Nigeria

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.

Nigeria face Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations final in Johannesburg, with Victor Moses remaining an injury concern.

Islamist militant group Boko Haram blamed for two separate attacks on vaccination teams in Kano.

Economic interests as much as post-colonial 'friendship' have pushed President Francois Hollande into military intervention.

Microsoft and Huawei have launched the 4Afrika Initiative, bringing a budget Windows Phone 8 device to Africa, along with support to educate and get businesses online.

Arsene Wenger suggests buying strikers is unnecessary, given Ivory Coast forward Gervinho is expected to return to the Arsenal first team this week

Roberto Mancini believes draw against Liverpool was a fair result but warns champions not to drop more points

Former UK prime minister warns of 'long, difficult, messy' campaign that will take 'a generation'

Reports claim Hollande will meet Mali's interim president Dioncounda Traore in Bamako before visiting Timbuktu.

Landmark case brought by four farmers claiming pollution of villages in Niger Delta ends in defeat.

Defence secretary Philip Hammond plans 40 troops for Mali on top of 20 already there.