Sudanese authorities have suspended an independent newspaper and confiscated the entire Tuesday edition of another, editors have said.
South Africa is to become the first African government bond market to be included in the World Government Bond Index.
Spain earned a 1-1 draw with Italy in their opening Euro 2012 Group C match as the decision to start without a recognised striker backfired.
Kenya’s minister for internal security George Saitoti and his deputy have been killed when a police helicopter crashed into a forest on Sunday.
Finance ministers have agreed to lend Spain up to 100-billion to shore up its teetering banks.
Speaking to reporters, Obama admitted that while corporate profits were strong small businesses were having a tough time getting financing.
Ray Bradbury, a giant of American literature who helped popularise science fiction died on Tuesday, his publisher said.
The Hawks have opened an investigation into allegations of corruption at MTN relating to its purchase of a mobile licence in Iran.
The Group of Seven is to hold emergency talks on the eurozone in a sign of heightened alarm about the threat posed by strain in the monetary union.
A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a church in north Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, witnesses say.