US President Barack Obama is addressing the nation on television from the White House on withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. The withdrawals would put the US on a path toward giving Afghans control of their security by 2014.
The US presence in Afghanistan has entered its tenth year since the Afghan war in 2001. The presence of US troops in Afghanistan began with the outbreak of war in 2001.
In response to the September 11 attacks on the United States, an alli…
In Kabul, visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague says the UK will no longer have troops in a combat role in Afghanistan after 2014. He said this at a press conference in the Afghan capital on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, as the US troo…
Afghans have mixed reactions about the future of their country's security.
Kabul resident Abdul Hadi said, "I am happy to see foreign troops leaving our country, as our security forces are capable enough to fill the gap and take control o…
US President Obama's announcement caps weeks of speculation about the future of US involvement in Afghanistan. The president faces a host of contradictory pressures.
He's trying to rein in government spending on the war and halt American …
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday night laid out his plans for Afghanistan troops drawdown that is set to begin next Month, ordering 10,000 troops from that country by year-end with a total of 33,000 troops to be out by next summer.…
Yemeni Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Wednesday met with opposition leaders to follow up the implementation of the rest terms of the truce deal they agreed earlier this month, the state-run Saba news agency reported.
Hadi discus…
Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday addressed Italy's parliament in the wake of a razor-thin victory in a no-confidence vote and vowed to serve out the remaining 30 months of his term of office. But despite th…
Egypt's military rulers rejected on Wednesday the resignation of Yehia al-Gamal, Deputy Prime Minister of the Egyptian caretaker government, state MENA news agency reported.
Gamal said in a statement that he submitted his resignation to P…
The former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings and her campaign team, would on Wednesday, begin a two-day campaign tour of the
Eastern Region.
The team is in the region to solicit the support of the delegates for the forthcomi…
President John Evans Atta Mills has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), to device strategies to empower the local people to develop their economic potentials.
This, he said, was necessary to help improve t…
The Right Reverend Dr Cyril Kobinah Ben-Smith, Suffragan Bishop of Asante-Mampong, has urged politicians to ensure some level of decency in their conduct and avoid intemperate language.
This was important to the growth and developmen…
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday agreed to appoint Ban Ki-moon to a second consecutive term as the Secretary-General of the 192-member Organization.
Under the resolution, which was adopted by acclamation, Mr. Ban’s seco…
The Government on Wednesday congratulated Former President John Agyekum Kufuor for jointly receiving the 2011 World Food Price with Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
In a statement signed by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa…
Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak says that Israel should push forward with negotiations with the Palestinians, despite the upheaval in the Arab world.
Barak made this comment while visiting Paris on Tuesday for talks with the French f…
Greece's embattled Prime Minister has survived a confidence vote in parliament.
On Wednesday, George Papandreou won more than the majority of 151 votes he needed in the 300-member legislature to face down an internal party revolt. The win…
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi addressed the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, outlining his government's program for the rest of its term. This came after his government won a lower house vote on measures to boost growth by …
China on Wednesday congratulated United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's re-appointment as the UN chief for another five-year term and voiced further support for Ban and the international body.
"China will continue its support for …
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday appointed Ban Ki-moon as the UN secretary-general for a second five-year term starting Jan. 1, 2012.
The 192-member General Assembly made the appointment after adopting a resolution by acclamation at a p…
Jon Huntsman, who had worked for Barack Obama's administration until April as U.S. ambassador to China, announced Tuesday that he will run for president in 2012.
The former Utah governor made his bid official in a speech at Liberty State …
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Tuesday that "the role of the United Nations is to lead," and "as we look to the future, we recognize the imperative for decisive and concerted action."
The secretary-general made the remarks at …
Two top U.S. Senators on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan resolution to voice support for limited U.S. involvement in the military campaign in Libya.
Democratic Senator John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Republica…
South Korea will hold a second round of mock elections next week for absentee voters in the 2012 parliamentary and presidential races, the first time overseas Koreans will be given suffrage in domestic elections, the country's election wat…
President Lee Myung-bak congratulated Ban Ki-moon on his re-election as U.N. secretary-general, saying Wednesday that he is proud of the former South Korean foreign minister for winning worldwide support for his leadership.
"This is th…
The United States on Tuesday moved to add more pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi by imposing sanctions on more Libyan entities while lifting sanctions against a senior government official who broke with the leader.
In a series of …
The United States and Japan agreed on Tuesday to drop the 2014 deadline for relocating a controversial U.S. Marine air base on Japan's southern island of Okinawa.
The agreement was reached at the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee…
U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta as the new defense secretary, succeeding Robert Gates, who is set to retire by the end of this month.
The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Preside…
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is scheduled to step down before mid-August, Kyodo News reported late Tuesday, citing a ruling party heavyweight.
Kan is set to resign after securing parliamentary passage of the second extra budget for f…
Mr Mark Woyongo, the Upper East Regional Minister, has said the 50th anniversary celebration of the Upper East Region was legitimate despite the split of the defunct Upper Region into Upper West and Upper East in 1983.
He said the th…
Mr Collins Dauda, the Minister of Transport, on Wednesday said within the first quarter of the year injures as a result of road accidents was 3, 166.
The figure for accidents was 2,989 with 540 deaths.
He said investigations co…
Dr Benjamin Kuubuor, the Minister for the Interior, on Wednesday said allegation that Ghana had been inundated with an influx of refugees and ex-combatants from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been exaggerated.
He said this was…
World Food Prize, an international organisation on Tuesday named former presidents John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil winners of the 2011 World Food Prize.
Both former leaders were honoured at a cere…
Mr Namburr Berrick, Coordinator for Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings’ Campaign Team for the NDC Flagbearership, on Tuesday alleged that Get Atta Mills Endorsed (GAME), the Campaign Team for President Mills’ had resorted to frustrating them thr…
Mr Amoah Darko Bediako, Assembly Member for Dromankese-Nyinakofiase, in the Nkoranza North District, has advised the people to avoid indiscriminate disposal of refuse to avoid the outbreak of epidemics.
He asked them to clear weeds …
Professor Edmund N. Delle, former National chairman of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), on Tuesday projected the institutionalization of “Intra-party aspiring flag bearers’ Dialogue Platform”, to ensure healthy competition among the con…
The following is an article on Vice President John Mahama published in the Washington Post.
The vice president, who was Ghana’s former minister of communications, said he thought about the posting all night and all he could think was…
Techiman Municipal Assembly has realized GHC 201,368.04 out of a projected internally generated fund of GHC 1,285,410 for the first quarter representing 62.66 percent.
Mr. Alex Kofi Kyeremeh, Municipal Chief Executive for Techiman, s…
The Young Nkrumahist Movement (YNM), a group that sympathises with the Convention People’s Party (CPP), based in the Upper East Region, at the weekend called on supporters and party delegates to ensure that only committed and loyal person…
The Upper East Regional branch of the United Cadre Front (UCF) has appealed to former President Jerry Rawlings to persuade Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, to rescind her decision to contest President Mills in July.
The Chairman of the…
The People’s National Convention (PNC) can win the 2012 elections if it does away with internal struggles and organise its structures, Mr Henry Fatchu, Upper East Regional Secretary of the party has said.
Mr Fatchu said this in react…
Mr Kwadwo Agyei-Dwomor, Nkoranza North District Chief Executive, has urged Assembly Members to forge ahead in unity and co-ordinate ideas towards the development of their communities.
Mr Agyei-Dwomor was addressing the opening of a t…
The Asante-Akim South District Assembly has held its first ordinary meeting, with a call on members to focus on the job of bringing development to the people.
Mr De-graft Fokuo, District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area,urged the A…
The National Zongo Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Founder of the party, former President Jerry John Rawlings to “continue to play his fatherly role and put the party’s interest above any other considerat…
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday defended the military operation in Libya, saying
President Barack Obama didn't break the War Powers Act in handling the conflict. He also said cutting off fund to the operation would be a
"mi…
Libyan rebels denied Sunday that they are engaged in negotiations with leader Muammar Gaddafi's
government and said the financial aid will be available in the coming days.
Russian envoy Mikhail Margelov said Saturday in Tunisia that the …
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates confirmed Sunday that the United States is in "preliminary"
contact with Taliban militants for peace talks in Afghanistan.
"There's been outreach on the -- on the part of a number of countries, includi…
India and Pakistan are set to review nuclear-related confidence-building measures at the Foreign Secretary-level talks, scheduled for June 23 and 24 in Islamabad, reported local daily The Hindu on Monday.
Though both sides do not expect m…
China and Ukraine have vowed to lift their strategic partnership, focusing on expanding their
cooperation in energy and agricultural sectors. The message comes after President Hu Jintao held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yan…
Mr Joseph Amenowode, Volta Regional Minister has said that, government is consoled by the appreciation and commendations it receives from the rural communities on its performance, contrary to what urban dwellers say.
He was addressin…
The Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo has urged Unit Committee members in the region to make themselves abreast with government policies and programs.
Mr Aidoo said this in an address read for him by the Jomoro District …