Nigeria's economy, Africa's largest, may expand about 7.1 percent a year through 2030, McKinsey & Co. said in a July 24 report. Photographer: Christopher Koehler/Getty Images. ThankGod Agbagu views the paved roads and skyscrapers that have sprung up ...

Beyoncé released a "Flawless" remix featuring Nicki Minaj late Saturday night. Minaj announced the collaboration via Twitter and Instagram, confirming prior rumors that the two were working on a project after Minaj delayed the release of her new single ...

Around 100 Britons have fled from Libya and are on their way to sanctuary in Malta amid increasing violence in the north African state. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirmed an evacuation mission involving the Royal Navy survey ship HMS ...

This video shows the moment a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 150. People can be seen running into the middle of the street to avoid debris in a remote mountainous area of Yunnan province, causing some ...

This video shows the moment a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 150. People can be seen running into the middle of the street to avoid debris in a remote mountainous area of Yunnan province, causing some ...

Palestinians carry two bodies as they prepare to bury the five members of Mahmud al-Neirab's family at the Beit Lahiya cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Mahmud al-Neirab, his wife and their three children were killed after Israeli air strikes in ...

Palestinians carry two bodies as they prepare to bury the five members of Mahmud al-Neirab's family at the Beit Lahiya cemetery in the northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday. Mahmud al-Neirab, his wife and their three children were killed after Israeli air strikes in ...

The Thai surrogate mother of a baby boy born with Down's Syndrome says she was told by his adoptive Australian parents that they were too old to look after twins. This comes after Pattharamon Janbua - the surrogate mother of the six-month-old boy - carried ...

The Thai surrogate mother of a baby boy born with Down's Syndrome says she was told by his adoptive Australian parents that they were too old to look after twins. This comes after Pattharamon Janbua - the surrogate mother of the six-month-old boy - carried ...

An armed pro-Russian separatist blocks the way to the crash site of MH17, near the village of Grabove, Donetsk region, July 20, 2014. © AFP. Tweet. SEE ALSO. The Economic Times: Civilian toll mounts in Ukraine fighting as MH17 probe goes on.

An armed pro-Russian separatist blocks the way to the crash site of MH17, near the village of Grabove, Donetsk region, July 20, 2014. © AFP. Tweet. SEE ALSO. The Economic Times: Civilian toll mounts in Ukraine fighting as MH17 probe goes on.

Islamic State fighters seized control of Iraq's biggest dam, an oilfield and three more towns on Sunday after inflicting their first major defeat on Kurdish forces since sweeping through the region in June. File photo of a helicopter flying over the Mosul Dam in Iraq ...

Islamic State fighters seized control of Iraq's biggest dam, an oilfield and three more towns on Sunday after inflicting their first major defeat on Kurdish forces since sweeping through the region in June. File photo of a helicopter flying over the Mosul Dam in Iraq ...

THE Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games would seem to have survived their first and greatest threat — relevancy. Who could begin to guess how many newspaper column inches have been devoted to whether the Games have a future, which is more ...

THE Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games would seem to have survived their first and greatest threat — relevancy. Who could begin to guess how many newspaper column inches have been devoted to whether the Games have a future, which is more ...

MONROVIA - Against a deepening twilight in a swampy field outside of Liberia's capital Monrovia, a bulldozer engine roars next to a small group of muddy graves. These are the intended tombs for victims of the tropical Ebola virus that has already killed 156 ...

MONROVIA - Against a deepening twilight in a swampy field outside of Liberia's capital Monrovia, a bulldozer engine roars next to a small group of muddy graves. These are the intended tombs for victims of the tropical Ebola virus that has already killed 156 ...

Tripoli: More than 20 people died on Saturday in battles between two Libyan armed factions who have been fighting for nearly three weeks for control of the international airport in Tripoli, the government said. Fighting in the Libyan capital had quietened down ...

Tripoli: More than 20 people died on Saturday in battles between two Libyan armed factions who have been fighting for nearly three weeks for control of the international airport in Tripoli, the government said. Fighting in the Libyan capital had quietened down ...

Manchester United defenders have impressed new coach Louis van Gaal in their unbeaten pre-season tour. Photo by: Tony Ding. Manchester United defenders have impressed new coach Louis van Gaal in their unbeaten pre-season tour with the Dutchman ...