Virgin Nigeria Airline (VNA) has suspended its plan to fly routes into the United States following what it attributed to the prohibitive price of aviation fuel.

Wealthy countries need to fulfil their much-vaunted commitments to spend more on aid and development to the world's poorest nations and to liberalize international trade rules, the representatives of four African States have told the General Assembly's annual high-level debate

A meeting to plan for the first Tripartite EAC-SADC-COMESA Summit of Heads of State that will be held in Kampala on October 20 was held Wednesday in Nairobi, The New Times has learnt.

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri says Nigeria in the next couple of years will place 50th position in the assessment of nations with corrupt practices by Transparency International (TI). Mrs. Waziri made the

The International Criminal Court has ruled that there is sufficient evidence to pursue criminal cases against two former Congolese rebel leaders for crimes allegedly committed by their militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2003.

Hundreds of Congolese civilians, enraged by violent incursions by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Ugandan rebels, attacked United Nations posts in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) yesterday, wounding two UN peacekeepers.

Recently the whole world was jolted by the news that the president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki has resigned.

The International Criminal Court has ruled that there is sufficient evidence to pursue criminal cases against two former Congolese rebel leaders for crimes allegedly committed by their militias in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2003.

The Prosecutor requested Thursday conviction for a prominent French writer Pierre Pean, charged with defamation and incitement to racial hatred following publication of his book "Noires Fureurs, Blancs Menteurs (Black Furies, White Liars)" on the 1994 Rwandan genocide, while leaving

Somalia urgently needs a fully-fledged United Nations peacekeeping force to restore peace and stability in the war-torn country, the Foreign Minister of its Transitional Federal Government (TFG) told the General Assembly tonight.

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today pledged support to strengthen Ethiopia's emergency preparedness and improve conditions for people confronted by the food security crisis, cross-border displacement and communicable diseases.

The decision of International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors to seek an arrest warrant for Sudan's President over alleged war crimes in Darfur will only undermine existing efforts to bring peace to the region, the country's Vice-President has told the General

Hundreds of Congolese civilians, enraged by violent incursions by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) Ugandan rebels, attacked United Nations posts in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) yesterday, wounding two UN peacekeepers.

Pirates who seized a Ukrainian ship carrying battle tanks off Somalia reportedly demand $35m to release the ship and crew.

A Libyan foreign ministry official says a group of European tourists kidnapped in Egypt have not crossed into Libyan territory.

The decision of International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors to seek an arrest warrant for Sudan's President over alleged war crimes in Darfur will only undermine existing efforts to bring peace to the region, the country's Vice-President has told the General

Morocco's proposal for autonomy for Western Sahara is the result of broad international consultation and should end the stalemate on the issue at the United Nations, the country's Prime Minister told the General Assembly today.