grew 4.9 percent to 77.8 billion pounds.
Here are three of the several reasons why Facebook can't kill e-mail with its newly launched message service, which was floated to be the 'Gmail Killer'.
Enticing early holiday shoppers this season is Bolingo Bags' holiday collection of luxury handbags made from ostrich, crocodile and Napa leathers.
New Zealand tied their second test with India helped by a Brendon McCullum double-hundred while Younis Khan's ton secured a draw against South Africa, and Chris Gayle's triple-ton handed Sri Lanka a formidable task.
U.K. law firm Norton Rose has expanded its presence in Canada and South Africa by agreeing to merge with Ogilvy Renault and Deneys Reitz respectively.
Global tourism has returned to pre-crisis levels thanks to faster recovery in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions, the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said in a report.
From the clear skies of Canary Islands in Atlantic Ocean to the Northern lights that marvel in the skies on North Pole, here is a list of best places for enjoying astronomy tourism in the world. Read on and the next time you are planning a vacation, these places are sure to top your list of destinations.
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), India's largest pharmaceutical company, said on Thursday its consolidated net profit stood at 3.13 billion rupees ($67 million) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, as compared to 1.16 billion rupees ($24 million) in the same period a year earlier.
The Group of 20 (G20) leaders in Seoul could not thrash out any agreement on contentious forex and currency issues though talks ran through past midnight on Wednesday, said a spokesman at the summit media hall on Thursday morning.
