Afghan forces killed 27 militants and wounded 13 others in Taliban hotbed Helmand province in an operation on Monday night, said a statement released here by the military Tuesday.
"The operation was launched Monday night against Tali…
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A 27-year-old driver standing trial for car theft, was on Monday remanded in prison custody by the Bibiani Circuit Court.
Enoch Eshun denied the offence and he would re-appear on Wednesday, January 26, 2011.
Deputy Superinten…
Mr Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, outgoing Eastern Regional Minister, has said the courts have not helped security agencies to stem the tide of illegal mining in the Region.
He said the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and the Regional Secu…
Seven kiosks at the Madina Zongo Junction in Accra got burnt to ashes on Monday dawn following an alleged electrical fire outbreak.
Residents said it was the second time fire had destroyed peoples’ properties in recent times in the a…
The Eastern Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), on Friday donated four computers and their accessories and seven swivel chairs to some departments at the ministries in Koforidua.
The donation followed a visit by the out-going Easter…
Mr Adjei Manso, an executive member of the Sefwi-Wiawso branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), has appealed to the national union leadership to settle a case in which 11 of the branch’s members are standing trial.
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A couple of people were being tested for possible flood-related infections, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said on Sunday, reminding of the risks of a possible infectious breakout in the wake of the flood.
Bligh said the suspected cases…
Singapore organized a mass event on Sunday to train 7,000 people in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, setting a Guinness record for the largest number of people trained and certified in the skills at a single event.
The event is part of a…
Australian researchers on Monday identified a defective gene, which explains why some colorectal cancer patients respond very well to radiotherapy but others not at all.
A team of Australian scientists from the Garvan Institute for Med…
India's premier space agency ISRO has offered to provide to the government in the southern Indian state of Kerala satellite pictures of
Sabarimala area for taking measures to prevent disasters like the stampede that claimed 102 lives last…
India's Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who wanted to visit Vandiperiyar where 102 Sabarimala piligrims were killed on Friday night, was unable do so as his helicopter could not land there owing to bad weather.
Gandhi had left by heli…
Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa prohibiting the practice of prophecy by Muslims, citing tenets of the Sharia and warning that if a follower of the faith indulges in soothsaying, his prayers for 40 days becom…
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Sunday pinned all his hopes on the Supreme Court to bring back black money stashed in foreign countries and said it will earn the apex court "lasting gratitude" of the people.
"The country expects the S…
India is considering using Israeli spy satellites for coastal surveillance over its sea boundary with Pakistan, highly placed sources said.
The satellites would be installed over the maritime region off the coast of the western state o…
The Tunisian army and security forces arrested eight foreign nationals including four Germans, the Tunisian television reported Sunday.
Tunisian TV showed footage of the men arrested, as well weapons, maps, electronic equipment and ide…
The Bolivian government said on Sunday it plans to destroy more than 8,200 hectares of illegal coca plantations in 2011.
Last year, Bolivian anti-drug special forces destroyed a record number of 8,200 hectares of illegal coca plantatio…
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva early Monday morning left for southern Pattani province to visit teachers working in the region and inspect the situation in Mae Lan district of Pattani province after enforcement of Emergency Decree lifted…
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Monday rejected a report that China is planning to dispatch troops to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as "sheer fabrication."
Spokesman Hong Lei denied the claims in the report publ…
U.S. authorities are considering moving the trial of Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged gunman in last week's multiple shooting in Tucson, Arizona, to San Diego, California, The Washington Post reported Sunday, quoting federal law enforcement…
A Yemeni security court on Monday sentenced U.S.-born wanted Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to 10 years in prison for inciting people to kill foreigners, and ordered death penalty to a Yemeni for murdering a Frenchman.
The Sanaa-based …
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Australia's state of Victorian government on Monday announced to advance 5 million U.S. dollars to local councils to help with the clean-up, and will establish an appeal fund as the state faces a massive hit from record floods.
While …
As anticipated, "The Social Network" won the Golden Globe for best motion picture drama on Sunday night, beating "The King's Speech."
"The Social Network", a story of the founding of Facebook, also took home the Golden Globe for scree…
British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday said he will visit Brisbane to inspect disaster relief operations during his stay in Australia.
Hague is in Australia with British Defense Secretary Liam Fox for the Australia-United K…
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Monday flew to Victoria to visit the flood-hit town of Echuca.
According to Gillard, she is waiting for advice from Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu on what level of financial assistance the fe…
Nepali capital Kathmandu Valley and surrounding areas received snowfall Sunday after four years. The valley had witnessed last snowfall after 62 years on Feb. 14, 2007.
Nagarkot, Chandragiri hills surrounding the valley and some lower…
At least 16 people were killed and nine others injured as a blast took place in a passenger
bus on Monday morning in Kohat, northwest Pakistan, police said.
The blast occurred on Hangu road in Kohat in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. P…
Australia Tourism authorities on Monday said international coverage of Queensland's floods is having a devastating affect on the industry.
According to Col McKenzie from the Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators, some overseas …
Prophet Philip Akuffo-Addo, Head Pastor in charge of Creators Blessing Church, at Abeka, has urged religious leaders and Christians to hold national prayers to prevent the fatal accidents currently plaguing the country.
He said the n…
In order to achieve the dream of having more
trained scientist to facilitate the socio-economic growth of the nation, Cape Coast Member of Parliament (MP) has established a Science Resource Centre in the Metropolis.
Mr Ebo Barton-O…
The management of Accra Psychiatric Hospital is to repatriate about 600 cured inmates by the end of June this year.
The exercise which is to be conducted on regional basis, would begin on Wednesday, January 19, with inmates from Grea…
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) at the weekend appealed to the general public to handle all forms of naked fire with caution during the harmattan season.
Assistant Division Fire Officer, Mr Ransford Ababio Aikins, the Public R…
Six container shops at the Oda Market in the Birim Central Municipal Assembly, were engulfed in flames, destroying property estimated at GH¢60,000.
Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) used buckets and other small cont…
Mr Tom Budu, Akyemmansa District Chief Executive has called on traditional rulers to use annual festivals as a platform to fight indiscipline.
This, he said, would help to promote the national crusade to eradicate indiscipline from …
An HIV and AIDS awareness campaign has been held in four communities in the Birim Central Municipality, to inform the people about the causes, effects, symptoms and the dangers associated with the pandemic.
The week-long programme by…
The Akim Oda Magistrate Court on Friday sentenced two people to a total of 48 months in prison for stealing the property of Master Isaac Fiagbomeh, a student, valued at GH¢1,700.
Prosper Gblenyoh, unemployed and Prince Asiedu, a dri…
Participants of the 62nd Annual New Year School and Conference at the weekend recommended the change of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) to the National Youth Empowerment Scheme.
They argued that such a change would re-…
The Council for Afrika International, a UK-based think-tank, has appealed for calm on the African Continent following the political instability in Tunisia, Algeria and Cote d’ Ivoire.
The council called for “uncosmetic, comprehensive…
The President would cut the sod for work to begin
on the Western Region Railway line on January 27 this year, Madam Betty Busumtwi-Sam, Deputy Western Regional Minister said at the weekend.
She said the rehabilitation project was taking…
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW), on Saturday matriculated a total of 5,216 fresh students from the Southern Sector to undertake Diploma and Bachelor in Basic Education through Distance Learning.
A total of 5,688 students f…
HIV/AIDS cases in the Agona West Municipality increased from 103 in 2008 to 141 in 2009, Mr Eric Akobeng, Municipal HIV/AIDS Focal Person, has said.
According to him, between January to June 2010, 555 people were screened for HIV in …
A Disease Control Officer of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Friday called for some form of modification of the local names of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB).
He said the current local derivatives or names exudes grimness, somberne…
The Acting Chief Fire Officer, at the weekend urged personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to make judicious use of resources available to them to sustain the effective and efficient management and prevention of fires.
M…
Nearly half of H-1B work visa holders in the US were from India, who were mostly hired for
technology-related positions, according to an official report.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that between 2000 and 2009, 4…
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota Friday shrugged off Wikileaks revelations about his country's commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti,saying Brazil is more concerned about the rebuilding of the quake -devastated Caribbe…
Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), stressed the significance of science and technology, state media reported Saturday.
According to the Rodong Sinmun newspaper, Kim Jong Il made the statement d…
Kwame Asiedu, a small-scale gold miner, who bit off the ear of another gold miner, Nana Adu, was on Friday fined GH¢600 by the Kade District Magistrate Court.
In default, Asiedu who pleaded not guilty for causing harm, will go to pr…
The newly elected President of the Civil And Local Government Staff Association (CLOSGAG), Alhaji Mahamadou Azonko, has called on government to as a matter of urgency address the single spine pay policy of civil servants.
He was de…
One of the victims of the Kwesimintin accident is to air lifted to the 37 Military Hospital in Accra for treatment.
Mr. Paul Evans Aidoo, Western Regional Minister had personally been to the Air force base in Takoradi to facilitate t…