Nana Addo Danquah Akufu Addo, Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said by filing a petition to address the irregularities in the Presidential elections, the country's democracy would be strengthened.
"This ca…
The sudden death of Mr Henry Ford Kamel, the Volta Regional Minister, is a “rude shock†Mr Dan Abodakpi, Ghana's High Commissioner to Malaysia, said on Friday.
"Our hearts are very heavy and hurting badly," Mr Abodakpi said at a…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) would be calling 25 witnesses in its petition filed at the Supreme Court challenging the validity of President John Mahama as President-elect after the December 7 and 8 polls.
In its petition file…
Mr. Joseph Ade Coker, Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated the need for Ghanaians to come together, now that elections are over, to create a congenial ambiance necessary to pursue the nat…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently paid an unannounced visit to Jordan and met with King Abdullah II, Israel Radio reported Thursday.
The radio quoted a senior Israeli government official, who gave no further details and s…
The Presiding Member of the Ajumako-Enyan- Essiam District Assembly, Mr Solomon F. Cobbinah has urged members of the Assembly to come together as one body and plan towards the development of the district.
He said with the elections o…
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi Thursday called for setting up a transition government in Syria until elections can be held, ahead of his visit to Moscow at the weekend.
"We need to form a government with all powers ... which assu…
A scuffle erupted Thursday, as Israel's supreme court heard a petition against a decision to ban an Arab-Israeli lawmaker from running in the January 22 parliamentary elections.
The High Court of Justice in Jerusalem said it would announ…
The European Union (EU) will increase pressure on Israel in 2013 in order to settle Israeli- Palestinian conflict based on the two-state solution, said an internal report of the Israeli foreign ministry published Wednesday.
According to t…
The Conservative Alliance Network (CAN) says it will support live media coverage of court proceedings in which the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is seeking to challenge the presidential election results because its national interest…
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi said Wednesday that the country's referendum on a new constitution was held with total "transparency and under the full supervision of civil society and the judiciary."
"I salute the Supreme Electoral …
Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has met with the National Executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) to explain why the party has decided not to accept the results of the 2012…
US President Barack Obama was spending his last day of an abbreviated Christmas vacation in Hawaii Wednesday before heading back to Washington and an intense round of talks to avoid severe austerity measures due to kick in at year's end.
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Israel has agreed to further ease some restrictions on the entry of goods into the Gaza Strip, a move that will allow 20 daily truckloads of construction materials into Gaza for use in the private sector for the first time since 2007, Isra…
Vladimir Putin may be the last chance for thousands of Russian orphans looking for homes with families in the United States after the upper house of parliament banned such adoptions in
retaliation for a US human rights law targeting Russi…
President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday said Egypt's referendum on a new constitution was held with total "transparency and under the full supervision of civil society and the judiciary" and urged all parties to join him in a national dialog…
Egypt's new constitution, favoured by supporters of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, was approved by 63.8 per cent of voters in a two-round referendum, officials said Tuesday.
The charter, drafted by an Islamist-dominated assembly, w…
UN General Assembly President Vuk Jeremic will visit China from Dec. 26 to 28, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced Tuesday.
Jeremic will pay the visit at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Hua told a d…
Two senior army officials were assassinated Tuesday by suspected al-Qaida gunmen in Yemeni capital Sanaa, an interior ministry official said.
Colonel Salem Ghorbani of the Republican Guards was shot dead near al-Sawad Military barracks in…
China has welcomed the UN special envoy's visit to Syria and wishes him a positive trip, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
At a daily press conference, Hua Chunying said, "China appreciates and supports the active efforts ma…
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday denied rumours that he has undergone a kidney transplant in South Africa.
"Yes, I am in South Africa with my wife and children for a private visit, and it is an opportunity for me to spend so…
The visiting UN-Arab League special representative, Lakhdar Brahimi, will stay in Syria till Sunday for more meetings with Syrian officials, opposition figures here said Tuesday.
Hasan Abdul-Azim, head of the opposition National Coordinat…
China is on alert after Japan dispatched fighter jets to airspace over the East China Sea, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Hua Chunying made the remarks at a daily news briefing. Media reports say Japan's Air Self-Defense For…
An Israeli planning committee approved the next step for construction of 940 housing units in the Jerusalem settlement of Gilo, Israel Radio reported Tuesday.
The city's district planning and building committee said the project could m…
A Syrian opposition group on Tuesday said rebels have seized control of a town along the Turkish border where the army and militias loyal to the regime are based.
"The rebels managed to control, by the early hours of the morning, all of H…
Eleven children died after an overloaded minivan carrying them to their kindergarten plunged into a pond in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi, state media said Tuesday.
The principal of the private school was driving 15 children,…
Egypt's electoral commission will announce on Tuesday evening the officials results of a referendum on a draft constitution favoured by supporters of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Preliminary results, according to Morsi's Muslim Brot…
German President Joachim Gauck said the country had so far weathered Europe's financial crisis but called on people to show more tolerance in everyday life, according to a copy of his Christmas message released Monday.
"Germany has coped …
Reverend Professor Elom Dovlo, a Historian of Religion of the University of Ghana, has said it is important of the nation to make a sober reflection on the disturbing trend vote rigging allegations and its attendant threats of violence and…
Mr Peter Light Koomson, District Chief Executive of Ajumako Enyan Essiam, has commended the chiefs and people of the area for their contribution towards a peaceful election on December 7.
He expressed his special gratitude to the District…
At least 25 people were killed and 77 injured in three bomb attacks targeting the Shiite minority in Pakistan, police and rescue officials said on Thursday.
A bomber in a suicide vest attacked a religious procession in Rawalpindi near Isl…
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, while some observers said his mission to end the 22-month crisis had struck a "dead end."
A western diplomat based in Beirut told dpa:…
Five Political Parties in the Jomoro District have appealed to the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) to educate Ghanaians on the portion of the constitution which empowers political parties to challenge election results at the …
Dr Dominic Ayine, Member of Parliament (MP) elect for the Bolgatanga East Constituency, at the weekend presented 100 bags of cement and 10 trips of sand to the Nyorkuko Community.
The cement and sand, valued at Gh¢3,200, would be u…
Five Afghan Local Police officers were killed Monday in northern Afghanistan and a civilian contractor for NATO-led troops was gunned down in Kabul in insider attacks, officials said.
The attack in the capital was carried out by a woma…
Egyptians were waiting on Monday for the official results of a referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, which preliminary results showed the majority of voters approving.
No official date was set for the results. However, l…
Member of Parliament (MP) elect for Cape Coast North, Mr Ebo Barton Odro, has commended the electorate for voting massively to retain him in parliament, and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in power, in Election 2012.
Mr Odro …
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi Monday expressed concerns about the situation in Syria despite assurances during his meeting with President Bashar al-Assad.
It was Brahimi's third trip to Damascus as the United Nations-Arab Leag…
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ablekuma North constituency, Mr Justice Joe Appiah, has praised the electorate for retaining him as MP for the second term.
He said his re-election indicated the trust and confidence the people have …
President Bashar al-Assad assured UN envoy Lakhdar Ibrahimi on Monday that Syria backs "efforts that serve the interests of the Syrian people," state television reported.
"We want the success of all efforts which will also preserve Sy…
The Effutu Municipal Assembly at its Third Ordinary Meeting in Winneba has presented 28 motorcycles to members of the House to help address their transportation problems.
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Nii Ephraim on behalf …
International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was due to start talks Monday with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, while heavy clashes engulfed several areas of the capital, activists said.
Brahimi, who arrived in Syria on Sunday,…
Police in northern Spain dismantled a car bomb planted in front of a brothel, according to local media on Monday.
Five armed men parked the car in front of the Club Paradise in the town of La Jonquera late Sunday, alerted a guard about…
A two-day workshop organised for Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the Committee on Subsidiary Legislation opened at Elmina in the Central Region on Saturday.
The workshop is to …
President John Dramani Mahama has hinted that he would move the Presidency to the Flagstaff House early next year.
He said: "An interim committee formed this year to examine the place has given the go ahead for the President to move and m…
United Nations (UN) says Africa has remained a key area of focus for the United Nations Organisation (UNO) during the past year owing to myriad of constraints confronting the continent, 2012 Report of the UN Secretary-General has said.
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The Bosomtwe District Assembly has resolved to cede its collection of property rate to a private collector to bring more efficiency and improve performance.
This was at its third ordinary meeting held at Kuntanase.
The decision comes on …
Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, on Friday added his voice to that of President John Mahama for speedy repair of the damaged portion of the West Africa Gas Pipeline to restore the transportation of gas to power the generation…
President John Dramani Mahama, is expected to deliver a State of the Nation's address on Friday, January 4, 2013 in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution after the return of Members of Parliament to the House on January 3, 20…
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) on Friday commended the Electoral Commission for the peaceful conduct of Election 2012.
"We commend democratic stakeholders, particularly the EC, religious bodies, traditional rulers, poli…