Fifteen Muslim men have been arrested in India for allegedly shouting "anti-India and pro-Pakistan" slogans during the Champions Trophy cricket final.
The men were denied bail in Madhya Pradesh state after appearing in court where they …
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a forest fire in Portugal that has claimed the lives at least 64 people and injured more than 130 since Saturday.
Many of the victims died after becoming trapped in cars as they tried to flee.
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US President Donald Trump has called North Korea a "brutal regime" after the death of a US student who had been jailed there for more than 15 months.
North Korea returned Otto Warmbier, 22, to the US last week, saying he had been in a c…
As temperatures climb in Phoenix, Arizona, more than 40 flights have been cancelled - because it is too hot for the planes to fly.
The weather forecast for the US city suggests temperatures could reach 120F (49C) on Tuesday.
That is …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday warned that his government would not provide immunity for wrongdoers, stressing that those who flouted the law would face the prescribed sanctions, irrespective of creed, status or political …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday urged the Judiciary to uphold its reputation in order to command the respect of the people.
He said it was critical for the growth of the country that, that independent arm of government …
A fifteen-member planning committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to oversee the smooth organisation of the 2017 National Annual Delegates Conference of the party has been inaugurated.
The 15-member planning committee is chaired by M…
The flag bearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) in the 2016 election, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, has mounted a feisty defence to news of her party’s failure to file returns in accordance with electoral laws.
She said it was lu…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma West Mrs Ursula Owusu Ekuful, has asked members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to report wrong doings to the right authorities and desist from unlawful acts that will disgrace the party.
“The…
After a long wait, the Kwesi Botchwey Committee, which was tasked to investigate the circumstances that led to the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2016 general election, has finally presented its report to the party…
The Ministry of Transport has directed the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) to postpone the implementation of the Road Safety Fee policy (national towing services) following ongoing stakeholder outcry and discussions in the media.
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A Somali soldier was sentenced to death on Monday for killing a government minister after mistaking him for an Islamist militant, an army officer said.
Public works minister Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji was shot dead in his car in the …
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to the leader of Mali after Sunday's attack on a luxury resort in the country, and pledged France's full support for the country, Macron's office said on Monday.
"During their exchange, he conveyed…
As South Africa slides into recession, and households have less and less to spend, the number one supermarket group Shoprite is adopting an unlikely strategy: it's pushing upmarket.
While the lower-income families that have long been it…
A van plowed into worshippers near a London mosque in the early hours of Monday, injuring 11 people, two of them seriously, in what Prime Minister Theresa May said was a sickening, terrorist attack on Muslims.
The vehicle swerved into a…
Police in the US state of Virginia have found the remains believed to be of a 17-year-old Muslim girl who was assaulted near a mosque before disappearing.
The teenager, identified as Nabra Hussein, was walking with friends when they got…
Up to half the food aid meant for people who have fled Nigeria's Islamist insurgency has reportedly not been delivered, the government says.
It described it as a "diversion of relief materials", which correspondents say is a euphemism f…
Russia has warned the US-led coalition fighting in Syria that it will view its aircraft as targets, after the US shot down a Syrian military plane on Sunday.
The coalition said the Syrian Su-22 had bombed US-backed fighters battling so-…
The 13-member Professor Kwesi Botchwey Committee probing the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 2016 election defeat on Monday (June 19, 2017) presented a 455-page report to the National Executive Committee of the party.
Professor Botc…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, will pay an official visit to China from Tuesday, June 20 to Sunday, June 25, this year at the invitation of the Vice-President of the People's Republic of China, Mr Li Yuanchao, as part of efforts …
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, has entreated Ghanaians to shun acts of stealing and dishonesty and work diligently to improve productivity at their workplaces.
He said people who engaged in those acts sometim…
Atwima Kwanwoma District Chief Executive (DCE) Nana Okyere Tawiah Antwi has donated food items to support Muslims in the district on the observation of Ramadan.
The food items, valued at GH¢18,400, comprised 100 bags of rice, 40 boxes o…
Parliament has approved a formula for the distribution of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) allocations for 2017.
The House also approved GH¢7.9 million for the GETFund to distribute to the tertiary, secondary and basic education…
The 31st December Women’s Movement (DWM) has changed its name to Developing Women for Mobilisation (DWM).
The change in name also comes with a change in the character of the organisation, which has been a household name since the early …
French President Emmanuel Macron's party has won a clear parliamentary majority, results show, weeks after his own presidential victory.
With nearly all votes counted, his La République en Marche, alongside its MoDem allies, won more th…
Gulf residents are still in shock.
Qatar, a sovereign Arab state, is being subjected to unprecedented sanctions by its Gulf Arab neighbours, led by Saudi Arabia.
The punishing economic and diplomatic measures have been taken because …
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Savelugu, Mohammed Abdul Samed Gunu has cautioned that the rift between the appointed Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the area, Hajia Ayishetu Seidu and some aggrieved New Patriotic Party (NPP) constitu…
As the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) prepares for polling station, constituency, regional and national executive elections, a leading member of the party has cautioned the hierarchy party and constituency executives to desist from handp…
Tanzanian weekly tabloid Mawio has been banned for two years after linking two former politicians with the ongoing minerals saga in the country.
A presidential commission said earlier this week that Tanzania has lost 188 trillion Tanzan…
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and nine former African heads of state have made an urgent appeal for a peaceful democratic transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
President Joseph Kabila did not step down when his mandat…
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated that new Members of Parliament (MPs) are struggling to find their feet in the House.
In his assessment of the performance of new MPs, he explained that contributions by the NDC new entra…
Australia is bringing in its first national gun amnesty since 1996 because of the growing terrorism threat and an influx of illegal arms in the country.
During the three-month amnesty running from 1 July, people can hand in unregistered…
Under mounting pressure after a botched election and facing criticism for not meeting victims of a London tower block blaze sooner, British Prime Minister Theresa May visited the injured in hospital on Friday as the death toll rose to 30.
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A forgotten city thought to date back as far as the 10th century AD has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists in eastern Ethiopia.
Artefacts from Egypt, India and China have been found in the city in the Harlaa region.
The archa…
Chief Justice nominee Justice Sophia Akuffo has described as “distasteful”, the practice where lawyers advertise their services on social media.
According to her, touting is frowned upon in the practice and considered an unethical condu…
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Ms Gloria Akuffo has held bilateral talks with her Kenyan counterpart, Mr Githu Muigai at the United Nations headquarters, New York.
A statement issued by Mr R. Harry Reynolds, Head of Infor…
Nigeria has apologised to Saudi Arabia after 200 tonnes of dates the kingdom sent as a Ramadan gift were found on sale in local markets.
Dates are traditionally the first things Muslims eat when they break the Ramadan fast each evening.…
Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has gone to the aide of her constituents by giving out soft loans to various women groups, mostly, traders.
Over one hundred women in the constituency were each given GHc500…
Russia's defence ministry is investigating whether one of its air strikes in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic State militant group (IS).
The ministry said an air strike may have killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and up to 330 other figh…
Former Deputy Minister of Trade, Murtala Mohammed, has welcomed the call by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to Parliament to exercise effective control over the Executive arm of government and the country’s public finances.
While …
An economics and finance lecturer at the Catholic University College of Ghana in the Brong Ahafo Region, Dr Charles Kwame Addo, is reported to be lacing his boot to contest for the regional chairmanship position of the New Patriotic Party …
Kwame Baffoe Abronye, the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party, has announced that he will no longer be part of the task force set up by government to retrieve state properties including cars in the hands of priv…
As part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary celebration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), members of the party attended a thanksgiving service in Accra last Sunday
The service was attended by stalwarts of the party, incl…
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday reiterated the need for Ghanaians to restore the cherished societal values and national identity to enable Ghana to thrive as a stable and honorous nation.
He said Ghanaian values such as …
The Consortium comprising the Centre for Local Governance Advocacy (CLGA), and the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition(GACC), has described as unfortunate, the exclusion of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development(MLGRD), from t…
Parliament on Wednesday threw the searchlight on the threat of global terrorism, querying how prepared the nation was to deal adequately with the phenomenon should it strike in the wake of recent attacks in some neighbouring countries in t…
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has backed the call for the re-introduction of civic education in the Ghana Education Service (GES) curriculum for schools.
According to him, one of the major ways to deal with the growing rate o…
The Catholic Relief Services(CRS) has organized Menstrual Hygiene Day at Kuliya in the Kassena- Nankana West District with a call on the Ministry of Education to integrate Menstrual Hygiene Education into the national school curricul…
When France's new Sexual Equality Minister Marlène Schiappa visited an area of northern Paris notorious for women being harassed on the street, it seemed a good idea.
That was until she publicised her under-cover trip on Twitter with ph…
Two outbreaks of polio have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a blow to the goal of wiping out the disease from the world.
The World Health Organization said there was a high risk the vaccine-derived virus could sp…
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