The wreckage of an Indian Air Force chopper which went missing a day ago near the country’s border with China has been found, police said Wednesday. There were three people on board the Advanced Light Helicopter when it lost contact Tuesday in India’s remote northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in bad weather. “The wreckage has … Read more
A faulty boiler caused an explosion at a Bangladesh factory that killed 13 people this week, authorities said Wednesday, as survivors accused the owners of ignoring their concerns. A government inspector said a licence to use the 15-year-old boiler which exploded on Monday night had expired last month. His comments came as survivors of the … Read more
Ghana achieved republican status on July 1, 1960, and that marked an event of profound historical and political significance. After three years of independence, Ghana completely weaned itself from British colonial rule and Dr. Kwame Nkrumah became the first President of the Republic. As the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence on March 6, 1957, … Read more
US Senator John McCain visited Kabul Tuesday and warned neighbouring Pakistan that Washington was counting on its support to eliminate militancy and in particular the Haqqani network, responsible for numerous attacks on Afghan territory. The relationship between the US and Pakistan has been strained at times, with some in Washington believing Islamabad has not done … Read more
The European Union and Japan will hold a summit Thursday in hopes of sealing broad agreement on a massive trade deal after four years of tough negotiations. The landmark deal would mark a big victory for free trade just days before a G20 summit in Germany in which US President Donald Trump is expected to … Read more
More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid mounting tensions among EU nations on how to tackle the crisis. Nearly 2,250 people have died in 2017 attempting the sea crossing from North Africa, the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) added. Italy has taken … Read more
The Syrian government on Monday warned that any new attack by Washington on the war-ravaged country would provoke an even stronger reaction by Damascus and its allies. “We would not be surprised if the United States carried out new attacks against Syria,” deputy foreign minister Faisal al-Moqdad told reporters in Damascus. “But they should carefully … Read more
The US decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement has given a “global push” to the deal, as other signatories have strongly recommitted to the landmark accord, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday. President Donald Trump, whose country is the world’s second biggest producer of greenhouse gases after China, drew widespread criticism when he … Read more
A major disaster is looming on the main Obuasi–Anhwia-Nkwanta road as the only bridge on the stretch is falling apart. The bridge constructed over 60 years ago is the only major bridge on that stretch and officials from NADMO are planning to close it down to avert any disaster, which could be fatal. TV’s Benjamin … Read more
South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Monday urged the International Olympic Committee to help with inviting North Korea to next year’s Winter Games, saying it would contribute to regional and world peace. Moon, who has advocated engagement with the isolated neighbour, has suggested that two Koreas form a joint team for the 2018 Winter Games, … Read more
US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media Sunday by tweeting a video — bizarre even by his standards — showing him knocking down and beating a professional wrestling “villain” whose face had been replaced by a CNN logo. The 10-year-old video, hailing back to Trump’s days as a guest celebrity … Read more
At least 11 people were killed and scores more people were injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rains in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said Sunday. “Heavy rainfall on Friday triggered flash floods which swept away mud houses Lasbela district of Balochistan causing damage to life and property,” Hashim Ghilzai, a district administration … Read more
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly election Sunday, exit polls showed, as he struggles with a series of setbacks and scandals that have driven down his popularity at the national level. Former TV anchorwoman Yuriko Koike, who was elected the city’s governor in … Read more
Bangladesh police have arrested three female members of an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Dhaka café siege, officials said Sunday, as authorities continue to crack down on militant outfits a year after the attack. The three women were arrested late Saturday following a failed suicide bombing after their hide-out was raided in western … Read more
Pakistan is beefing up security in the tribal northwest, the military said Friday, after days of protests over twin blasts which killed 69 people in the town which has suffered most from militancy this year. The announcement by the military came a day after protesters rejected an offer from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to financially … Read more
South African President Jacob Zuma admitted Friday the ruling ANC party is beset by corruption and divisions that could threaten its uninterrupted hold on power since the end of apartheid rule. Zuma, who has himself been at the centre of several major corruption scandals, called on the African National Congress (ANC) to reform and turn … Read more
A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said Thursday she intended to return to Italy to face her sentence, but hopes to avoid prison. Sabrina de Sousa, who holds dual American and Portuguese nationality, said she would leave Portugal to … Read more
There’s no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a longstanding tradition by its womenfolk has turned it almost by accident into a star attraction for Chinese tourists. The outside walls of the huts are decorated with paintings of local life, flowers and butterflies, making “the village of the women … Read more
US and European stocks tumbled Thursday amid unease over hawkish commentary from central banks, while the euro rose to its highest level in more than a year against the dollar. The single currency powered to a 13-month high, building on Wednesday’s 12-month peak after European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi offered a more positive economic … Read more
An Assin Foso District Court, presided over by His Lordship Samuel Ntim Jnr, has remanded in police custody the Chief of Assin Dansame, and thirteen other accomplices for exhuming a corpse that was publicly displayed. On Monday, June 26, the Chief, Nana Twum Barimah V, was alleged to have ordered some youth in the town … Read more