Germany’s top club Bayern Munich have announced they won the race to sign former Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola.
Computer manufacturer Acer Inc has confirmed that it would offer a new mini-tablet for as little as $99 in several emerging markets.
The European Union will provide an additional $39-million in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the violence in Syria.
The Zimbabwe government has seized the farm of late former white minority leader Ian Smith, listing it "for compulsory acquisition for resettlement."
Sierra Leone People’s Party has called on members to boycott government proceedings, claiming electoral fraud had undermined the recent elections.
Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt has been named World Athlete of the Year for a record fourth time by the IAAF.
The families of 12 people killed in July in a movie theatre massacre will receive $220000 each from a special relief fund.
With Sierra Leone still recovering from a long and bloody civil war, citizens will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday.
Renowned perfectionist Steve Jobs would likely not have been pleased with Friday’s launch of the new iPhone 5 in North America and other countries.
The latest bout of heavy rains in Northern India has brought the total to over 580 people killed by heavy monsoon rains across India since June.