1/26/2016

Getty Images On Friday, Walmart announced it will close 269 stores globally as it struggles to compete with online retailers like Amazon. The news came as US retail...

1/26/2016

A major search is under way in the south of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after the kidnapping of several Americans. Unconfirmed reports say three Americans were abducted on Friday eveni...

1/14/2016

China’s Dalian Wanda Group will buy a controlling stake in Hollywood film studio Legendary Entertainment in a deal valued at $3.5bn (£2.4bn). The announcement, made at a press confe...

1/14/2016

There has been an explosion in a district of Istanbul popular with tourists, reports say, with several people said to have been injured. Turkey’s Dogan news agency said the explosio...

1/5/2016

US President Barack Obama is to widen background checks on buyers of firearms, in a series of measures to address gun violence. The plans will be announced on Tuesday by the president, de...

8/14/2015

7/2/2014

Don’t let her diminutive size fool you: Kendall Jones, a cheerleader at Texas Tech, has faced down some of the world’s fiercest animals. But the fact that she’s encountered those ani...

7/2/2014

Don’t let her diminutive size fool you: Kendall Jones, a cheerleader at Texas Tech, has faced down some of the world’s fiercest animals. But the fact that she’s encountered those ani...

6/25/2014

Vice-President Mohamed Gharib Bilal has directed the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources to document and promote the cultural activities performed at the Bujora Culture Centre so that it gains m...

6/4/2014

French club Valenciennes FC is interested in signing Rwanda international defender Salomon Nirisarike from Belgium second division side Royal Antwerp, according to the player. Solomon Nirisarike...

5/28/2014

UK yacht design studio Claydon Reeves has created a vessel billed as one of the fastest and most elegant small yachts ever produced. The £3million Aeroboat is propelled by a reconditioned, waterproofe...

5/21/2014

Tanzania Women’s Bank Limited (TWB) has forged business links with Tanzanians in the Diaspora who want to contribute to social and economic development. Bank’s Managing Director, Mrs Margareth Chacha<...

5/14/2014

Pop singer Justin Bieber has been accused of attempted robbery, a Los Angeles Police Department official said on Tuesday, following media reports that he had tried to snatch a young woman’s mobi...

5/7/2014

With Google Glass eyewear, soon send money to your friends and relatives in a jiffy. You just need a few gestures and a voice command. According to the TechCrunch website, Goo...

4/30/2014

Kenyan Premier League (KPL) champions Gor Mahia and midfielder Patrick Oboya are staring at possible sanctions from world body Fifa over an alleged irregular signing of the player. Gor Mahia’s Patrick...

4/23/2014

Kenya are in a tough Pool C together with Wales, Argentina and Fiji as the second last leg of the IRB World Sevens series head for Glasgow, Scotland, on May 3-4. Dennis Ombachi (top) tackles France’s ...

4/8/2014

Does your smartphone run out of battery within few hours? Then you might be happy to know that a prototype charger has been showcased that promises to charge a device from zero to 100 percent in just ...

8/5/2013

Japan’s nuclear watchdog has said the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is facing a new “emergency” caused by a build-up of radioactive groundwater. The crippled Fukushima ...

8/5/2013

Have you ever felt USED UP or UTTERLY SPENT at the end of the workday? If so you are far from alone. In one survey, 1 in 3 employees admitted that they felt that way after each work day. Th...

7/1/2013

Standard Chartered PLCs Group Chief Executive Officer Peter Sands, one of the highly ranked experts who have been invited to join President Barrack Obama’s delegation to Tanzania, is schedu...

4/9/2013

Finance minister Maria Kiwanuka has launched a $6.6m (about sh17b) housing programme aimed at expanding microfinance services to build houses for about 6,000 disadvantaged families in ...