Two more bodies have been found following flash floods in the Northern Region on Tuesday. A little girl and a boy, 13, went missing after heavy rains on Tuesday. A woman, whose name has been given as Hajia Fati, was pulled away in her car by the floods. She was later confirmed dead. District Coordinator … Read more
The Deputy Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Bright Wireko Brobby, who is also the Member of Parliament for Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency in the Central Region has appealed to assembly members in the country to stay away from active politics to help bring development to their respective electoral areas. According to him, the Local … Read more
A former Al-Qaeda affiliate was locked in fierce clashes Friday with a leading rebel group for control of one of the last major parts of Syria not held by the regime. The clashes in Syria’s Idlib province in the country’s northwest pit the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) against the key rebel group Ahrar al-Sham, … Read more
Infighting between two of the most powerful factions in Syria’s opposition-held Idlib province has killed at least 14 people in the past 24 hours, a monitor said Wednesday. The fighting involves the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led by a former Al-Qaeda affiliate, against one-time ally Ahrar al-Sham, a powerful Islamist rebel group. The Syrian … Read more
A District Court in Accra has ordered that the 19 suspects being held for the gruesome murder of major Maxwell Adam Mahama be moved from police cells to Prison custody. It follows a request put forth by police prosecutors on Wednesday, on grounds that prison custody will be the safest place for the suspects who … Read more
Heavy bombardment and fierce fighting shook the Islamic State group’s Syrian stronghold Raqa on Monday, as US-backed forces said they captured a new neighbourhood from entrenched jihadists. Bursts of gunfire and artillery as well as the thud of air strikes conducted by the US-led coalition filled the air in western neighbourhoods of Raqa, on what … Read more
An unofficial referendum rejects plans to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, but the President says it is “meaningless”. More than seven million voters have taken part in the opposition-organised referendum in Venezuela, according to academics monitoring the poll. Voters strongly opposed government plans for a new constituent assembly with the power to scrap the National Assembly and … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people a year after a coup attempt was faced down in the streets. Mr Erdogan praised those people, including MPs, who had defended democracy and his government. He backed the death penalty for coup plotters and said they should wear Guantanamo … Read more
After being rejected on March 7, 2017, Felicia Aba Hagan has become second-time lucky by being endorsed as Chief Executive of Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District on Tuesday. She polled 40 out of 44 votes – representing 99 per cent – to finally get endorsed. A former Presiding Member of the Assembly, Ms Aba Hagan expressed gratitude to … Read more
Iraqi security forces are clearing the final pockets of resistance by Islamic State militants in the city of Mosul. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi went to Mosul on Sunday to congratulate his troops on “liberating” the city, but he stopped short of declaring victory. The militants were said to hold an area about 180m (590ft) long … Read more
Two Iraqi journalists working for Hona Salaheddin television in a village south of Mosul were killed by the Islamic State group, the channel said on Friday. IS infiltrated Imam Gharbi earlier in the week, seizing territory in the village, and Iraqi security forces were fighting to oust the jihadists, officers said. “Colleague Harb Hazaa al-Dulaimi, … Read more
Latest: G20: Trump and Putin meet face to face for first time Using ‘imperfect scale to balance ‘imperfect system – The case of Ghana’s Constitution US President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have met for the first time, shaking hands at the start of a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. They will hold a … Read more
US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. They have both said they want to repair ties damaged by the crises in Syria and Ukraine, as well as Russia’s alleged meddling in the US election. Climate change and trade are … Read more
The Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister has with immediate effect, suspended search and rescue efforts for the victims of a collapsed mine pit at Prestea-Nsuta in the Western region. The 80-feet pit collapsed last Sunday and a rescue team comprising residents of the area has been retrieving bodies. At least 16 people remain buried … Read more
US President Donald Trump is to argue that the future of Western civilisation is at stake in a keynote speech in the Polish capital Warsaw. Holding up Poland as an example of a country ready to defend civilisation, he will warn against the threats of “terrorism and extremism”. Poland’s conservative government shares Mr Trump’s hostile … Read more
US President Donald Trump is due to give a major speech in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, laying out his vision for America’s relations with Europe. He can expect a warm welcome in the city’s historic Krasinski Square as Poland’s conservative government shares his hostile view of immigration and strong sense of national sovereignty. He is also … Read more
Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile. Both countries also called for a simultaneous suspension of US-South Korea large-scale military exercises. North Korea said its missile could hit anywhere in the world. But while Pyongyang appears … Read more
Disgraced All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams was accused of costing the All Blacks the second Test against the British and Irish Lions as New Zealanders weighed up the impact of his red card. In the country’s newspapers and on talkback radio there was a feeling that Williams’ background in the rival rugby league code … Read more
Three CNN journalists have resigned following the retraction of an article that claimed the US Congress was investigating links between members of Donald Trump’s administration and a Russian investment fund. The US president seized on the incident to renew his repeated attacks on the cable network as a purveyor of “fake news.” Thomas Frank, the … Read more
Twelve-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic says this year has been his toughest in tennis, as he prepares for his first match at Eastbourne. World number four Djokovic has slipped out of the top two in the rankings for the first time since 2011. Eastbourne will be the first grass-court tournament the 30-year-old has played … Read more