Fernando Alonso’s move to Ferrari is likely to set off a driver merry-go-round.
Nigeria’s independence anniversary is a sad reminder of "a dream deferred for too long", President Umaru Yar’Adua said on Thursday.
The 10 South African stadiums for the 2010 World Cup will be ready on time, organisers said on Wednesday.
China formally kicked off mass celebrations of 60 years of communist rule on Thursday.
Guinea’s military ruler has asked for a UN-backed probe after junta forces massacred more than 150 people.
The IMF raised growth forecasts on Thursday as the global economy pulls out of a nosedive, but warned recovery faces stiff headwinds.
Seven-time European champions AC Milan suffered a stunning 1-0 home defeat by FC Zurich in the Champions League on Wednesday.
New HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa are growing twice as quickly as antiretroviral drugs are rolled out, UNAids said on Wednesday.
Thousands may have died in an earthquake that struck the city of Padang on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, a minister said on Thursday.
It’s 11am in Yan’an: time for a daily rerun of Mao’s revolution, finds Tania Branigan.