Nigeria

Brazil host Japan in the 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup on Saturday. Find out how to follow the game live in the UK.

Air pocket kept him alive for two-and-a-half days at sea after his boat capsized in stormy weather.

A rising number of Romanian women are working as prostitutes in London's 'thriving' sex trade, according to a new report covering the capital's 33 boroughs.

Nigerian MPs vote in favour of banning gay marriage while same-sex public kissing risks 14 years in jail.

Detectives warn of new type of terror threat after slaughter on south London street.

Energy giant's chairman Jorma Ollila says Shell is focusing on successor for outgoing CEO.

Provinces bordering Cameroon, Chad and Niger focus of offensive.

More than 200 Nigerian Islamists storm north-eastern town of Bama freeing 105 prisoners and killing 55 people.

Sales or costs are manipulated in companies with the knowledge of bosses, according to E&Y Fraud survey.

Shell posts better-than-expected earnings despite operational disruptions and drop in oil prices.

Victor Moses and David Luiz ruin Basel's hopes of another home win, defeating the Swiss giants 2-1 at St Jakob Park.

Two thousand homes believed to have been damaged in intense fighting in northern fishing town of Baga.

Remittance flows to developing countries have more than quadrupled since 2000, according to the World Bank.

A police manhunt is on for a man who subjected a girl to a brutal rape in India

Premium alcoholic drinks firm Diageo says its US spirits business offset weak consumer demand elsewhere across globe.

Britain's Barack Obama challenged by Raffles, 151, JuJu and Jalouse to go clubbing in Soho.

The pope called for peace in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia in his first Easter Sunday Urbis et Orbis address to thousands of pilgrims in Rome.

Web users defy homosexuality bans to to find online gay pornography.

Galatasaray are reportedly looking to make a move for Arsenal winger Gervinho.

Care home manager who attacked woman who applied to him for job jailed for seven years and may be deported.

Seven hostages from Greece, Italy and Lebanon who were kidnapped by militants are said to have been executed.

Fifa forced to intervene after Dilichukwu Onyedinma said lesbian footballers will be sacked.

Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice says it will not use force or target nightclubs.

New Pope will come from among 117 cardinals gathering at Vatican City.

Traffic and WWF tell CITES delegates: Tighten sanctions on ivory trade countries before elephants extinct.

Family of six and a friend abducted near border with Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram militants.

Holidaymakers including four children snatched on border with troubled northern Nigeria by 'known terror group'.

Gunmen in northern Nigeria have attacked a camp belonging to a construction company, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, Greece, Italy and Lebanon.

Defending champions Chelsea welcome League One side Brentford to Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup fourth round replay.

Liverpool are reportedly considering a summer swoop for Spartak Moscow striker Emmanuel Emenike.